Quebecers no longer believe in the realization of major projects like the Northvolt battery factory, the third link between Quebec and Lévis or even an Olympic Stadium with a durable roof.
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The time has come for skepticism among the population, after six years of CAQ government and a number of prevarications.
“It’s not like in the 80s, where voters were ready to swallow anything. The voter is more educated, more educated and above all more skeptical. The government’s changes in position have a lot to do with it. We launch projects and we have difficulty following them,” notes Jean-Marc Léger.
Nearly two out of three citizens think that the battery cell mega-factory to be built by the Swedish company in Montérégie will not see the light of day, shows the most recent Léger- survey.The Journal-VAT.
Pitfalls are piling up in this matter. The financial troubles of the young company, which has eliminated 1,600 jobs in Sweden, make the opposition parties in Quebec fear the worst. Especially since the Legault government has already invested more than $700 million in the adventure.
And people’s distrust also extends to other major projects. There are 63% of Quebecers who do not believe that the Olympic Stadium will one day have a roof worthy of the name. Quebec is, however, betting that by investing $870 million in public money, it will transform Montreal’s iconic infrastructure into an enclosure equipped with a glass headgear to accommodate international music and entertainment megastars. sport.
The twirls around the third link
The population is even more skeptical about the creation of a new road link between Quebec and its south shore. This flagship project of the CAQ, whose death was announced before the PM resurrected it last fall, must be the subject of a new update this fall.
The numerous reversals have destroyed the confidence of many voters, who no longer believe in it. No less than 71% of people surveyed do not see how a third link could span the St. Lawrence in the national capital one day. There are still more optimists (49%) in the Quebec metropolitan region than elsewhere in the province.
“The third link is a good example of twirling permanent. The population who tries to follow the government, who votes for it twice, who is told no, who is told yes, who is told maybe, a tunnel, no tunnel, two lanes… From there, you lose people’s trust,” underlines the analyst.
The tram project arouses less suspicion. One in two citizens think that the national capital will welcome this structuring means of rail transport, despite the numerous obstacles it has faced so far.
The mourning of sports teams
But the population has mourned professional sports teams. Quebec will never have its own hockey club, according to 80% of people. The score is the same when we talk about a baseball team in the metropolis.
Only the extension of the Montreal metro obtained a convincing result. No less than 74% of people have confidence in the completion of this project, which has experienced several delays and whose bill has continued to balloon to reach $7.6 billion.
Rail projects seem more plausible in the eyes of citizens. A little more than one in two people also think they will one day be able to take a high-speed train between Quebec and Toronto, a project led by the federal government.