CAQ won’t submit proposed Quebec constitution to voters, Jolin-Barrette says

Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette on Wednesday brushed aside a suggestion that he should put off the adoption of his proposed written constitution for Quebec until after the next election, saying the plan is “in the collective interest.” He was responding to Conservative Party of Quebec Leader Éric Duhaime. Speaking to a National Assembly committee studying the bill, Duhaime said the project lacks legitimacy because the Coalition Avenir Québec did not propose t