François Legault cancels his activities planned for Saturday and suspends his electoral tour until further notice due to hurricane Fiona, which “seems to be heading straight for the Islands”.
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“We are thinking of the people of the North Shore, Gaspésie and Îles-de-la-Madeleine, he wrote Friday evening on his twitter feed. We hope for the best, but the whole government is ready. You are made strong the Madelinots. Know that all of Quebec is with you.
François Legault assures that he is in contact with the Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary General of the Government. The situation will be reassessed from hour to hour, said the Prime Minister’s Office.
Earlier in the evening, the government issued a hurricane alert.
“Hurricane Fiona will hit eastern Quebec overnight from Friday to Saturday. High winds, torrential rains and storm surges could cause damage,” the government said, advising everyone to take shelter.
Winds reaching 100 to 160 km/h are expected in the Magdalen Islands during the night from Friday to Saturday. These gusts will be accompanied by 75 to 125 mm of rain, Environment Canada said.
Note that the head of the CAQ was to go to the Îles-de-la-Madeleine on Monday as part of his tour of Quebec as part of the election campaign.
On the side of Quebec solidaire, shortly after the announcement of the outgoing Prime Minister, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois canceled his press conference scheduled for Saturday morning in Maurice-Richard. It remains to be seen whether he will travel to Rimouski as planned thereafter. The other activities planned on his agenda will be reassessed.
For her part, the Liberal leader said that “everyone is on the alert and waiting to see how things will unfold”.
Dominique Anglade has not announced the suspension of his campaign for the moment. “We will wait to see how things evolve,” she said.
On the Conservative side, Saturday’s activities remain on the menu for the moment, but everything could be reassessed on Saturday morning “depending on the evolution of the situation”, we are told.
Éric Duhaime normally gives a press briefing on Saturday at 11 a.m. in Quebec City and he must go door-to-door in the afternoon in the riding of Chauveau.
– With the collaboration of Marc-André Gagnon and Patrick Bellerose, Parliamentary Office, and Taïeb Moalla