Quebec Election Day 12: Liberal party proposes free lunchtime childcare, QS to build social housing
Posted September 8, 2022 2:37 pm.
Last Updated September 8, 2022 2:39 pm.
Day 12 of the Quebec Election campaign and the Liberal Party is proposing free lunchtime childcare after its first year in office.
Leader Dominique Anglade made the announcement at a school in Vimont, Laval on Thursday, before heading to Montreal to meet voters.
The Liberals say parents are paying up to $1,400 for their child to eat lunch at school – even if they bring their own food.
“Some children stay at school during lunchtime only and their parents have to pay a significant fee for supervision. In some situations, distance or access to school transportation forces families to use this service.”
If elected, the measure would be implemented starting in 2023-2024.
If re-elected, the Coalition Avenir Québec says it will implement a medical helicopter transport service.
“This will allow us to treat urgent cases more quickly. Quebecers in the regions deserve quality specialized care.”
Si la #CAQ est réélue, on va mettre en place un service de transport médical par hélicoptère. Ça va permettre de soigner plus rapidement les cas urgents. Les Québécois en région méritent des soins spécialisés de qualité.
Les détails ????https://t.co/6fPMBP8dgu pic.twitter.com/yqTiucRRw3
— François Legault (@francoislegault) September 8, 2022
Parti Québécois (PQ) Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he would give more freedom of speech to his party’s members. Not only to MNAs, but other members in their ridings to tackle real issues.
He says he would implement a series of measures to rebalance powers in the hands of the premier.
Plamondon made the announcement outside the National Assembly in Quebec City on Thursday – also proposing a citizens’ question period at least once a year during the parliamentary session and one addressed to the premier every week.
THE CANADIAN PRESS / Jacques Boissinot
And the PQ also wants to separate the department of public health and the government.
Québec Solidaire (QS) is promising to build 25,000 social housing units if elected, in its first mandate – at a cost of $3.2 billion, with a total of 50,000 units long-term.
Co-spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois was in Sherbrooke for the announcement.
QS also says it would invest in new constructions to convert into community housing.
Pour régler la crise du logement, du logement social comme vous n’en avez jamais vu!
Avec Québec solidaire, quand on va penser au logement social, on va penser à des milieux de vie modernes et écologiques. On va se dire: ça donne le goût d’y habiter.#PolQc #Qc2022 pic.twitter.com/CtE6ExVWeP
— Québec solidaire (@QuebecSolidaire) September 8, 2022
