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Bolstering ships, forestry and the birthrate: Quebec leaders make campaign pledges

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Quebec party leaders are making campaign promises to enhance shipping, forestry, and birth rates ahead of the final two-week stretch of the provincial election. Coalition Avenir Québec leader Christine Fréchette is proposing a maritime strategy that includes $300 million in investments for port infrastructure and the St. Lawrence River, along with an additional $90 million for shipbuilding.

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Quebec party leaders are making various campaign promises ahead of the final two-week stretch of the provincial election campaign. Coalition Avenir Québec leader Christine Fréchette announced a maritime strategy that includes investing $300 million in port infrastructure and the St. Lawrence River, as well as allocating $90 million for shipbuilding industry development.

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MONTREAL - Quebec party leaders are making various promises to boost shipping, forestry and the birthrate as the provincial election campaign ramps up for its final two-week stretch. asserted

campaign → make → stretch

Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette is unveiling a maritime strategy that would furnish $300 million in investments for port infrastructure and the St. Lawrence River, as well as $90 million for the shipbuilding industry. asserted

that → unveil → industry

Bolstering ships, forestry and the birthrate: Quebec leaders make campaign pledges

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