La présidente Claudia Sheinbaum a adopté une approche plus conciliante avec les Américains que Mark Carney.

Selon des sources de CBC, une annonce est prévue plus tard cette semaine.

«Pourquoi attendre?» lance le ministre, avec l’objectif avoué de gêner le chef libéral, Charles Milliard.

Le gouvernement Fréchette devance d’un an les travaux pour excaver le tunnel entre la haute et la basse-ville de Québec.

Jusqu’à 20 000 $ l’unité : c’est la coquette somme que les amateurs de hockey sont invités à payer, sur un site de revente, pour assister au deuxième match de la série entre le Canadien et les Sabres, vendredi à Buffalo. Pour celui de dimanche au Centre Bell, les prix affichés sur ces mêmes plateformes atteignaient les 3600 $ en date de mercredi soir.

À l’occasion du premier match de la série opposant le Canadien aux Sabres, deux journalistes de La Presse ont enfilé le chandail de l’adversaire pour une petite expérience sociale.

There has been a running joke in the last few weeks that Premier Christine Fréchette is the new leader of the Collaboration Avenir Québec. She has been pledging greater co-operation with everyone from the federal government to Indigenous Peoples to municipalities since replacing François Legault as premier and leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec last month, prompting this play on the party name. But if English-speaking Quebecers thought they were included in this new spirit of partnership after enduring nearly eight years of often rocky relations with the CAQ government, they will surely be disappointed, though unsurprised, to see nothing much has changed. The first piece of legislation the Fréchette administration tabled was a bill on Wednesday to renew the notwithstanding clause early on the CAQ’s language legislation adopted in 2022, a major bone of contention for anglophones. The constitutional override, which was deployed pre-emptively on Bill 96 to shelter it from court challenges, needs to be reactivated every five years. But it doesn’t expire until 2027. Kicking off a five-week legislative session with this unnecessary manoeuvre should be a warning sign to English-speaking Quebecers that Fréchette’s government has the same disregard for rights and the same exclusionary brand of nationalism as her predecessor. Christine Fréchette felt the love when she was elected leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec in April. Given her early actions as premier, anglos and other minority communities may be wondering how much the party has changed under her command. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette Next, the new premier wants to extend the Charter of the French Language to adult and vocational training schools, potentially opening a new front in the ongoing battle over who is eligible for English education. Worse for anglophones — and indeed all Quebecers — is that she appears to be keeping the door open on adopting the CAQ’s controversial constitution before the National Assembly breaks for the summer ahead of a fall election. Fréchette is clearly looking to burnish her nationalist cred within her own party and among the electorate who might be considering the sovereignist Parti Québécois come October. She is also trying to back the Quebec Liberals into a corner, while attempting to make new leader Charles Milliard look weak on protecting French after he said he would renew the constitutional shield on Bill 96, then nuanced his stance amid concern from his caucus and the English-speaking community. In her inaugural speech Tuesday and in her first face-to-face meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month, Fréchette gave an impassioned defence of the notwithstanding clause as being essential to Quebec’s autonomy and parliamentary sovereignty. She said when she hears political parties and civil society groups denounce its use, “it worries me because it’s the most important democratic tool for our nation to express the will of the Quebec people. Thanks to this tool, we can affirm loud and clear who we are.” The sparing use of the constitutional override is indeed a security blanket for the provinces, a historic compromise and a measure of last resort. The problem is the CAQ government has been leading the charge in triggering it pre-emptively and with increasing frequency to simply nullify fundamental rights. Its proactive use on Bill 21, Quebec’s initial secularism law, was just the subject of a landmark case before the Supreme Court of Canada, which held four days of hearings in March. Clearly, Fréchette isn’t waiting to see the implications of the eventual ruling before locking down Bill 96 for another five years. Her haste shows that Fréchette, too, cares less about the rights of Quebecers, be they anglophones or religious minorities, than she does about a tool to allow governments to ignore them so legislation can be enacted that wouldn’t otherwise pass the smell test. She is embracing the unfortunate ethos of the Legault era: that there’s no way to protect French, secularism, shared values and autonomy without trampling the rights of those not included in the narrow view of the Quebec nation — so tant pis. So much for her pragmatic and constructive approach. It might be tempting to write this off as political posturing — except that Fréchette breathed new life into the CAQ’s moribund plan to adopt a constitution for Quebec before the National Assembly rises for the summer. Beyond a revival of tiresome identity politics, such a move would be troubling for the rights of all Quebecers. The constitution was Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette’s baby, whipped up without any input or consultation beforehand. When parliamentary hearings were held on Bill 1, groups from the Barreau du Québec to anglophone umbrella organization TALQ warned it was a power grab that would shore up the authority of government at the expense of the rights of the people — the opposite of what a constitution should do. Almost 800 groups from a cross-section of civil society called the constitution “an attack on democracy and human rights” and demanded its withdrawal. Fréchette was ambivalent about passing the “law of laws” during her leadership bid and it seemed destined to die a slow death once she became premier — until Tuesday, when she seemed to throw Jolin-Barrette a lifeline. “We need this constitution for Quebec,” Fréchette said. “If we work all together, seriously and with rigour, we will be able to give Quebecers a constitution they can be proud of.” Even though Jolin-Barrette announced concessions to recognize the rights of anglophones in Bill 1, the whole constitution is flawed and dangerous. Fréchette should think long and hard if she is seriously entertaining ramming it through. It might have been naive for anglos tired of being scapegoated to expect a fresh start under Fréchette. Despite her reassuring words about more collaboration, her actions signal more of the same. ahanes@postmedia.com Editor’s Picks Hanes: Will Fréchette treat Montreal with the respect it deserves? Hanes: CAQ's constitution is blood-chilling for all Quebecers Hanes: Legault divided to conquer, and that legacy will haunt us Allison Hanes I started at The Montreal Gazette in 2000 as an intern. Since then I have covered the National Assembly and courts, worked on the assignment desk and written editorials, before debuting as city columnist in 2017. The post Hanes: So much for a fresh start under Fréchette for CAQ and anglos appeared first on Montreal Gazette.

