It's scandal-plagued transport minister, Jacques Daoust, finally ran out of lives. But none of that was enough for Premier Philippe Couillard to cut him loose. The Parti Québécois wanted the government to use its stake in Rona to block the takeover bid by refusing to sell its shares to Lowe's. The chief of staff, Pierre Ouellet, replied "OK" after saying he would check with his boss. The Coalition Avenir Québec wants to call Daoust, Ouellet and Rona to testify before a parliamentary committee on Thursday in an effort to establish which is most likely.

Source: CBC News August 22, 2016 09:56 UTC