While not a priority for Quebecers right now, François Legault conceded on Tuesday that a sovereign Quebec would be “viable”.
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“Yes, that would be possible. It would obviously be a big financial challenge given the level of compensation we are currently receiving, but I think Quebec would be viable,” he agreed, going through Gaspésie.
The outgoing prime minister takes the wealth of Quebecers as proof. “If we compare ourselves to the average of countries in the world, there is a relatively high level of wealth, although unfortunately we still have a wealth gap with Ontario that we are in the process of ‘closing’. he insisted.
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During the first debate, PQ member Paul St-Pierre Plamondon accused the CAQ leader of being the most federalist of the leaders currently running for Quebec premiership.
François Legault does not understand the goal of the leader of the Parti Québécois. “I have a hard time understanding what he means.”
The leader of the Parti Québécois laughed a lot when he heard this statement from François Legault.
“One day François Legault said we need Canada, we need Canada’s money… And the next day… [il dit autre chose]», stressed Paul St-Pierre-Plamondon. “Obviously Quebec is viable.”
The PQ leader says his party did the calculations proving that viability in its first-year budget, which was due to be presented during this election campaign.
Ultimately, however, this document is not made public as a result of the vote.
The Chair argues that the inflation crisis has messed up the PQ’s calculations over the past nine months.
“The numbers aren’t enough anymore,” he agreed. “But FYI we calculated $5.1 billion just because two governments are doing the same thing at the same time.”
– with the collaboration of Nicolas Lachance, Parliamentary Office