‘It’s essential’: Anglade says Legault ought to reply referendum query

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Quebec Liberal Celebration Chief Dominique Anglade believes François Legault owes Quebecers a transparent reply on how he would vote ought to there be a sovereignty referendum within the province.

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Legault dodged the query throughout Thursday’s leaders’ debate, saying solely he considers independence reputable and a referendum would divide Quebecers.

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Chatting with reporters on Friday, Anglade mentioned she believes the Coalition Avenir Québec chief ought to reply the query immediately.

“In fact, it’s essential to take a stance on it, as a result of it defines the kind of management you’ll have for Quebec,” Anglade mentioned whereas campaigning in Montreal.

“There are two events for who it’s clear: Québec solidaire and the Parti Québécois. For the Conservative get together, we don’t know. And for Mr. Legault, we all know even much less.”

A day after the ultimate leaders’ debate of the marketing campaign, Anglade caught to a busy schedule Friday, talking at a conference in Montreal earlier than attending a local weather march after which heading for marketing campaign stops in Gatineau.

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Regardless of the emphasis she has placed on local weather change throughout the marketing campaign, the local weather march was not initially a part of the Liberal chief’s schedule.

When questioned why it wasn’t, Anglade mentioned there have been time constraints due to her schedule, however insisted it was essential for her to be there.

“For me, it was a cease that was important — I dedicated to doing it and after I decide to one thing, I do it,” she mentioned.

Whereas Coalition Avenir Québec candidates had been hounded out from the march, and Québec solidaire candidates had been welcomed, Anglade acquired combined reactions.

The gang initially greeted her with a spattering of boos, however Liberal supporters did method her throughout the march to speak and pose for photographs.

Requested what message she hoped to ship by attending, Anglade mentioned she needed to indicate that local weather change must be tackled collectively.

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“We’re in a position to make Quebec carbon impartial by 2050,” she mentioned. “There’s nothing stopping us from doing that apart from true political will and the required imaginative and prescient.”

Earlier, whereas addressing the Fédération québécoise des municipalités, Anglade vowed a Liberal authorities would enable Quebec’s areas to set their very own immigration targets and provides native elected officers extra decisional energy.

“What I need to have in Quebec is a collaborative management,” Anglade advised the convention. “To make sure that we’re listening, could make choices collectively and respect the wants of every of our areas and municipalities.”

The Liberal get together’s platform pledges to set the province’s threshold to 70,000 immigrants per 12 months, all whereas permitting the province’s areas to find out their very own immigration wants.

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For the time being, the get together says, lower than 30 per cent of immigrants settle outdoors of the larger Montreal space.

“Immigration must be executed with the areas,” Anglade mentioned on Friday. “(Areas) can determine the variety of individuals they need to welcome, as a result of they know the wants by way of housing, education, and daycare.”

Afterward, Anglade additionally addressed feedback Legault made about Quebec Conservative Celebration Chief Éric Duhaime on Friday.

Legault advised reporters he feels Duhaime’s opposition to well being laws imposed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic disqualifies him from being premier of Quebec.

However Anglade wouldn’t go that far.

“We reside in a democracy, and all concepts have their place, like (Duhaime) had his place on the leaders’ debates,” Anglade mentioned in response. “However what’s essential is selecting what sort of authorities we would like, what sort of particular person we would like main Quebec.”

“We should always struggle concepts, not individuals,” she added. “I’ll go away these feedback to Mr. Legault.”

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