Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

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Parti Québécois wins minority government as Coalition Avenir Québec loses every seat

Sworn in as Quebec's 34th premier on Oct. 21; named a 22-minister cabinet and took the homelessness file himself

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon was sworn in as Quebec's 34th premier on Oct. 21 and named a cabinet of 22 ministers, down from the 29 under the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ). Catherine Gentilcore is deputy premier, House leader and minister responsible for Quebec's path to independence.

Updated Oct 26

Quebec and Newfoundland replace the 1969 Churchill Falls contract

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Won a minority government on October 5; in transition and expected to review the Churchill Falls deal after hearing from Hydro-Québec

For 57 years, Newfoundland and Labrador sold power from one of the world's largest hydro plants to Quebec for about 0.2 cents a kilowatt-hour, which Quebec resold for roughly 50 times that. On August 17, 2026, the two provinces signed a framework to end that arrangement.

Updated Oct 22