Bulletins of the week at the National Assembly: Eric Girard bogs down the CAQ with the Kings

Here are the elected officials or political party leaders who stood out for the right or wrong reasons over the past week.

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Eric Girard, CAQ

He got bogged down by touting the LA Kings center line to justify his $5-7M subsidy. Then, after saying that the two exhibition games were not a signal to the NHL for the return of the Nordiques, it became the main reason for his initiative. But according to him, it was “implicit” from the start. Help!

Christine Fréchette, CAQ

Concrete efforts are being made to attract voluntary asylum seekers to the national capital, in order to relieve pressure on reception capacity in the metropolis and finally regionalize immigration. The pilot project that is getting underway is well received in Quebec. Liberals and solidarity applauded.

Linda Caron, PLQ

The elected official is leading a fight that goes under the radar, for thousands of disabled Quebecers having their retirement pensions cut by more than 20%. The court found this clause discriminatory, but the government appealed the decision. She introduced a bill on behalf of vulnerable people unfairly penalized.

Éric Girard, Luc Provençal, CAQ

They had the courage to contradict their government with its visor raised on the subsidy for the arrival of the Kings. But after saying that this use of public funds contravened their values, they voted Thursday… against the motion asking to cancel the grant. They chose to close ranks and swallow back.

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We don’t comment on polls…

Asked about the stagnation of QS in voting intentions, solidarity worker Haroun Bouazzi replied: “Obviously, the classic phrase is that we will not comment on the poll.” His colleague Alexandre Leduc, at his side, had just held up a survey on support for union members on strike!

The question of the week

“Does the Prime Minister think that it is up to Quebecers to pay for the lunch of Anze Kopitar, who earns $10 million per year, yes or no?”

– Paul St-Pierre Plamondon