Round co-led by DCVC and Kembara, with participation from the British Business Bank and Firgun, positions stealthy Quantum Motion as UK’s best-funded quantum computing company. Quantum Motion’s silicon transistor-based architecture produces quantum computers with 100-fold reduction in cost and space requirements as well as 1,000-fold reduction in energy consumption compared to other approaches. LONDON — Quantum Motion, the leading company in silicon transistor-based quantum computing, today announced a $160 million Series C round to commercialise its scalable and energy-efficient approach to quantum computing. The round is co-led by DCVC and Kembara, with participation from new investors, the British Business Bank and Firgun, alongside existing investors. The financing positions Quantum Motion to deliver utility-scale and commercially viable quantum computers that fit inside existing standard data centres and racks. This financing round comes at a defining moment for the computing industry, as governments and industry invest heavily in next-generation HPC and AI systems that demand vast capital and infrastructure investments. Quantum is on course to become the next wave of computing to strain a power grid already being tested by AI data centres. In other approaches, a useful quantum computer is expected to demand infrastructure on an industrial scale, including multi-megawatt power consumption. Quantum Motion is built on the premise that this trajectory is neither inevitable nor affordable. Quantum Motion’s silicon transistor-based approach – the same technology used in every smartphone and laptop chip manufactured today – enables delivering utility-scale systems with 100-fold reduction in cost and space requirements, and 1,000-fold reduction in energy consumption compared to alternatives. Its systems are designed for deployment into standard data-centre racks, avoiding the need for bespoke facilities and the heavy energy overhead associated with alternative architectures. Since its last funding round in 2023, the company has expanded internationally, opening new offices and labs in Spain and Australia, and deepened its manufacturing partnership with GlobalFoundries, tying its roadmap directly into commercial semiconductor supply chains. In contrast to an industry that often competes on headline qubit counts and laboratory demonstrations, Quantum Motion has deliberately focused on industrial scalability, delivering the world’s first commercial deployment of a full-stack silicon CMOS quantum computer at the UK National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) in 2025 and advancing to Stage B of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. “Today’s announcement reflects the strength of the team we have built and the progress they have delivered. Quantum computing will only achieve its full potential if it can be built on a platform that scales, and we believe silicon is the strongest route to achieving that,” said Dr. James Palles-Dimmock, CEO of Quantum Motion. “We are pleased to be joined by investors who share our vision and understand what it takes to build a foundational company in this field.” Quantum Motion co-founders Dr. John Morton (CTO) and Dr. Simon Benjamin (CSO) said: “As founders we were inspired by the breathtaking accomplishments of silicon technology, with city-like complexity delivered on centimetre scale chips. Now, Quantum Motion’s chips can be used not only for bits but also for qubits, unlocking a future in which quantum computers are both fast and ubiquitous.” “Quantum is critical infrastructure for the next century of computing, AI, and security, and leadership will go to whoever can industrialise it,” said Dr. Prineha Narang, Operating Partner at DCVC. “DCVC led this investment in Quantum Motion because silicon is the foundation that scales, and this team is building on the CMOS advantage to turn quantum from a demonstration into a commercial success story.” Yann de Vries, Partner and co-founder of Kembara, said: “If you believe quantum computing is going to be world-changing, as we do, then the obvious next question is which of the many ways of building one will actually work at scale? This investment signals our strong belief in where the answer lies.” “The race for a fully scalable quantum computer is one of the defining technological challenges of our time,” said Charlotte Lawrence, Managing Director of Direct Equity, British Business Bank. “Quantum Motion’s unique approach that combines cutting-edge quantum physics with established silicon manufacturing provides a distinct global edge. We are no longer just theorizing about quantum computing but are actively starting to build the platforms to deliver it here in the UK.” Alongside the new investors DCVC, Kembara, British Business Bank and Firgun, the Series C round is joined by returning backers Oxford Science Enterprises, Inkef, Bosch Ventures, Porsche Automobil Holding SE and Parkwalk Advisors. About Quantum Motion Quantum Motion is building utility-scale quantum computers using industry-standard silicon transistors. The proprietary architecture uses a scalable array of qubits, manufactured with the same silicon technology found in smartphones and computers. The result is the most scalable, cost-efficient and energy-efficient quantum computers, which also fit inside existing industry standard data centres. The company operates offices and labs in the UK, Spain and Australia. Learn more at www.quantummotion.com. View source version on businesswire.com: Contacts Press enquiries: Debbie Caldwell or Chris Gibbs media@quantummotion.com The post Quantum Motion Raises $160 Million Series C to Deliver Quantum Computing’s “Transistor Moment” appeared first on Montreal Gazette.

