{"id":12376,"date":"2026-04-28T09:46:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccmm-csn.qc.ca\/?p=12376"},"modified":"2026-04-28T12:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:59:09","slug":"a-list-of-the-caqs-austerity-driven-civil-liberties-eroding-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ccmm-csn.qc.ca\/en\/2026\/04\/28\/a-list-of-the-caqs-austerity-driven-civil-liberties-eroding-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"A list of the CAQ\u2019s austerity-driven, civil liberties-eroding bills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Check and balances in the crosshairs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name of bill or act<\/strong><\/td>Why it\u2019s a problem <\/strong><\/td>Demands + links to relevant websites<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Act 14<\/a> (formerly Bill 89)<\/strong> An Act to give greater consideration to the needs of the population in the event of a strike or a lock-out<\/em><\/strong>
Adopted
Jean Boulet, Minister of Labour<\/td>		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 \u201cwell-being\u201dAccelerates the trend toward the judicialization of labour relations<\/td>CSN calls for Superior Court to declare this bill unconstitutional<\/strong>
– La loi 14 ne passera pas la rampe des tribunaux (CSN)<\/a>
– PL-89\u00a0: Une bombe antisyndicale (CSN)<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Bill 1<\/a><\/strong> Qu\u00e9bec Constitution Act, 2025<\/em><\/strong>
Adopted
Simon Jolin-Barette, Minister of Justice<\/td>		– Bill drafted without consultation or collective process
– Undermines the protection of fundamental rights
– Perpetuates a colonial mentality by denying Indigenous peoples\u2019 right to self-determination
– Undermines the right to abortion while claiming to protect it <\/s>(Section 29 repealed!) \u00a0 \u00a0<\/td>		The CSN is urging the bill\u2019s complete withdrawal: <\/strong>
– Pr\u00e8s de 800 organisations qu\u00e9b\u00e9coises rejettent le projet de constitution du ministre Jolin-Barrette<\/a>
– PL1_Une menace \u00e0 la d\u00e9mocratie, \u00e0 l\u2019\u00c9tat de droit et aux droits humains_Ligue des droits et libert\u00e9s<\/a>
– Le barreau du Qu\u00e9bec pr\u00e9vient que la Constitution doit respecter l\u2019\u00e9tat de droit<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Bill 2<\/a> <\/strong> 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<\/em><\/strong>
Adopted
Christian Dub\u00e9, former Minister of Health and Social Services<\/td>		– 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
<\/a>– Included provisions forcing a return to work, similar to special back-to-work laws<\/td>		P\u00e9tition visant \u00e0 abroger le PL2<\/a>: 66,121 signatures<\/td><\/tr>
Bill 3<\/a><\/strong> An Act to improve the transparency, governance and democratic process of various associations in the workplace <\/em><\/strong>
Adopted
Jean Boulet, Minister of Labour<\/td>		– 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<\/td>		The CSN calls for the withdrawal of the bill, plain and simple\u00a0 <\/strong>
– Le gouvernement s\u2019appr\u00eate \u00e0 adopter une des pires lois de l\u2019histoire du Code du travail<\/a>
– M\u00e9moire du barreau du Qu\u00e9bec<\/a>
– M\u00e9moire de la CSN<\/a> \u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Bill 5<\/a><\/strong> An Act to accelerate the granting of the authorizations required to carry out priority national-scale projects<\/em><\/strong>
\u00c9ric Girard, Minister of Finance<\/td>		– 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<\/td>		– Avis du Centre Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois du Droit de l\u2019Environnement<\/a>
– Avis de la fondation Rivi\u00e8res<\/a>
– Open letter: When the law gives way to megaprojects<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Bill 7<\/a><\/strong> An Act to reduce bureaucracy, increase state efficiency and reinforce the accountability of senior public servants <\/em><\/strong>
Adopted
France-\u00c9laine Duranceau, Minister responsible for Government Administration and Chair of the Conseil du tr\u00e9sor<\/td>		– Merges the FAACA, which funds collective rights advocacy, with the Fonds qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois d\u2019initiatives sociales (FQIS), which supports projects to fight poverty and social exclusion. The new merged fund would fall under the Plan d\u2019action gouvernemental pour lutter contre la pauvret\u00e9 et l\u2019exclusion (Government Action Plan to Combat Poverty and Exclusion), as opposed to the Policy for the Recognition and Support of Community Action (PRSAC)\u00a0
