(Québec) Québec solidaire (QS) will ultimately not file a complaint against columnist Gilles Proulx, who spoke offensively about the party on QUB Radio.
Posted at 12:45 p.m
Thomas Laberge The Canadian Press
The political formation last week threatened to launch legal proceedings against Mr Proulx, who specifically called the united MPs “bastards”, “dirt” and “gangrene”.
At a news conference in the National Assembly on Tuesday, QS co-speaker Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois said Sûreté du Québec (SQ) had contacted QS to ask if the party wanted to file a complaint. QS refused to do so, arguing that their goal was not to take anyone to court, but rather to send a message to say that we cannot act like this in Quebec.
Mr Nadeau-Dubois also claimed that the SQ had contacted Gilles Proulx but had no details of the discussion.
The party intends to boycott the radio station’s broadcasts until it receives a public apology and a full retraction from the columnist.
Mr Nadeau-Dubois argues that Gilles Proulx’s statements are dangerous to the safety of elected officials.