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Canada Now's Voters Forum, April 3


You've heard the leaders, the candidates and the pundits. Now Dennis Trudeau talks to 15 voters in our Voters Forum. The Quebecers are from different walks of life and are voters who are following the election campaign, and deciding how they're going to mark their ballots.

Find out what they say about the following issues:



Watch Forum:

Child Care

[Runs 6:15]

 


How will small companies survive having their employees work a four-day work week? And can the province afford opening more $5-a-day daycare spaces? Some forum guests are skeptical about whether child-care related election promises are realistic.

Related Stories:

Reconciling Work and Family,
Tracey Madigan, March 24


Watch Forum:
Health Care

[Runs 7:14]

 

 


"Health care service in Quebec is abominable", according to one forum guest. But is it fair to let someone who pays for a health service jump to the front of the line?

Related Stories:

Assessing the Health Promises,
Paddy Moore, March 28


Watch Forum:
Leaders

[Runs 5:04]

 

 

"Mario Dumont is too inexperienced." "Bernard Landry inspires me." "Mr. Charest represents change", our forum guests say. Who has bold new ideas? Who has realistic ideas? Who will be the best premier?

Related Stories:

Parties and Leaders


Watch Forum: Sovereignty

[Runs 12:41]

 

 

Polls show Quebecers do not want to hold another referendum on Quebec sovereignty. But the issue is still lingering. Is it a make-or-break issue? Should Quebecers deal with things such as health care and education before discussing sovereignty again?

Related Stories:

Leaders Debate Unleashes Sovereignty,
Paddy Moore, April 2


Watch Forum:
Taxes

[Runs 9:23]

 

 

Quebecers are the highest-taxed citizens in the country. But they have many social services that other provinces don't enjoy. Have Quebecers made the choice to have such high taxes?

Related Stories:

The Saturday Edition: Reality Check,
Loreen Pindera and Laurent Lavigne, March 29


Our Panel members were:

  • Bernard Amyot, lawyer
  • Emmanuelle Beaulieu, student
  • Julie Charlton, customer service representative
  • Shelagh Coinner, psychotherapist
  • Lorraine Fontaine, community group co-ordinator
  • Monique Garcia, student
  • Luc Lemieux, law student
  • Denis McCready, film producer
  • Michael Meighu, engineer
  • Flora Naglie, veteran volunteer
  • Michael Pearce, industrial products salesman
  • Michel Rathier, business consultant
  • Charles Olivier Saint-Jean, unemployed lawyer
  • Sabrina Saint-Louis, municipal worker
  • Steve Taylor, student



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