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

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Eric Girard’s eighth budget comes as he seeks a third mandate under the CAQ banner in the upcoming October election.…