Minister Of Finance (Quebec)
The Ministry of Finance (in French: Ministère des Finances) is a department in the government of Quebec. Its official purpose is to "foster economic development and advise the government on financial matters," and the department's responsibilities include providing advice in budgetary, fiscal, economic, financial and accounting matters. The department is overseen by the Quebec finance minister. As of November 2018, this office is held by Éric Girard. The Ministry of Finance administers Quebec's Balanced Budget Act, which prohibits a budget deficit, other than in special circumstances. References Quebec government departments and agencies * Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

Quebec French
Quebec French ( ), also known as Québécois French, is the predominant variety (linguistics), variety of the French language spoken in Canada. It is the dominant language of the province of Quebec, used in everyday communication, in education, the media, and government. Canadian French is a common umbrella term to describe all varieties of French used in Canada, including Quebec French. Formerly it was used to refer solely to Quebec French and the closely related dialects spoken in Ontario and Western Canada, in contrast with Acadian French, which is spoken in some areas of eastern Quebec (Gaspé Peninsula), New Brunswick, and in other parts of Atlantic Canada, as well as Métis French, which is found generally across the Prairie provinces. The term ' is commonly used to refer to Quebec working class French (when considered a basilect), characterized by certain features often perceived as phased out, "old world" or "incorrect" in standard French. , in particular, exhibits str ...
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Government Of Quebec
The Government of Quebec (, ) is the body responsible for the administration of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. The term is typically used to refer to the executive of the day (i.e. Minister of the Crown, ministers of the Crown) and the non-political staff within each provincial department or agency whom the ministers direct. By virtue of French language, French being the province's official language, the government Federal Identity Program, corporately brands itself as the Gouvernement du Québec. The current construct was established when the province joined Canadian Confederation, Confederation in 1867. Quebec is a Federated state, constituent state of Canada, a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy in the Westminster system, Westminster tradition; a Premier of Quebec, Premier—presently François Legault of the Coalition Avenir Québec—is the head of government and is invited by the Crown to form a government after secur ...
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Éric Girard (Groulx MNA)
Eric Girard is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election."Quebec election: Groulx results"

Global News

, October 1, 2018. He represents the electoral district of Groulx as a member of the

Coalition Avenir Québec

and has served as the Minister of Finance since 2018. He worked as a se ...
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Balanced Budget Act (Quebec)
The Government of Quebec adopted the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) in 1996. The BBA prohibits a budget deficit, other than in special circumstances. Background Quebec incurred little debt before the 1960s, but from 1958 it recorded deficits for 40 consecutive years. Accumulated debt reached more than $100 billion (over 40% of GDP) by 1998. (The debt of the province of Quebec is separate from the debt of the federal government of Canada.) Quebec's credit rating was downgraded by Moody's in 1993 and 1995 and, in 1996, there were fears of a further downgrade. The Balanced Budget Act (BBA) was adopted unanimously by Quebec's legislative assembly in 1996, and incoming Premier Lucien Bouchard said balanced budgets were a priority "to save future generations from debt and despair" and "to protect the government's ability to act". The budget balance mechanism Under the Balanced Budget Act (BBA), the government is prohibited from incurring a budget deficit, other than in the special circu ...
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Quebec Government Departments And Agencies
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. In the south, it shares a border with the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, what is now Quebec was the List of French possessions and colonies, French colony of ''Canada (New France), Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, ''Canada'' became a Territorial evolution of the British Empire#List of territories that were once a part of the British Empire, British colony, first as the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then Lower Canada (1791–1841), and lastly part of the Province of Canada (1841–1867) as a result of the Lower Canada Rebellion. It was Canadian Confederation, ...
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Ministers Of Finance Of Quebec
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