Quebec Conservatives promise to balance provincial budget within four years

MONTRÉAL — The Conservative Party of Quebec is promising to balance the province’s budget within four years if it is elected to form government in October.

Leader Éric Duhaime says that he’d balance the budget by controlling spending growth, reviewing government programs, and modernizing the government.

Duhaime unveiled an economic platform that is centred around four initiatives that he says would modernize Quebec.

In addition to balancing the budget, he says he wants to build a more competitive economy by reducing the tax and regulatory burden on businesses.

The party also intends to spearhead what it calls a historic reduction in the tax burden on individuals in order to better reward work.

Duhaime says his party would also focus on repairing Quebec before building new, by giving greater priority to the maintenance of roads, schools, and existing infrastructure.

Duhaime’s team has previously announced it would cut government spending by $47 billion over five years.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 24, 2026.

Stéphane Blais, The Canadian Press