The government of François Legault, re-elected for eight months, has suspended 37% of its election promises after breaking only one, namely that of the third term in Quebec.
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According to the Polimètre of the University of Laval, 11% of the 150 electoral commitments have been fulfilled so far, 14% have been partially fulfilled and 37% are in the process of being implemented.
“Compared to its first term, the CAQ government appears to be making faster progress towards fulfilling its campaign promises,” noted Alexandre Fortier-Chouinard, data scientist and researcher at the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CAPP).
As a result, the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) has placed the environment, the transition to a green economy and ways to alleviate the shortage of skilled labor at the heart of its priorities.
As during his first term, the defense of Law 21 and the implementation of Law 14 promoting the French language remain at the heart of Legault’s government priorities.
“Among the promises made quickly at the beginning of the term, let us highlight those related to the Anti-Inflation Shield, in particular the cuts in the first two tax brackets,” explained Mr Fortier-Chouinard.
However, the CAQ has made far fewer commitments for this mandate than during its previous mandate, namely from 251 commitments from 2018 to 2022 to 150 for the next few years.
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