This is Quebec

Community groups in Quebec are coming up with new ways to reach people who need food aid during the summer months, when donations tend to drop. Community fridges on the Lower North Shore; farmers pairing up with food banks in the Eastern Townships; and lunch box programs in Quebec City: here’s a look at the work being done to fight insecurity.

The École nationale d’horlogerie in Trois-Rivières is the only watchmaking school in Canada. It was founded 80 years ago, after WWII, to help veterans learn new skills and reintegrate into society after returning home. Today it trains watchmakers for the global market in a wide variety of professions.

Yet again, plans to extend route 138 on Quebec’s Lower North Shore have been scrapped. People living in a dozen towns and villages along the coast have been waiting for a road to connect them to the rest of the province for decades. Without it, locals must rely on planes, ferry service - even quads and snowmobiles - to travel. After two former Liberal governments promised and failed to complete the 400 kilometre stretch of road from Old-Fort Bay and Kegaska, it's the CAQ that now finds itself tearing up its proposed extension plan.

Communities across Quebec gather on June 21 to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day, 2026 marking the 30th edition. For many artists and leaders, the summer solstice is an occasion to showcase the projects, causes and art they champion year round.

As the legislative session in Quebec shuts down for the summer, the CAQ government had a few key bills and reforms it wanted to push through. But the party had to say goodbye so some of its flagship ideas.

This is Quebec travels across the big, diverse landscape of the province to find the heart of the action and dig into what's on people's minds. Every Friday, host Alison Brunette explores one issue that has people talking in both official languages, and more -- from language laws to ferry schedules to family doctors.