To avoid a “rise of extremes” in Quebec, the Parti Québécois (PQ) advocates a more sustainable immigration model, which notably involves lowering immigration thresholds and closing Roxham Road.
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“I lived in Denmark, I lived in Sweden, I look at Hungary, France, England, if we make the mistake of not finding sustainable models, it has consequences on part of the electorate who will decide to take things another way,” warns Chief Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, on the eve of a two-day meeting of the PQ caucus serving to prepare for the return to Parliament in the Assembly. national.
According to him, his political formation is the only one looking for a sustainable way of managing immigration. The PQ notably hopes that Quebec will not welcome more than 35,000 newcomers each year. Currently, the immigration threshold is set at 50,000.
“A model in which French is condemned to decline, in which we are in an exacerbated housing crisis and in which some families cannot even find housing, and in which we are no longer able to provide services to the population, will exacerbate dissatisfaction,” insists the sovereignist leader.
In this context, to preserve “social peace” and secure the population, a “balanced” and “sustainable” immigration model must be found. And the current situation does not bode well for the future, if we are to believe PSPP.
“If we count temporary immigration, the situation in Roxham which is on the rise and we take the current thresholds, we see the decline of French, the inability to house everyone and the inability to offer services, so we are looking for a model that is more sustainable, more reassuring, more guarantor of our social peace and the quality of services”.
11 co-spokespersons
Flanked by his two deputies, Pascal Bérubé and Joël Arseneau, the PQ leader also announced the appointment of eleven sectoral co-spokespersons who will have the mission of providing their support and expertise to the elected officials in place in specific files.
These new functions are in addition to that of former MP Méganne Perry-Melançon, who will be the party’s satellite outside parliament.