One week before the end of a difficult parliamentary session for the Legault government, it is clear that the CAQ has had to face many pitfalls and is struggling to meet crucial challenges that could undermine its popularity rating.
Largely in the majority, the troops of François Legault have given the impression, since 2018, of resisting all criticism. The population supported them during the pandemic and gave them a very strong second mandate at the end of last year.
The wear and tear on power began to be felt in 2023, however, as the pandemic subsided and other issues came to the surface.
Several disappointments
Thus, nothing is going any more in health, in education, and the government which promised major changes, much more effective than the old parties, is disappointing.
The former PQ members who went to the CAQ are also sorry to see François Legault lack bite in the face of the federal government.
Then, many did not understand the Prime Minister’s about-face regarding immigration thresholds. During the election campaign, Mr. Legault pointed to a possible increase in these thresholds as a little suicidal for the future of French.
It is now set to increase it from 50,000 to over 60,000 by 2027, with higher requirements for learning French for newcomers.
broken promise
Speaking of an about-face, the government’s spectacular U-turn on the third link file has left many people wondering, if not angry. It is not the abandonment of this insane project that makes people tick as much as the government’s way of acting.
After over-promising the tunnel, and making it a project of record dimensions in many ways, the government has given the impression that it knowingly misled voters for an electoral purpose. Confidence is greatly eroded, especially in the Quebec region.