Legault, Anglade congratulate Poilievre on federal Conservative management win

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LONGUEUIL — François Legault congratulated Pierre Poilievre on his victory within the federal Conservative Celebration management race Saturday night time.

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In a short tweet, the CAQ chief wished Poilievre “blissful celebrations” and appeared ahead to discussing “points affecting Quebec and Canada” with him.

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Legault didn’t name the brand new Conservative chief, as is customized. Three days in the past, in Roberval, he stated whereas laughing that he’d by no means spoken with Poilievre.

Dominique Anglade additionally congratulated Poilievre in a tweet that highlighted the participation of her celebration’s former chief, Jean Charest, within the management contest.

“As chief of the Quebec Liberal Celebration, I’ll work with all political actors to advance Quebec and shield our jurisdictions,” she stated.

Poilievre received on the primary poll of the Conservative Celebration’s management election Saturday night time with 68.15 per cent of the vote.

The Carleton MP, who made liberty the central challenge of his marketing campaign, simply defeated Jean Charest.

Making an attempt to make a comeback in politics, the previous Quebec premier garnered simply 16.07 per cent of the vote.