François Legault recognizes that he will have to make “corrections” to appease frustration and disappointment towards his government. In front of his deputies gathered in Caucus, the Caquist chief insisted on the need to “re -enlist».
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“We made good shots, but at the same time, we must realize that there are frustrations, that there are people who are disappointed and we have a duty to make changes,” said the Prime Minister, at the start of an extraordinary meeting of his parliamentary wing in the National Assembly, Thursday morning.
After the members of his Council of Ministers on Wednesday, the rest of his deputation on Wednesday to play a French game by bringing the Prime Minister the grievances of their committers.
“We are in all regions, we are the 17 regions of Quebec, so I know you know your world. I know you have listened to your world this summer. […] I want you to be frank. I want you to tell me exactly what you heard. We need to “re -enclose”, “Legault told his caucus.
Upon his arrival at the National Assembly, the deputy of Nicolet-Bécancour, Donald Martel, expressed the criticisms he heard in the population, during the summer. “We often talk about it, Northvolt, despite the (sector) battery with us,” he said, as an example. But we will correct the shot. “
Former Caquist Minister Pierre Dufour can see that there are “some elements that hurt” at CAQ, such as the third link and the fact that the Minister responsible for Abitibi-Témiscamingue is not an elected official from the region.
“Whether it’s me, Mr. (Daniel) Bernard (Rouyn-Noranda-Témiscamingue), Ms. (Suzanne) Blais (Abitibi-Ouest), it was sure that it was a file that hurt us, politically,” said the deputy for Abitibi-Est.
The minister and longtime caquist deputy François Bonnardel, who is scheduled to appear next week before Commissioner Gallant, did not show up at the meeting of his Caucus on Thursday morning. He is currently in France for a long-planned family trip, it was confirmed in his entourage.
Unusual meeting
In addition, the deputies were questioned about their participation in a mysterious meeting held in Lac-Delage last June.
Twenty-two elected Caquistes gathered there to brainstorm the future of their training, at the initiative of the deputy of Rousseau, Louis-Charles Thouin.
According to Mahieu Rivest, elected from the Côte-du-Sud, it was a “good moment of mutual consultation and collective work”.
Mario Asselin, Sylvain Lévesque and Geneviève Hébert were notably present.
The Chief Whip of the Government assures that it is comfortable with the process. “It was I who suggested it,” said Mario Laframboise.
