The Parti Québécois ended the year 2023 in the lead in voting intentions in Quebec. PQ strategists undoubtedly wondered, during the Christmas break, what subjects their training should cover in 2024.
Thanks to Justin Trudeau and his unrealistic objective of welcoming 500,000 immigrants per year to the country, the PQ no longer needs to wonder what nail to hit in the coming months. An issue which will undoubtedly be at the heart of the next general election.
Until then, even if François Legault wrote to Justin Trudeau to ask for greater control of asylum requests and to pay for the costs incurred in 2021 and 2022, it is Paul St-Pierre Plamondon who emerges the winner.
No consultation
What is difficult to understand with the federal thresholds is that it did not consult the cities and provinces before announcing its objective. The most ironic thing is that the Trudeau government has been the champion of consultants since its election in 2015.
Clearly, the federal government did not have the inclination to consult on this issue. Thus, Canada is heading towards a population of 100 million in 2100 as proposed by the Initiative of the Century.
Another irony is that the Trudeau team says it is not following the Initiative of the Century plan, but when we calculate Ottawa’s thresholds, we arrive at the same figure.
So whether it follows the ideas of the Initiative of the Century or not, Canada is heading into a wall. Clearly, we cannot afford Justin Trudeau’s ambitions on immigration.
And Legault
Since the start of the year, François Legault has been absent from the public scene. But he at least took out his pen to show that he cares about immigration.
However, in his letter to Justin Trudeau, he does not ask for new immigration powers and he is far from triggering a sectoral referendum as he mentioned during the last campaign in 2022.
The year is still young, but the debate has started. François Legault plays catch-up hockey while Justin Trudeau passes the paddle to PSPP.