PQ plans include fixed election dates and kindergarten for 4-year-olds

Posted By: CJAD · 10/31/2012 5:22:00 PM

Public financing for political parties, and the creation of public kindergarden for 4-year olds are just a few of the things the Premier Pauline Marois says she wants to achieve over the next few years.

She delivered her party's inaugural speech in the National Assembly this afternoon.

She's come out of the blocks against corruption. She says she wants to limit the amount of time a premier can stay in office and explore the possibility of term limits for mayors, allowing them remain in office for a maximum of 3 terms.

Marois says she'll look at how to clean up political financing on the municipal scene. She wants to introduce public financing for political parties and set fixed election dates.

And, Marois says she'll introduce an educational program for 4-year olds.

Marois is offering up a consultation on a secularism charter and Quebec citizenship and and she's asking for opposition support in drafting a new charter for the French language.

There's no mention of Bill 101 and CEGEPs in her speech, but Marois does say she wants to promote sovereignty and is listing a number of new powers she wants from Ottawa.

Read Marois's entire speech

Photo: La Presse

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  1. Nick posted on 10/31/2012 05:28 PM
    Good! She can start by limiting her own term!
  2. LMAO posted on 10/31/2012 06:45 PM
    That's hilarious no mention of what to do to create jobs for the province. She wants to spend more money on an educational program for 4 year old's when we don't have enough money for the regular education programs!

    Then they want us to believe that the separatists are going to lead the way in fighting corruption here - what a joke that is.

    As for taxing the rich everyone knows that is a farce as the rich pay little taxes anyway. That's just a sly way to raise taxes for the everyday Joe and make them feel like they got off light.

    This bunch of power drunk buffoons are so totally out of touch with reality its sad to think they are the people in charge. They have yet to table something they have not later retracted.

    If they are all for separating then they don't need a new French language charter or any language laws changing but they are willing to spend millions of tax dollars they don't have to promote it to their hardcore supporters.

    As for public funding for the political parties that is because they are broke and need guess what MORE of your tax dollars.

    As for more powers from Ottawa, Harper has no need to support her on anything and will give her nothing. She can cry and stamp her feet but the reality is they have no hope of getting a referendum winning situation here any time soon.

    I'm looking forward to spring when we can see an election and return this province to some sort of normality.
  3. Theresa posted on 11/01/2012 04:00 PM
    Clearly she needs better advisors...Quebec needs economic growth, economic stability and a tolerant climate where we all can work and thrive together..

    I hope she takes time to think and reflect on how she can use her tenure to make this province better economically socially and the envy of the rest of Canada..
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