Quebec’s lieutenant-governor will be absent from cabinet swearing-in, at PQ’s request - Montreal Gazette

MontrealIn a letter sent Monday to Lt.-Gov. Manon Jeannotte, the Parti Québécois leader stated his incoming government will not allow a representative of the British Crown to preside over the event. Court to hear emergency bid to force newly elected Quebec politicians to swear oath to monarchCBC News · Posted: Oct 20, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has already stated he will once again refuse to swear allegiance to King Charles. (Sylvain Roy Roussel/Radio-Canada)Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has formally asked the province's lieutenant-governor to stay away from his new cabinet’s swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday. In a letter sent Monday to Lt.-Gov. Manon Jeannotte, the Parti Québécois leader stated his incoming government will not allow a representative of the British Crown to preside over the event.

MontrealLt.-Gov. Manon Jeannotte will sit out the ceremony, in what will be a political first. In a letter sent Monday, Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon stated his incoming government will not allow a representative of the monarchy to preside over the event. Lieutenant-governor will watch event from screenListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Quebec's lieutenant-governor Manon Jeannotte will not be attending the swearing-in of ministers at the National Assembly on Wednesday. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)Wednesday will mark a historic moment for Quebec and its ties to the monarchy. It will be the first time that the lieutenant-governor — a representative of the monarchy — will not preside over the swearing-in ceremony of a new government's cabinet at the National Assembly. Lt.-Gov.

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The Canada-U. S. trade war is poised to grind on for the foreseeable future, as sources tell CBC News hope of a deal before the American midterm elections has completely faded. According to three sources with knowledge of the situation, Canadian government officials have been informing industry groups over the past few weeks that there is no expectation a deal can be reached before the Nov. 3 vote. There is no substantial engagement at this time, according to the sources, even though officials from both countries remain in contact. The sources have also been told that the White House is fully immersed in the election campaign. U. S. President Donald Trump is spending much of his time on the road holding rallies, as polls suggest his Republican Party is facing an uphill battle to maintain control of the House and possibly even the Senate. Michigan Republican Senate candidate breaks with Trump on trade warTrump's tariffs are unpopular in Maine. A Republican senator may pay the priceCBC News agreed not to name the sources as they were not authorized to speak publicly about this active and sensitive issue.

Open this photo in gallery:U. S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra suggested finding business opportunities in the EU is harder than the U. S. Keito Newman/The Canadian PressThe U. S. Ambassador says the idea of Canadians partnering with the United States “is under attack here in Canada.”Envoy Pete Hoekstra, speaking in Gatineau on Tuesday at a conference on the space sector, played down a costly trade war currently under way between the U. S and Canada, and signalled Washington is closely watching talk from Ottawa about scaling back dealings with the U. S. From the Trump administration’s perspective, the U. S. is “not in a trade war with Canada,” Mr. Hoekstra said. Rather, he said, Washington is trying to determine what level of tariffs should apply to Canadian products if sellers want to gain access to the U. S. “We’re negotiating some tariffs,” he said. “We don’t view the relationship as ruptured, and I know that the Canadians look at it differently.”He said about $2.5-billion of goods still move across the Canada-U. S. border every day – most of it tariff-free. “It’s not a bad place to be.”In some U. S.