
Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette speaks at a pre-session caucus meeting in Rivière-du-Loup, Que., on May 1, 2026. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette committed on Tuesday to renew the use of the Charter’s override clause to protect a French-language law from court challenges, promising to lead a “nationalist” government with five months to go before the general election.
The legislation to renew the so-called notwithstanding clause will be the first bill her party introduces since she was sworn into office last month.

