Here are the elected officials or political party leaders who stood out for all the right or wrong reasons in the last week.
Frédéric Beauchemin, PLQ
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As the only MP seeking to enter the leadership race, he and three of his constituency staff are facing bullying charges. The complaint was communicated to the party authorities and the National Assembly. This happens one week before the racing rules are announced.
Sol Zanetti, QS
Solidarity has been clearly felt in recent weeks, probably reinforced by the by-election in Jean-Talon. His question about the absence of a Quebec representative at the CRTC is relevant, but blowing up a balloon and making it spin at Salon Bleu is not relevant. A little decency, please.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, PQ
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After being elected party leader, the PQ continued its slow decline. In 2021, only 3% of respondents to the Léger poll considered him the best prime minister, causing ridicule. Today the PQ is positioning itself as an alternative to the government and is winning Jean-Talon by an impressive margin. Respect.
Simon Jolin-Barrette, CAQ
Photo Didier Debusschere
His bill to combat planned obsolescence, passed this week, is a good step forward for consumers. In particular, the fact that car manufacturers must provide information in order to have their cars repaired in all workshops should enable significant savings.
In large amounts
Bernard is not popular with the PQ
Photo agency QMI, Andréanne Lemire
PQ activists gathered at a Nbar in Normandy on Monday evening to watch Jean-Talon’s election night on LCN and indulged themselves by loudly booing defector Bernard Drainville as he was questioned on screen. Like in Zdeno Chara’s time at the Bell Center…
Fitz, a little quick
Archive photo, QMI Agency, Joël Lemay
Our journalist asked the minister responsible for the metropolis how he felt about François Legault’s new U-turn on the 3rd route, seen from Montreal. “Well, I’ve been in Quebec since yesterday, so…” Fitzgibbon replied immediately to avoid the annoying question.