– 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 \u201csave money,\u201d yet the estimated savings will amount to only about $20,000\u00a0<\/td>		– Le mouvement communautaire d\u00e9barque \u00e0 l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e nationale contre le PL-7 \u2013 documents de r\u00e9f\u00e9rences<\/a>
– M\u00e9moire du RQ-ACA (R\u00e9seau Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois de l\u2019Action Communautaire Autonome)<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Bill 9<\/a> <\/strong> An Act respecting the reinforcement of laicity in Qu\u00e9bec<\/em><\/strong>
Adopted
Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Roberge, Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration and Minister of the French Language<\/td>		– 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<\/td>		The CCMM-CSN stands against Bill 9<\/strong> – P\u00e9tition pour le retrait du PL 9<\/a> (Closing date: April 23, 2026)
– Lettre ouverte FNEEQ-CSN<\/a>
– M\u00e9moire de la Commission des Droits de la Personne et des Droits de la Jeunesse (CDPDJ<\/a>)
– M\u00e9moire de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise des Professeures et Professeurs d\u2019universit\u00e9 (FQPPU)<\/a>
– M\u00e9moire de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des c\u00e9geps<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Bill 11<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> An Act to amend various provisions for the main purpose of reducing regulatory and administrative burden<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong> Samuel Poulin, Minister for the Economy and Small and Medium Enterprises<\/strong><\/td>– Reduces reporting requirements for local procurement
– Loosens requirements for mining companies, reducing transparency and predictability for governments and affected communities<\/td>		– M\u00e9moire de l\u2019Union des Producteurs Agricoles<\/a>
– M\u00e9moire de la Coalition pour la gestion responsable de l\u2019eau – Eau Secours !<\/a>
– Un projet l\u00e9gislatif qui remet en question les vis\u00e9es commerciales actuelles de la SAQ (CSN)<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Omnibus Bill 13<\/a> <\/strong> An Act to promote the population\u2019s safety and sense of security and to amend various provisions <\/em><\/strong>
Adopted
Ian Lafreni\u00e8re, Minister of Public Security<\/td>		– 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<\/td>		The CCMM-CSN has signed the D\u00e9claration de 220 organismes membres de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile<\/a> \u2013 Ligue des droits et libert\u00e9s<\/td><\/tr>
Bill 20<\/a><\/strong> An Act to enact the Act to facilitate access to housing and amending various provisions with respect to housing<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
Caroline Proulx, Minister Responsible for Housing <\/td>		– 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) \u00a0<\/td>		– Article pr\u00e9sentant la position de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration de l\u2019habitation coop\u00e9rative du Qu\u00e9bec (FHCQ) et de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des locataires d\u2019habitations \u00e0 loyer modique du Qu\u00e9bec (FLHLMQ)<\/a>
– R\u00e9action du Front d\u2019action populaire en r\u00e9am\u00e9nagement urbain (FRAPPRU)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Recherche by\u00a0:\u00a0 H\u00e9lo\u00efse Moysan-Lapointe of the syndicat du personnel enseignant du Coll\u00e8ge Ahuntsic-CSN et Genevi\u00e8ve Lambert-Pilotte du Conseil central du Montr\u00e9al m\u00e9tropolitain-CSN<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Check and balances in the crosshairs Name of bill or act Why it\u2019s 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":12389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111,148],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-unity"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ccmm-csn.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ccmm-csn.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ccmm-csn.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ccmm-csn.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ccmm-csn.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12376"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ccmm-csn.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12377,"href":"https:\/\/www.ccmm-csn.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12376\/revisions\/12377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ccmm-csn.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ccmm-csn.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ccmm-csn.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ccmm-csn.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}