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Quebec overrode opposition to protect existing industry (Bill 93 for the Stablex waste site, passed under closure; Bill 11 with relief for the Horne smelter) but avoided a fight over new projects: its fast-track Bill 5 lapsed. The only party that pledged in writing to bring back a Bill 5-style law, the outgoing CAQ, won no seats in the 5 October 2026 election, which left the Parti Québécois short of a majority with 59 of 127 seats (preliminary results).
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- Quebec adopts Bill 93 under closure, taking the Stablex landfill expansion site from Blainville and exempting it from city, regional county and Montreal-area zoning rules
Override used for an existing facility.
Documented by: CBC, “Quebec government adopts Blainville toxic waste dump legislation, critics vow to take law to court” (external site), . and 5 more
- Quebec adopts Bill 11, a regulatory-relief omnibus that gives Glencore's Horne smelter the extra time it sought on emissions
Narrow relief for the Horne smelter passed the same day Bill 5 was declared dead.
Documented by: La Presse, “Émissions d'arsenic par la Fonderie Horne : Québec jette du lest” (external site), . and 4 more
- Quebec Bill 5 lapses when the National Assembly is dissolved for the election, after stalling in committee in June
New-project regime abandoned.
Documented by: Assemblée nationale du Québec, “Assemblée nationale: Projet de loi n° 5 (43-2)” (external site). and 5 more
- Quebec general election: the Parti Québécois wins 59 of 127 seats, short of a majority; the CAQ is shut out (preliminary results)
The CAQ, the only party pledging a Bill 5-style law, won no seats; PQ minority.
Documented by: Qc125, “Projection Qc125 pour le Québec, mise à jour du 28 septembre 2026” (external site), . and 2 more
Complicates (1)
- CAQ pledges to table a bill 'inspired by Q5' (single government authorization) if re-elected
CAQ pledges a single-authorization bill if re-elected.
Documented by: CAQ, “L'équipe Fréchette changera les façons de construire et rénover nos infrastructures publiques” (external site), .
Context (2)
- Parti Québécois promises faster mining permits and 10% of mining royalties for host regions
PQ promise appears only in a press release.
Documented by: Parti Québécois, “Le Parti Québécois au service de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue et des régions” (external site), .
- US EPA (LCP Chemicals Superfund site, Linden NJ): Stablex is the only facility known to EPA that could take its visibly mercury-contaminated soil
A US EPA fact sheet names Stablex as the only facility it knew of that could take a New Jersey Superfund site's mercury-contaminated soil: the site Quebec protected also serves US cleanups.
Documented by: US EPA, “US EPA Region II fact sheet: LCP Chemicals Superfund site” (external site).
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Update: the Quebec election was held on 5 October 2026; in Élections Québec's preliminary results the CAQ won no seats and the Parti Québécois 59 of 127, short of a majority.
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Quebec overrode opposition to protect existing industry (Bill 93 for the Stablex waste site, passed under closure; Bill 11 with relief for the Horne smelter) but avoided a fight over new projects: its fast-track Bill 5 lapsed. Only the outgoing CAQ, projected to win no seats, pledges in writing to bring back a Bill 5-style law.nowQuebec overrode opposition to protect existing industry (Bill 93 for the Stablex waste site, passed under closure; Bill 11 with relief for the Horne smelter) but avoided a fight over new projects: its fast-track Bill 5 lapsed. The only party that pledged in writing to bring back a Bill 5-style law, the outgoing CAQ, won no seats in the 5 October 2026 election, which left the Parti Québécois short of a majority with 59 of 127 seats (preliminary results). - Text fr
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Le Québec a passé outre à l'opposition pour protéger l'industrie existante (le projet de loi n° 93 pour le site de déchets de Stablex, adopté sous bâillon; le projet de loi n° 11, avec des allègements pour la fonderie Horne), mais il a évité une bataille sur les nouveaux projets : son projet de loi n° 5 d'accélération est mort au Feuilleton. Seule la CAQ sortante, à qui les projections n'accordent aucun siège, s'engage par écrit à ramener une loi semblable au projet de loi n° 5.nowLe Québec a passé outre à l'opposition pour protéger l'industrie existante (le projet de loi n° 93 pour le site de déchets de Stablex, adopté sous bâillon; le projet de loi n° 11, avec des allègements pour la fonderie Horne), mais il a évité une bataille sur les nouveaux projets : son projet de loi n° 5 d'accélération est mort au Feuilleton. Le seul parti qui s'engageait par écrit à ramener une loi semblable au projet de loi n° 5, la CAQ sortante, n'a remporté aucun siège à l'élection du 5 octobre 2026, qui a placé le Parti québécois en tête, sans majorité, avec 59 des 127 sièges (résultats préliminaires).
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