The race for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party has come to a general indifference so far, being relegated far behind Donald Trump and the Canadian election. Despite everything, the candidates did not throw the gloves during a first debate on the economy.
The only attacks on this debate held in Laval aimed at the one who was in the lead during the last probe strokes, Pablo Rodriguez.
Mario Roy reproached the Trudeau-Rodriguez government for imposing a 100% tax on Chinese electric vehicles, and Karl Blackburn accused him of having given in to Quebec pressure by reducing the number of foreign workers.
The former federal minister in the leader position ignored his opponents and preferred to launch his arrows at the place of François Legault.
He surely wanted to give a taste of what he could offer as an opposition to the caquist in the event if he were to face by becoming a chief.
Look who speaks!
But when he maintains that the management of public finances is “one of the big more failures in the CAQ”, and that he describes the Legault assessment on this subject of “pathetic”, we wonder why the other candidates did not remind him of the inheritance of the Trudeau government of which he was a part.
It is $ 650 billion in deficits in nine years.
The others remained silent.
-If it is not that Charles billion said he was reassured to hear Rodriguez Clamé that he would not send a check for everyone like François Legault.
“Because there was in mass of the federalum,” he said with sweet irony.
Pablo Rodriguez was more convincing by stating that “François Legault does not believe in Canada” and that he would be better placed to build alliances in the country to fight Donald Trump.
Karl Blackburn, which was added in the last moments to the list of race candidates, insisted on access to foreign labor and a reduction in the burden of companies.
Agree on energy
Like all the candidates, but with more insistence, he pleaded for a re-evaluation of projects as East Energy and Gnl-Québec.
At ease for a first political debate, Charles billion will however have to cut down cards and learn to play a little if he wants to stand out more.
At times, it is the least known candidate of the group, the farmer and economist Mario Roy, who injected a little more color to this first of five debates, who will lead to the election of the next liberal chief.
The others may take note that a little more fighting spirit would not hurt.
