Fighting the “separatist” threat: Denise Goderre feels invested in a mission

After a stroke and forced to relearn how to walk and talk, Denis Coderre feels invested in a mission to combat the growing “separatist” threat of Paul St-Pierre Plamonton.

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Prompted by the leadership of Quebec's Liberal Party, Montreal's former mayor said Wednesday, “No thanks!” will launch the movement, recalling the famous slogan of No Camp in the 1980 referendum.

The former federal minister did not hide it: it was the threat of a third popular consultation on sovereignty and the Quebec currency that prompted his desire to return to the political scene.

“If the third referendum was not possible, if there was no talk of independence, I would not be here. This is the impetus,” he said in an interview in our parliamentary office. If there are people who want a new country, I already have one!

PLQ also left

Ten months ago, Denise Goderre woke up one morning feeling ill and having difficulty speaking. Then, the left side of his body no longer followed. The recovery was long and arduous. He now feels he is “in shape” and ready to take on the pilgrim staff against the threat of a “new poll chicken” and the rise of the Left.

“I want to thank life for giving me a second chance,” says the man who has to travel 300 kilometers on the road to Compostela in May before announcing the results of his reflection in the PLQ's leadership race.

However, a party that has become “too left” for its taste. “PLQ has always been the party of economy. If we want to distribute wealth, we must always create it well.

Thus, he supports Swedish Northvolt's controversial battery factory project. However, Denis Coderre adds that the CAQ government's plan was poorly put together.

CAQ was cleared from discussion

The PLQ remains the only true federal political body, insisting that the PQ and Unity are “separatists”, “socialists”, the candidates expected to win, Dominic Anglade.

According to the borough's former mayor, François Legault's CAQ could do nothing against this emerging return to the federal-sovereign axis. The position of the coquists is very scary, judges Denis Goderre.

“I believe in Canada. To be liberal is to be federal. I can't wait to hear you Bernard Trinville for Quebec in Canada. I have nothing against the late industries, but …,” he says.

According to Denis Goderre, the threat of “leftist parties” is very real. Recent polls show that the Parti Québécois and Quebec Solitaire together currently have nearly 50% of voting intentions.

“Unfortunately, this situation has become possible because the PLQ has temporarily ceased to play an important role in the democratic balance that Quebec needs. So it is time for liberals, people of the center and federalists to return to the PLQ, whether I want to enter the race for its leadership or not. Because the fight is coming. And not all players are called to support the cause. .

It is surprising that Denis Coderre has not yet read the committee's report on the revival of the PLQ. But he promises to do it.