# PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promises education states general within 100 days

Parti québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon pledged states general on education within first 100 days of a PQ government.

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Parti québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promised at a campaign news conference in Saint-Jérôme that a PQ government would hold states general on education within the first 100 days of its mandate, responding to a request from the education community 30 years after the last such exercise. [^1]

The Quebec government aims to achieve a zero deficit by 2030, but current government spending is 25.7% of GDP compared to 24.4% before the COVID-19 pandemic. [^2]

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon proposed a mandatory minimum of 60 minutes of physical activity per day, as in Finland, and a civics and respect code with 'clearer and stricter' sanctions. [^3]

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon proposed reintroducing singing and giving more room to music teaching in primary and secondary schools, and making the reading of selected Quebec literary works mandatory. [^4]

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon told reporters that one goal of the states general would be to draw on the best practices in the world to raise the level of every education sphere. [^5]

A 2 percentage point reduction in the personal income tax rate for the lowest bracket would increase Quebec's annual deficit by approximately 2.7 billion dollars in the first year. [^6]

Quebec's government revenues are currently 24.9% of GDP, which is lower than the 26.1% recorded before the pandemic. [^7]

The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government plans to limit the average annual growth rate of departmental spending to 1.9% to reach the zero deficit target. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Parti québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promised at a campaign news conference in Saint-Jérôme that a PQ government would hold states general on education within the first 100 days of its mandate, responding to a request from the education community 30 years after the last such exercise. (Les Affaires, News)
2. The Quebec government aims to achieve a zero deficit by 2030, but current government spending is 25.7% of GDP compared to 24.4% before the COVID-19 pandemic. (Le Devoir, News)
3. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon proposed a mandatory minimum of 60 minutes of physical activity per day, as in Finland, and a civics and respect code with 'clearer and stricter' sanctions. (Les Affaires, News)
4. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon proposed reintroducing singing and giving more room to music teaching in primary and secondary schools, and making the reading of selected Quebec literary works mandatory. (Les Affaires, News)
5. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon told reporters that one goal of the states general would be to draw on the best practices in the world to raise the level of every education sphere. (Les Affaires, News)
6. A 2 percentage point reduction in the personal income tax rate for the lowest bracket would increase Quebec's annual deficit by approximately 2.7 billion dollars in the first year. (Le Devoir, News)
7. Quebec's government revenues are currently 24.9% of GDP, which is lower than the 26.1% recorded before the pandemic. (Le Devoir, News)
8. The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government plans to limit the average annual growth rate of departmental spending to 1.9% to reach the zero deficit target. (Le Devoir, News)

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