Duhaime demands role in National Assembly
Éric Duhaime, head of the Quebec Conservative party, says François Legault will experience the consequences of his acts if he excludes the party from the National Assembly.
The Quebec Conservative party collected 530,000 votes, but did not win a single seat in the recent election.
Ian 19:31 on 2022-10-19 Permalink
Knowing what little I know about Legault I am sure he is just quivering in his booties over this threat /s
Why would he care about 530K votes when he is willing to happily villainize over 4 million people to no apparent consequence other than being merrily handed another majority by the rest of Quebec?
Kate 08:24 on 2022-10-20 Permalink
Well, Legault does have to consider the factor of half a million voters being that far right. We should maybe be concerned that he’ll try to adjust CAQ policies to attract them back to supporting his party.
carswell 09:32 on 2022-10-20 Permalink
I suspect that’s the most likely scenario, Kate. Legault doesn’t give them official party status and tries to co-opt their positions to further strengthen his base. Plus it gives him excuse to follow his own inclinations: moving his party and the province further to the right.
Kate 10:54 on 2022-10-20 Permalink
I don’t even see how Legault could give them official party status when they have zero seats. Under the current system, they have no right at all to sit in the National Assembly.