{"id":5521,"date":"2025-11-25T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/?p=5521"},"modified":"2025-11-24T22:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T03:49:11","slug":"bill-3-threatens-democratic-balance-fqppu-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/en\/bill-3-threatens-democratic-balance-fqppu-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill 3: Weakening of Critical Voices and a Threat to Union Democracy, Warns New FQPPU Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5521\" class=\"elementor elementor-5521 elementor-5514\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8fe710 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8fe710\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9912ebb\" data-id=\"9912ebb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ab442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55ab442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>As <a href=\"http:\/\/assnat.qc.ca\/en\/travaux-parlementaires\/commissions\/CET\/mandats\/Mandat-54435\/horaire.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the special consultations of the Committee on Labour and the Economy<\/a> begin today, the <em>F\u00e9d\u00e9ration qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise des professeures et professeurs d\u2019universit\u00e9<\/em> (FQPPU) is releasing its brief, <a href=\"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/202511_MemoirePL3.pdf\"><em>Une atteinte injustifi\u00e9e \u00e0 la libert\u00e9 d\u2019association et \u00e0 la d\u00e9mocratie syndicale<\/em><\/a>, and reaffirming <a href=\"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/projet-de-loi-3-democratie-voix-critiques-menacees\/\">its deep concern regarding Bill 3<\/a>. This reform clearly undermines democratic counterweights by limiting unions\u2019 ability to debate, challenge, intervene and defend their members.<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b55a37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b55a37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adc37a6\" data-id=\"adc37a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a072d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8a072d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cBill 3 is part of a larger trend aimed at weakening those who, in a democratic society, are specifically tasked with questioning, debating, and holding power to account,\u201d says Madeleine Pastinelli, president of the FQPPU. \u201cTaken individually, several of the bill\u2019s measures may seem technical, even legitimate; but the reform as a whole risks seriously eroding our democracy.\u201d<\/p><p>The Federation\u2019s brief demonstrates that Bill 3 introduces unprecedented\u2014and unworkable\u2014mechanisms that restrict freedom of association, hinder unions\u2019 ability to defend members\u2019 interests in court, establish an arbitrary double-accounting requirement, and create an administrative burden that diverts union resources from their core mission.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-486904b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"486904b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4f27c5\" data-id=\"d4f27c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2186977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2186977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Interference in the democratic organization of associations<\/strong><\/h4><p>The bill imposes referendum rules likely to weaken participation in democratic debate\u2014an essential element of union life. Even more troubling, it extends voting rights to non-members, creating a situation unique in Quebec by requiring unions to grant voting rights to people who are not members (section 1, pp. 5\u20137)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ebb9df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ebb9df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e929d07\" data-id=\"e929d07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620c5fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"620c5fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Restrictions based on unjustified, vague and unworkable distinctions<\/strong><\/h4><p>The bill requires a split between \u201cprincipal dues\u201d and \u201coptional dues\u201d\u2014a mechanism based on categories that cannot be clearly defined (section 2, pp. 8\u201316). These restrictions:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cdf67f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cdf67f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-935e107\" data-id=\"935e107\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4397a5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4397a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>limit unions\u2019 ability to challenge certain laws, even when fundamental rights are at stake;<\/li><li>restrict their participation in litigation affecting members\u2019 social or economic rights;<\/li><li>introduce so much vagueness that unions could be sanctioned for activities impossible to identify in advance.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2eb5e4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2eb5e4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20d43fb\" data-id=\"20d43fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca21d18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca21d18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This vagueness is so severe that it violates the principles of fundamental justice established by the Supreme Court (p. 14).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c169c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c169c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eba68d\" data-id=\"4eba68d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbfac97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbfac97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>FQPPU recommendations<\/strong><\/h4><p>The Federation therefore calls for the withdrawal of the bill, or at the very least:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa598aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa598aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b2edfc\" data-id=\"3b2edfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b91b0ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b91b0ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>the removal of the proposed new articles 20.1.1, 20.3.2 and 47.0.1 to 47.0.5 of the <em>Labour Code<\/em>, as well as all references to these articles in other provisions;<\/li><li>the removal of the words \u201cand present them at a meeting to the members of the certified association that is affiliated with or belongs to it\u201d from new article 47.1, para. 3 of the <em>Labour Code<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4c1767 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4c1767\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7cdc82\" data-id=\"d7cdc82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c85c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68c85c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>A threat to counter-powers and to the university mission<\/strong><\/h4><p>For faculty unions represented by the Federation, the effects would be severe:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cacf4f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cacf4f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09bb1c8\" data-id=\"09bb1c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8be9e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8be9e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>limits on their ability to defend the university mission;<\/li><li>obstacles to contesting legislative measures that infringe on academic freedom;<\/li><li>a shrinking civic space for critical voices that are essential to public debate.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86e7728 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86e7728\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb262a5\" data-id=\"fb262a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2f2ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f2f2ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The FQPPU therefore urges the government to withdraw Bill 3 or, at the very least, to remove the provisions most anathema to union democracy. It reaffirms its willingness to collaborate on any reasonable review of the legislative framework, provided it respects the freedom of association, the essential role of democratic counterweights, and the overall democratic health of Quebec.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37b4b9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37b4b9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87c33d0\" data-id=\"87c33d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa08b63 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa08b63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac439d0\" data-id=\"ac439d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5c03fc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e5c03fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcd399e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcd399e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stay up to date<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fed8934\" data-id=\"fed8934\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a6182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52a6182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Subscribe to the Federation newsletter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10cfe57 elementor-button-align-stretch elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"10cfe57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;button_width&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" name=\"New Form\" aria-label=\"New Form\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"5521\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"10cfe57\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-form-fields-wrapper elementor-labels-above\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-email elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-email elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail address\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"email\" name=\"form_fields[email]\" id=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-name elementor-col-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst name\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[name]\" id=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-acceptance elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_0574dd4 elementor-col-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-subgroup\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-field-option\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"form_fields[field_0574dd4]\" id=\"form-field-field_0574dd4\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-acceptance-field\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-field_0574dd4\">I have read and accept <a href=\"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/termes-et-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\">the terms and conditions<\/a> of the website and the <a href=\"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/politique-de-confidentialite\/\" target=\"_blank\">privacy policy.<\/label>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-type-submit elementor-col-100 e-form__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" type=\"submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill 3 threatens democratic balance by weakening counter-powers and freedom of association, according to the FQPPU\u2019s new analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8046,"featured_media":5516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[631,319,653,79,230,632,630],"tags":[173,634,635,659,655,657,212,658,660,656,654,638,490],"class_list":["post-5521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bill-3","category-democracy","category-ministry-of-labor","category-quebec-politics","category-relationships","category-rule-of-law","category-syndicalism","tag-academic-freedom","tag-bill-3","tag-checks-and-balances","tag-democratic-governance","tag-democratic-participation","tag-democratic-reform","tag-fqppu-en","tag-freedom-of-association","tag-government-interference","tag-labor-code","tag-union-democracy","tag-union-rights","tag-university-mission"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8046"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5521"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5550,"href":"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5521\/revisions\/5550"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fqppu.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}