Quebec election: Couillard vows to help regions in speech to municipalities

In a speech delivered at the Fédération québécoise des municipalités’ annual congress Thursday, Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard pledged to help regions by redefining municipal taxation powers, giving them tools to develop their economy and fixing the province’s labour shortage.
Speaking before a packed room at Montreal’s Palais des congrès, Couillard said his party would double the envelope of money earmarked for regions facing econom