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Police in Quebec plan to be out in full force during holidays to enforce COVID-19 health rules

While Quebec continues to shatter its COVID-19 daily case records, police around the province are warning the public that they will be out in full force making sure people are abiding by the social distancing measures.

“There will be additional staff that will be deployed in the field in order to respond to calls,” said David Pelletier, a spokesperson for the Quebec City Police Service (SPVQ).

Authorities say officers who will see violations will have a “low tolerance” for people’s holiday gatherings, Pelletier added.

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Quebec premier says Ottawa should crack down on Canadians vacationing abroad

In the face of crowds of people flying south, even as COVID-19 cases surge, Quebec Premier François Legault is urging the federal government to explain how it will try to stem the tide.

And he warned Tuesday that he may also take more severe measures in what’s required upon travelers’ return home.

During a joint press conference with the three leaders of the province’s opposition parties, Legault said he was on the same wavelength as Ontario Premier Doug Ford — he, too, denounced the federal government’s slowness in intervening, since airports and borders are federal, not provincial.

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Trudeau, ‘concerned’ about French in Quebec, signals he may be open to language law changes

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was briefly tossed the current political football of language laws earlier this week.

And while his answer may not have been exactly what Quebec Premier François Legault wanted to hear—unlike what new Conservative leader Erin O’Toole has said—it suggested that Ottawa is considering giving French some extra legal protection within Quebec.

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