Even if the last year has been very difficult for the CAQ, François Legault does not intend to carry out a ministerial reshuffle of his troops by the summer. His ministers will, however, have to deliver the goods if they want to keep their limousine.
As the political contest prepares to resume in the National Assembly, the Prime Minister is refining his game plan.
In the CAQ pharmacies, however, we are categorical on one point: there is no question of reshuffling the office’s cards in the short term.
“It’s ruled out this spring, it’s certain that by June, there won’t be any,” confided a well-informed source.
However, the CAQ ministers will not be able to rest on their laurels.
François Legault and his team will be keeping an eye on them.
“Bearing in mind that there will eventually be a reshuffle, it is also a way of seeing how the ministers will perform,” we insist behind the scenes, while the caucus bringing together elected officials will be held this week in Sherbrooke. of the government to prepare for the start of the parliamentary term.
Watchword: “discipline”
2023 has not been easy for the CAQ, who have plummeted in the polls.
After a difficult year marked by controversies and unpopular decisions, the watchword is “discipline”.
Not only in their way of communicating, but also in their political decisions.
Among the CAQ apparatchiks, it is broadly emphasized that it will be necessary to avoid overly emotional reactions in the coming months and sometimes take a step back.
“The first reaction is not always the best decision.”
And although the CAQ wants to emphasize the quality of public services, François Legault’s government will not immediately reap the fruits of its vast reforms in health and education.
Construction, Transport and Energy
Not to mention the other major projects that will be added.
The modernization of the construction industry led by Minister Jean Boulet is likely to make waves.
The end of private preserves and the decompartmentalization of professions will not go through like a letter in the post.
Same thing for the transport agency that Minister Geneviève Guilbault wants to set up, which should independently manage major road infrastructure and public transport projects across Quebec.
Minister Pierre Fitzigibbon will have to present his long-awaited bill on the regulation of clean energies, promised for more than a year already, to deal with the lack of electricity that the government anticipates for the coming years.
In the Legault government, we are therefore not expecting a restful year in 2024.