Quebec Premier Calls Cabinet Meeting Monday on Eve of Canadian Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Kicking In
Fréchette is pausing her campaign to lead a rare cabinet meeting as Quebec prepares for retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, officials said.
- On Sunday, Coalition Avenir Québec leader Christine Fréchette paused her election campaign to resume her duties as premier, convening a special cabinet meeting for Monday to address upcoming retaliatory trade measures.
- This extraordinary cabinet session precedes the implementation of Canadian retaliatory tariffs, ranging from 15 to 50 per cent, in response to Donald Trump's 50 per cent surcharges on $28 billion worth of Canadian products.
- Opposition leaders criticized the move, with PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon arguing "fear is not an economic strategy" and Liberal leader Charles Milliard predicting Quebecers would "witness a theatrical performance" during the briefing.
- Seeking to "preserve the integrity of our electoral process," St-Pierre Plamondon requested Prime Minister Mark Carney keep party leaders informed of developments, while QS spokesperson Ruba Ghazal acknowledged Fréchette's authority as premier.
- A similar situation occurred during the 2025 federal elections, when Carney resumed his duties as prime minister three times to manage the tariff war, a precedent Milliard argued the government failed to prepare for.
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Quebec premier calls cabinet meeting Monday on eve of Canadian retaliatory tariffs on U.S. kicking in
The leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), Christine Fréchette, is taking a break from the election campaign on Sunday. Radio-Canada reported on the same day that she will resume her role as premier and is calling a special cabinet meeting for Monday.
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Quebec Premier calls cabinet meeting ahead of tariffs
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette will put her election campaign on hold to convene a cabinet meeting Monday, one day before Canadian retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods are set to take effect.
It will convene its Council of Ministers on Monday, as Canada's counter-tariffs come into force.
La cheffe de la Coalition futur Québec, Christine Fréchette, takes a break from the election campaign on Sunday.
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MONTREAL — Christine Fréchette, the leader of the Coalition futur Québec (CAQ), is taking a break from the election campaign on Sunday. Radio-Canada announced the same day that it will hand over its Prime Minister's hat and convene a special meeting of its Council of Ministers on Monday. The Canadian Press has obtained confirmation of the [...]
Christine Fréchette pauses her campaign and convenes a special meeting of her Council of Ministers on Monday, the day before the entry into force of the tariff response of her federal counterpart Mark Carney against the United States.
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