Quebec government denies motion supporting UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese’s comments on Gaza
Quebec’s National Assembly has rejected a call to debate a motion in solidarity with Gaza brought by Québec Solidaire (QS) MNA Ruba Ghazal. In her motion, Ghazal—who was born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees—wanted the Assembly to acknowledge statements by United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, who visited Quebec this […]
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 […]
David Birnbaum, the only Jewish MNA in Quebec, won’t be running in this fall’s election
The unofficial race is on for one of the safest Liberal seats in Quebec and the one with the highest number of Jewish voters after MNA David Birnbaum (D’Arcy McGee) announced he will not seek re-election in the Oct. 3 provincial election. First elected in 2014 and a former executive director of Canadian Jewish Congress’s […]
