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Parti Québécois Plans to Abolish Lieutenant-Governor Office, Redirect Funds

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC · How we work

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Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says the Parti Québécois will defund and abolish Quebec’s lieutenant-governor office.
He proposes redirecting the office’s $1.3 million budget to homelessness programs.
Constitutional experts say abolishing the lieutenant-governor requires approval from the House, Senate and all ten provinces.
Legal scholars warn cutting funding could invalidate bills lacking royal assent and breach the Supreme Court’s 2014 ruling.

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Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says the Parti Québécois will defund and abolish Quebec’s lieutenant-governor office.
He proposes redirecting the office’s $1.3 million budget to homelessness programs.
Constitutional experts say abolishing the lieutenant-governor requires approval from the House, Senate and all ten provinces.
Legal scholars warn cutting funding could invalidate bills lacking royal assent and breach the Supreme Court’s 2014 ruling.