(Québec) Le chef du Parti conservateur du Québec, qui n’a fait élire aucun député le 3 octobre, mais qui a tout de même obtenu près de 530 000 voix, met en garde François Legault. Le premier ministre va « subir les conséquences de ses actes » s’il empêche Éric Duhaime de tenir des points de presse au parlement.
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« M. Legault, s’il décide que la démocratie, ce n’est pas important et que 530 000 Québécois, ça ne vaut rien pour lui, il va subir les conséquences de ses actes. S’il pense que c’est dehors […] We have to demonstrate that we have to take to the streets because he has no place for us, he will suffer the consequences of his decisions because he is not democratic enough to allow us to enter the National Assembly,” said Mr. Duhaim.
He then clarified that these were not threats. “He will suffer the consequences and it means that people will express themselves differently. In a democracy, voices must be heard within the walls of parliament,” he told parliamentary reporters.
The day after the election, Prime Minister Francois Legault had already spoken to Mr. He closed the door on Duheim’s demands. “It is not easy to allow unelected people to hold press conferences in the National Assembly,” he said.
The Conservative leader held his press conference at Fontaine de Tourny, located in front of the Quebec Parliament. Since no Conservative candidate has been elected in one of Quebec’s 125 ridings, he has no right to enter and hold public events. He had the privilege during the last legislature because defector Claire Samson left Coalition Avenir Quebec to join him.
Democratic deficit
“On election night Mr. I had the opportunity to speak with Legault. He told me that he was open to the opposition parties. He told me he was going to be humble, […] He wanted to be united and open, and he was eager to hear our proposals,” said Mr. Duheim said.
According to him, the “democratic deficit” is worse today than it was before the election, with “historic electoral distortions”. “This is a big problem for democracy. […] Before becoming a Cagquist, I believe [François Legault] “A Democrat, I hope he listens to the conservative voice,” he said.
“It’s not uncommon for one in six Quebecers to be excluded from the National Assembly, and 13% of the vote gives us zero MPs out of 125. […] I understand that the PLQ and CAQ do not want to reform the voting system. That being said, there is a way to find accommodations to ensure there is a minimum democratic function,” he said.
Organize events
His “Plan A”: Next week, the Conservatives will sit at the negotiating table with other political parties to decide on the operation of the Assembly for the next four years.
He has the right to hold press conferences and hold office within Parliament. Mr. Duhaime had access to himself and his press secretary. But “many other questions” hang in the balance, he underlines. For example, during a closed budget session, will the Conservative Party be called? “Interest groups have a right to it. Do we, do we get the right? He asked.
Also, he has a plan B in case the negotiations go awry. “If Plan A doesn’t work, in November, we’ll come back and do something else,” he says. “Oppositions” are part of his game plan.
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