François Legault

Legault defends his government's record on labor standards for community-sector workers, citing a doubling of funding from $1.1B to $2.2B, rejecting claims of inaction, while acknowledging more work is needed and promising to continue efforts.

Legault defends state aid to businesses, arguing such support creates wealth that enables investments in hospitals and broader economic growth. He rejects diverting business assistance directly to health care as an oversimplification and insists the state must intervene.

François Legault says the pay increase specialist doctors are seeking is "really not reasonable," expressing opposition to their salary demands and rejecting the higher raise requested by the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec.

Legault instructs his team to pursue whatever legal remedies are available to hold those responsible for the SAAQclic debacle accountable, explicitly seeking measures “to make those responsible pay the price.”

Legault says he wants to ease the financial burden on Quebecers suffering from rising costs, but insists such relief must not jeopardize the government’s goal of returning to a balanced budget.

Legault confirmed the government would not invoke closure to force a vote on the bill to hasten powers over strikes, indicating he will not take further immediate measures on the issue and saying, "We've done enough for now."

Legault says U.S. tariffs threaten Quebec’s economy and jobs, warns the province is close to recession, intends to intervene to create replacement jobs, prioritizes Hydro-Québec energy development, and opposes putting more money on the Churchill Falls deal while allowing payment rescheduling.

Legault supports enacting a special law to force changes to doctors' compensation and end pressure tactics if negotiations fail, arguing the measure is necessary to protect Quebecers' access to health care, especially for vulnerable residents, and urging compromise.

Legault supports using special legislation to force changes to doctors' compensation and to end their pressure tactics, warning the government won't budge without significant advances; he says changing the remuneration method is necessary to improve health-care access and prevent an exodus.

François Legault affirms support for the new physician remuneration system tied to Bill 106, calling it essential to ensure access to health care across the province, and says his government has shared parameters showing openness to reach an agreement.

In May 2022, Legault pledged the provincial government would refurbish the Guy Lafleur Arena, committing to fund restoration work and saying he would 'take care of it' — indicating he prioritized spending for the arena's renovation.

Legault has called on the auto insurance board to fully cooperate with anti-corruption police and hand over documents; he called the refusal unacceptable and insisted Quebecers must be confident the whole truth will come to light so investigations can proceed.

François Legault rejected specialist doctors’ 17% pay demand as 'unreasonable' and has personally intervened in physician negotiations, indicating opposition to large salary increases and favoring negotiation toward more moderate settlement terms.

Legault said he'll resume formal discussions with family physicians and would accept amendments to Bill 2 if an agreement is reached, while insisting that part of family doctors' compensation remain conditional on them taking on an increased number of Quebec patients.

François Legault says he wants to "extend a hand" to the doctors' federations to discuss details of Bill 2, signaling willingness to negotiate on implementation while maintaining that changes to doctors' remuneration are effectively finalized.

Legault defends the government's changes to doctor remuneration, insisting the health-care budget is not being cut though spending must be adjusted; he urged cooperation rather than attacks and acknowledged doctors' worries about the big change.