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Kevin Paquette

Publishing · On our record since 2026

Where this writer stands

Fiscal policy2 pieces

Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“Encouraging families to have more children, reducing the size of government, questioning the growth of the public service: none of these ideas are exactly foreign to the CAQ's history.” Read the piece

Immigration1 piece

Higher permanent intakeLower intake
“Yet, if we do not want to surrender the immigration debate to the extremes, we need to be able to ask a simple question openly: how many people are we actually capable of welcoming and integrating successfully?” Read the piece

Public safety1 piece

Prevention and restraintEnforcement and sentencing
“With the CAQ sinking in the polls, François Legault shifted his government noticeably to the right, placing greater emphasis on law and order, state efficiency, reforming union legislation, national identity and social cohesion.” Read the piece

Federalism1 piece

Ottawa leadsProvinces lead
“Quebec also has a long tradition of entrepreneurship, local autonomy and suspicion toward distant institutions, especially the federal government, telling people how they should live.” Read the piece

Health1 piece

Expand public coverageMore private delivery
“There are still traces of the old CAQ. Leader Christine Fréchette's campaign has proposed deregulation measures and greater use of the private sector in health care.” Read the piece

Labour1 piece

Stronger unions and standardsMore flexibility for employers
“With the CAQ sinking in the polls, François Legault shifted his government noticeably to the right, placing greater emphasis on law and order, state efficiency, reforming union legislation, national identity and social cohesion.” Read the piece

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