(Montreal) Premier François Legault clearly didn’t like how opposition parties accused him of reneging on his promise to put “more money in Quebecers’ wallets,” as they did this week.
Posted at 8:52 am.
In a letter posted to his Facebook page on Sunday morning, Mr. Legault compiled a long list of measures his government has taken since coming to power in 2018 to help Quebecers struggling to make ends meet.
The Prime Minister particularly highlighted the reduction in school taxes, the increase in allowances for families, the introduction of a uniform tax rate for daycare centers and the sending of checks to counteract the effects of inflation.
Mr. Legault wanted to make the trip, he explained, to respond to opposition parties in the National Assembly who this week accused him of not doing enough to help Quebecers move forward and adapt to the runaway rise in inflation.
On Thursday, Quebec Solidaire leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois criticized the government for not doing enough to help Quebecers because the prime minister is out of touch with the reality of the most disadvantaged people.
For his part, Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon bluntly reiterated that the CAQ’s “broken promises” included returning more money to “Quebecians’ wallets.”
In his message released on Sunday, Mr. Legault responded by saying that “the oppositions have just woken up” while he has been working for five years to put more money in Quebecers’ wallets.
“I fully intend to continue,” he concluded.