Two Jewish women have been elected to Quebec’s National Assembly—a historic first
For the first time in Quebec history, two Jewish women will be members of the National Assembly, but they will be sitting on opposite sides of the floor. Elisabeth Prass of the Liberal Party of Quebec and Pascale Déry of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) were elected on Oct. 3 by wide margins in D’Arcy […]
Quebec’s secularism law and immigration policy were the controversial issues at an election debate in the riding of D’Arcy McGee
Quebec’s secularism law, in force since 2019, was the most contentious issue in a pre-election debate among candidates in D’Arcy McGee riding on Sept. 22. The clash over Bill 21 was not among the candidates but between the Liberal’s Elisabeth Prass and former Hampstead mayor Bill Steinberg. Prass contended her party has always opposed the […]
Jewish groups call on Quebec’s political parties to address antisemitism and discrimination during the 2022 provincial election campaign
The next government of Quebec should take more concrete action to address the rise in antisemitic incidents in the province, says the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). That’s the overriding concern expressed by CIJA to the political parties vying for power in the Oct. 3 election in a newly published document. Topping the […]
Quebec’s election call finds many Jewish voters unsure of who to vote for
Jewish Quebecers, faced with the almost certain re-election of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) and, for many, growing disillusionment with the Liberal Party, are in a quandary as the provincial election campaign officially gets underway on Aug. 28. The fixed-date Oct. 3 election has become a race for second place as polls consistently point to […]
