Pauline Marois, 63, of the Parti Quebecois (PQ), will become the province's first woman premier.
The opposition Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois have made the corruption scandal their main issue in attempting to topple the government.
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Merely mention poutine to Montrealers, and the inflection in their voices changes to adoration and awe for this ultimate Quebecois comfort food.
The Parti Quebecois was reviewing the budgets regarding infrastructure projects since coming into office and that meant delays on roadwork for Route 167.
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Here, chef Martin Picard makes a play on French-Quebecois flavours with adventurous and brilliantly executed nose-to-tail dishes, throwing in a heavy dose of off-the-wall culinary creativity.
With a new minority Parti Quebecois government in place, and on the backdrop that they wanted to raise mining duties and royalties during their campaign, mining companies were getting anxious to see what changes would occur.
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Founded by blogger Na'eem Adam, the first ever celebration took place in February 2013 and more than 30 restaurants featured the Quebecois icon on their menus as the city embarked on a culinary food tour to uncover the best.
At Balmoral bistro bar, which overlooks the main plaza, enjoy live jazz Thursdays through Saturdays while noshing on dishes such as signature beef tataki topped with roasted sesame seeds and Quebecois maple syrup, or a traditionally French beef bourguignon.
Quebecois chef Martin Picard, who was born just outside of Montreal, has earned a reputation for bad-boy interpretations of classic Canadian dishes such as poutine (which he tops with foie gras) and a shepherd's pie made with venison.
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In one day, I got a free curling lesson from a moustached Quebecois man, saw a dogsled race on snowy 400-year-old lanes, ate a juicy caribou steak in one of the continent's oldest restaurants, watched boites a chansons (local folk music) shows with hipster locals and yelled "allez allez" at a wild minor-league hockey game.
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