Jean Boulet

Boulet excluded health, social services and education workers from the general workplace accident prevention program, arguing these sectors have different protection mechanisms that must be deployed 'intelligently' — gradually, with time, support and a lot of education, not immediately.

Jean Boulet said the U.S. Supreme Court ruling has limited effects on Quebec because CUSMA-exempt exports were already protected, but warned U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum, lumber and other sectors remain in place and continue to weaken Quebec industries, jobs and regions.

Jean Boulet supports Law 14 as a tool to manage labour disputes he deems 'disproportionate', saying its arbitration mechanism will be 'limited to cases where there is serious or irreparable harm to the population.' He also moved to bring the law into force earlier.

Boulet supports Bill 3 to split union dues into mandatory and optional portions to increase transparency. He would bar mandatory dues from funding activities outside core bargaining and require optional dues and majority approval for peripheral union activities.

Jean Boulet supports granting the government the power to end strikes that affect the population's well-being; he tabled a bill to hasten implementation of Law 14 to enable that authority and expressed disappointment at lack of support.

Jean Boulet urged a rapid resolution to the STM labour dispute to protect the public interest, warning that another November strike would significantly harm transit-dependent people and urging parties to use available tools to avoid pressure tactics and strikes.