Montreal Finance Minister Eric Girard is set to table Quebec’s provincial budget on Wednesday — less than a month before the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) chooses a successor to Premier François Legault. Province staring down $12.4B deficit weeks before CAQ chooses new leader Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Eric Girard’s eighth budget comes as he seeks a third mandate under the CAQ banner in the upcoming October election. (Sylvain Roy Roussel/CBC/Radio-Canada) Finance Minister Eric Girard is set to table Quebec’s provincial budget on Wednesday — less than a month before the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) chooses a successor to Premier François Legault. The budget, Girard’s eighth, comes as he seeks a third mandate under the CAQ banner in the upcoming October election.…