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Legault refuses to participate in English-language debate for Quebec fall election

Quebec’s English-language leaders’ debate for this fall’s provincial election has been called off after two party leaders, including Premier François Legault, refused to participate.The event was being organized by a consortium of English-language media, made up of CBC, CTV, Global and CJAD.The group had invited the leaders of the province’s five main political parties: The Coalition Avenir…

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How François Legault has avoided blame for Quebec’s heavy COVID-19 death toll

“Yes, we could have done better,” Quebec Premier François Legault said of his government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis during a news conference this week. There was, however, a “but.” There usually is when Legault expresses contrition about his government’s record on the pandemic.’We could have done better,’ Premier François Legault said of his government’s…

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