The federal government will pay $8.7 million to settle a class-action lawsuit involving tens of thousands of Canadians whose sensitive information was compromised or stolen when hackers got into their accounts on government websites, including the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) portal.

Canada’s military is quietly deploying counter-drone defences at ports and air bases, racing to keep pace with lessons from Ukraine’s devastating strikes on Russian assets. The effort exposes a legal and operational grey zone — how to stop airborne threats over Canadian cities without disrupting civilian life or crossing regulatory lines.

Facing an existential breaking point, Lebanon’s government is attempting to disarm Hezbollah and assert state sovereignty following a fragile, often-violated April ceasefire with Israel. The path forward remains a dangerous gamble.

A major Mexican trade mission to Canada launched Thursday, involving over 200 Mexican businesses seeking to expand commercial links during the two-day, two-city encounter that will include high-level talks on the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement.

A 23-year-old entrepreneur says his new app aims to make saving money easier and more appealing for young people through prizes and game-like features.

Whereas Tampa was experienced, the Sabres are making their first appearance in 15 years in the playoffs. Brian Wilde goes deep on the Canadiens' series against Buffalo.

Mediator Pakistan says it is "endeavouring to convert this ceasefire into a permanent end to this war".

There are signs of fresh momentum to end the war, but Trump himself has injected a note of caution.

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin says the meeting was requested by the US.

Iranian media has released video purporting to show the wreckage of a US drone that was shot down by Iran.