Drummondville | Demonstrators attending a CAQ conference

A Canadian Press correspondent at the site noted that early Saturday morning, there were fences everywhere and there were very strict security checks to access the event. Police were also deployed there.

In the morning, the police are preparing for the arrival of many demonstrators in the drummondville, in the Sûreté du Québec (SQ). As always, the goal is to maintain public order and security around the CAQ conference or in other public places where parks and protesters may gather.

Hundreds of Syndicat de la Fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) members were among the first to express their dissatisfaction, with Franுவாois Legalt and several members of his cabinet meeting their supporters at the festive atmosphere at the Center Expo Coca-Cola.

“Our members who are part of the Quebec Public Service are angry at the CAQ government. He has been blocking any significant progress at the negotiating table for months. However, our demands are reasonable: fair wage conditions that take into account the job market and inflation, ”said Jean-Franோois Sylvestre, vice president of mobilization at SFPQ.

Activists of the Popular Action Front (FRAPRU) on urban redevelopment also had to raise their voices in front of the CenterExpo Kokoko in Drummondville at lunchtime to draw attention to the housing crisis.

According to the FRAPU, housing conditions in Quebec are deteriorating rapidly.