28/04/2026
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Check and balances in the crosshairs
| Name of bill or act | Why it’s a problem | Demands + links to relevant websites |
| Act 14 (formerly Bill 89) An Act to give greater consideration to the needs of the population in the event of a strike or a lock-out Adopted Jean Boulet, Minister of Labour | Limits the impact of strikes by holding out the threat of arbitration imposed by the ministerBroadens the scope of essential services to include ambiguous criteria such as social, economic and environmental “well-being”Accelerates the trend toward the judicialization of labour relations | CSN calls for Superior Court to declare this bill unconstitutional – La loi 14 ne passera pas la rampe des tribunaux (CSN) – PL-89 : Une bombe antisyndicale (CSN) |
| Bill 1 Québec Constitution Act, 2025 Adopted Simon Jolin-Barette, Minister of Justice | – Bill drafted without consultation or collective process – Undermines the protection of fundamental rights – Perpetuates a colonial mentality by denying Indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination – | The CSN is urging the bill’s complete withdrawal: – Près de 800 organisations québécoises rejettent le projet de constitution du ministre Jolin-Barrette – PL1_Une menace à la démocratie, à l’État de droit et aux droits humains_Ligue des droits et libertés – Le barreau du Québec prévient que la Constitution doit respecter l’état de droit |
| Bill 2 An Act mainly to establish collective responsibility with respect to improvement of access to medical services and to ensure continuity of provision of those services Adopted Christian Dubé, former Minister of Health and Social Services | – The government stripped doctors of their right to negotiate by imposing an employment contract through a special lawReceived assent on October 25 and is currently being amended by Bill 16 – Included provisions forcing a return to work, similar to special back-to-work laws | Pétition visant à abroger le PL2: 66,121 signatures |
| Bill 3 An Act to improve the transparency, governance and democratic process of various associations in the workplace Adopted Jean Boulet, Minister of Labour | – Restricts right of association and union democracy – Results in greater administrative burden and higher costs (accounting reviews and audits) – Membership dues become optional: arbitrary distinction drawn between collective bargaining and other union activities (social movements, publicity) – Precludes major legal action | The CSN calls for the withdrawal of the bill, plain and simple – Le gouvernement s’apprête à adopter une des pires lois de l’histoire du Code du travail – Mémoire du barreau du Québec – Mémoire de la CSN |
| Bill 5 An Act to accelerate the granting of the authorizations required to carry out priority national-scale projects Éric Girard, Minister of Finance | – Fast-tracks megaprojects without applying existing environmental regulations and grants the Minister of Finance the power to designate projects deemed strategic as priority projects for Quebec – Minimizes role of cities and members of the public | – Avis du Centre Québécois du Droit de l’Environnement – Avis de la fondation Rivières – Open letter: When the law gives way to megaprojects |
| Bill 7 An Act to reduce bureaucracy, increase state efficiency and reinforce the accountability of senior public servants Adopted France-Élaine Duranceau, Minister responsible for Government Administration and Chair of the Conseil du trésor | – Merges the FAACA, which funds collective rights advocacy, with the Fonds québécois d’initiatives sociales (FQIS), which supports projects to fight poverty and social exclusion. The new merged fund would fall under the Plan d’action gouvernemental pour lutter contre la pauvreté et l’exclusion (Government Action Plan to Combat Poverty and Exclusion), as opposed to the Policy for the Recognition and Support of Community Action (PRSAC) – Will result in the closure of a dozen foundations and organizations, as well as disrupting the operations of around 30 other government and paragovernmental bodies – In healthcare: shifts care from prevention to treatment – Community policy: limits action to poverty reduction (as opposed to advocating for social justice, etc.) – Undermines the independence of several organizations and reduces their ability to act as a check on power – Undermines the autonomy of funding for autonomous community action (ACA) – The claim is that it will “save money,” yet the estimated savings will amount to only about $20,000 | – Le mouvement communautaire débarque à l’Assemblée nationale contre le PL-7 – documents de références – Mémoire du RQ-ACA (Réseau Québécois de l’Action Communautaire Autonome) |
| Bill 9 An Act respecting the reinforcement of laicity in Québec Adopted Jean-François Roberge, Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration and Minister of the French Language | – Extends the ban on wearing religious symbols: staff and service users are prohibited from entering subsidized daycares, CEGEPs and universities with their faces covered – Infringes on freedom of conscience, undermines inclusion and raises concerns about implementation – May give rise to discrimination – Will lead to staff shortages, especially in early childhood centres | The CCMM-CSN stands against Bill 9 – Pétition pour le retrait du PL 9 (Closing date: April 23, 2026) – Lettre ouverte FNEEQ-CSN – Mémoire de la Commission des Droits de la Personne et des Droits de la Jeunesse (CDPDJ) – Mémoire de la Fédération Québécoise des Professeures et Professeurs d’université (FQPPU) – Mémoire de la Fédération des cégeps |
| Bill 11 An Act to amend various provisions for the main purpose of reducing regulatory and administrative burden Samuel Poulin, Minister for the Economy and Small and Medium Enterprises | – Reduces reporting requirements for local procurement – Loosens requirements for mining companies, reducing transparency and predictability for governments and affected communities | – Mémoire de l’Union des Producteurs Agricoles – Mémoire de la Coalition pour la gestion responsable de l’eau – Eau Secours ! – Un projet législatif qui remet en question les visées commerciales actuelles de la SAQ (CSN) |
| Omnibus Bill 13 An Act to promote the population’s safety and sense of security and to amend various provisions Adopted Ian Lafrenière, Minister of Public Security | – Introduces several restrictions on demonstrations – Infringes on the freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly, and the protection against unreasonable searches and seizures – Uses wording so broad that it opens the door to arbitrary application – Risks exacerbating existing racial and political profiling practices | The CCMM-CSN has signed the Déclaration de 220 organismes membres de la société civile – Ligue des droits et libertés |
| Bill 20 An Act to enact the Act to facilitate access to housing and amending various provisions with respect to housing Caroline Proulx, Minister Responsible for Housing | – Centralizes admission processes at the expense of existing rules and organizational autonomy – Jeopardizes the cooperative housing model – Allows the SHQ to sell public land to the private sector rather than reserving it for public and community stakeholders Gives the SHQ enormous regulatory powers (an accountability issue) | – Article présentant la position de la Fédération de l’habitation coopérative du Québec (FHCQ) et de la Fédération des locataires d’habitations à loyer modique du Québec (FLHLMQ) – Réaction du Front d’action populaire en réaménagement urbain (FRAPPRU) |
Recherche by : Héloïse Moysan-Lapointe of the syndicat du personnel enseignant du Collège Ahuntsic-CSN et Geneviève Lambert-Pilotte du Conseil central du Montréal métropolitain-CSN