Thomas Laberge

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Anti-corruption police looking at allegations of wrongdoing involving Quebec Liberals

Anti-corruption police looking at allegations of wrongdoing involving Quebec Liberals

QUEBEC -- Anti-corruption police say they are looking into the internal crisis shaking the Quebec Liberal Party.

Quebec Liberals want media to release names in anonymous text-message exchanges

Quebec Liberals want media to release names in anonymous text-message exchanges

QUEBEC -- Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez says his party will send a formal legal notice to the Journal de Montreal, after the news outlet published a report alleging some party members were paid to vote for him in his leadership campaign.

Quebec Liberal crisis: Leader Pablo Rodriguez convenes his caucus in Montreal

Quebec Liberal crisis: Leader Pablo Rodriguez convenes his caucus in Montreal

QUEBEC -- Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez has convened his caucus for a meeting in Montreal this afternoon as the party is rocked by twin crises.

PQ leader rallies troops as Quebec Liberals warn against Quebec currency policy

PQ leader rallies troops as Quebec Liberals warn against Quebec currency policy

SHERBROOKE -- Parti Quebecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon rallied his party faithful Sunday, less than a year from the next provincial election and with a number of important tests to come before then.

Canada will thank U.S. President Donald Trump in 20 years, former Quebec premier says

Canada will thank U.S. President Donald Trump in 20 years, former Quebec premier says

Jean Charest says Canada will eventually thank U.S. President Donald Trump for providing the country with a much-needed economic shakeup. The Quebec premier between 2003 and 2012 told business leaders in Quebec City on Tuesday that Trump is pulling Canada out of its "lethargy" and forcing its leaders to rethink the economy.

Canada will thank U.S. President Donald Trump in 20 years, former Quebec premier says

Canada will thank U.S. President Donald Trump in 20 years, former Quebec premier says

QUEBEC -- Jean Charest says Canada will eventually thank U.S. President Donald Trump for providing the country with a much-needed economic shakeup.

Francois Legault taking crushing byelection loss to the PQ with 'humility'

Francois Legault taking crushing byelection loss to the PQ with 'humility'

QUEBEC CITY -- Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he is taking Monday's byelection loss to the Parti Quebecois with humility.

Parti Quebecois rise continues with win in Quebec byelection in Arthabaska

Parti Quebecois rise continues with win in Quebec byelection in Arthabaska

The Parti Quebecois sailed to a third-straight Quebec byelection win on Monday, cementing the sovereigntist party's momentum ahead of the 2026 provincial election and dealing a crushing blow to Premier Francois Legault's governing party. Former journalist Alex Boissonneault handily defeated Quebec Conservative Leader Eric Duhaime in the Arthabaska riding, flipping a seat that Legault's Coalition Avenir Quebec has held since...

Denis Coderre's candidacy for Quebec Liberal Party leadership in limbo

Denis Coderre's candidacy for Quebec Liberal Party leadership in limbo

QUEBEC -- Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre has still not submitted all the documents required to certify his candidacy in the Quebec Liberal party leadership race, according to an anonymous source within the party.

'Colonialist mentality:' Indigenous groups challenge Quebec over new history museum

'Colonialist mentality:' Indigenous groups challenge Quebec over new history museum

QUEBEC CITY -- Several Indigenous groups are calling on the Quebec government to distance itself from the "colonialist mentality" as it designs a new $92-million history museum project in the provincial capital.

CAQ whip resigns from caucus, to run for Conservatives in next federal election

CAQ whip resigns from caucus, to run for Conservatives in next federal election

Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has dipped into the Quebec government ranks to add a new candidate to his team. Eric Lefebvre, the Coalition Avenir Québec government whip, is leaving the province’s ruling party and will sit as an Independent before joining the Tories ahead of the next federal election. Poilievre wrote on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter...