Militant Opposition to Pay-the-Rich
Nation-Wrecking Agenda

Paramedics participate in demonstration outside Coalition Avenir Québec leadership convention, 
April 12, 2026

The day before the federal by-election took place in Terrebonne, Quebec, on April 12 the vote to elect the new leader of the ruling Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), and de facto future premier of Quebec took place. The contest was between two well-known advocates of privatization and anti-people, anti-union measures, Bernard Drainville and Christine Fréchette. A final debate was organized between them at the Château Royal in Laval on the evening of March 26 at which hundreds of people protested and defended their own agenda of what they consider the issues facing Quebec.

Paramedics, who have been on strike for months, were present in large numbers at the protest, speaking out to demand wages and working conditions that allow them to save lives, fully aware of their essential role in the healthcare system. Community organizations, active throughout Quebec since March 23, demanded funding and working conditions that enable them to meet their responsibilities. Environmental activists and residents of Lanaudière and the surrounding area reaffirmed that the territory of Quebec belongs to them and not to rich private interests. They also represented a coalition of more than 25 citizens' committees across Quebec calling for a moratorium on wind energy development until a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (BAPE) on the wind energy sector is conducted.

A bitter battle is being waged across Quebec to remove the province's human and natural resources from the control of private interests. This is the policy championed by Prime Minister Carney as well as the ruling party in Quebec and the contenders for the leadership of the CAQ and to become Quebec Premier, Drainville and Fréchette. In the absence of any serious discussion on how their policies are wrecking Quebec, the debate became a barrage of personal attacks and counter-attacks which clearly serve to show that these people do not reflect either the demands or the culture of the people of Quebec.

Demonstration outside Coalition Avenir Québec leadership convention, April 12, 2026

(Photos : SCFP-Québec, Le communautaire à Boutte, Regroupement Vigilance Énergie Québec. Photos: TML, CSN)

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This article was published in

Volume 56 Number 20 - April 15, 2026

Article Link:
https://cpcml.ca/TML2026/Articles/T560204.HTM

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