The possibility of a change of course by the Parti Québécois in the third link file mentioned by Paul St-Pierre Plamondon on Thursday does not worry Jeanne Robin, the former candidate of the party who had designed her light rail project between the two banks .
“I’m not worried,” wrote Mme Robin in a publication on the X platform Friday (formerly Twitter). “In my involvement with the PQ, I never felt an appetite for a third Qc-Lévis highway link.”
Mme Robin was reacting to comments made the day before by Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. “I am committed to reviewing our 2022 proposal in light of where this file will end up. Because obviously, we don’t know where it’s gone. What the Caisse de dépôt will make as a proposal, what the [Coalition avenir Québec] will make a commitment so that obviously we will have to look into this again. But our position, in terms of public transport, is exactly the same,” he said.
During the 2022 electoral campaign, the Parti Québécois took a position against a highway link between Quebec and Lévis and presented a project dedicated exclusively to public transport.
Mme Robin, who is director of the Vivre en ville organization and advocates for the development of public transportation, was the main architect of this project.
In her tweet Friday, she reiterated that she “still opposes” the highway link between Quebec and Lévis.
A position considered ambiguous
On Thursday, Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon had to answer several questions about the space for cars in a possible third inter-river link. “I will eventually come back to you with an improved version [du troisième lien]. Obviously, we could say: “The Parti Québécois opens or does not close the door to…” But that is speculative. We have homework to do,” he said.
The PQ leader was reacting to an outing by the mayor of Lévis, Gilles Lehouillier – a notorious liberal – who had argued that the independence of Quebec would make a third highway link even more relevant.
Since Thursday, close advisors to François Legault have publicly mocked the exit of Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon. “Finally, the position of the PQ on 3e link will not change, but will evolve by 2026. It could change. But without changing. It’s clear ? », Wrote on X the director of strategic planning of the Prime Minister, Stéphane Gobeil.