PQ, Quebec Liberals suggest union reps soften their tone over labour bill

QUEBEC — A heated exchange Tuesday between Labour Minister Jean Boulet and union representative Magali Picard was making waves in Quebec City Wednesday, as the Parti Québécois and Quebec Liberals suggested Picard should soften her tone. Speaking in front of a public hearing on Bill 3, the Coalition Avenir Québec government’s proposed union governance legislation, Picard accused the minister of attempting to “muzzle” unions. “It really bothers th