(Saint-Georges) The leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec, Éric Duhaime, spends part of the day in Beauce on Tuesday where he hopes to make a breakthrough. He put forward his candidate in Beauce-Sud, Jonathan Poulin, during an announcement on justice.
Posted at 2:25 p.m.
“People want change,” noted the mayor of Saint-Georges, Claude Morin. You know, we went through a pretty difficult period with the pandemic. »
This former member of the Democratic Action of Quebec had just met Éric Duhaime, whom he had rubbed shoulders with in this party at the time, to discuss the renovation of the municipal court. He would like the Quebec government to fund this project, valued at $1.2 million.
“Saint-Georges, you have heard that it was the place where there were the most so-called conspirators. It was wrong to claim that, said the mayor. We presented the figures in another way and we had worse than elsewhere. But the Beaucerons are eternal rebels. There is Beauce and after that there is the rest of Quebec. »
Voting intentions for Éric Duhaime’s Conservative Party have increased slightly, according to the latest Léger poll carried out after the TVA Face-to-Face. In all, 16% of the 1,046 respondents intended to vote Conservative, a gain of one percentage point. Voting intentions for Québec solidaire and the Liberal Party of Québec are also at 16%. The method used does not make it possible to calculate a margin of error, but it would be plus or minus 3%, 19 times out of 20, in the case of a probability survey where respondents are selected randomly.
“This is the first time in the recent history of the Conservative Party of Quebec that we are at more than 15%, rejoiced Mr. Duhaime. It is also the first time that we are tied for second place. »
He recalled that there were still 13 days of election campaigning. At each rally, he insists on the importance for his supporters to vote. His party attracts, among others, people who had not voted for decades and who became interested in politics because of their opposition to health measures.
“Our challenge is really to get the vote out,” he admitted. That’s how we’re going to win with a successful exit vote. »
Charter for victims
The Conservative leader has unveiled his plan for justice in Saint-Georges. He left his candidate in Beauce-Sud on whom he has great hopes to make the presentation. Jonathan Poulin, a young 30-year-old lawyer, wants to dislodge the CAQ candidate Samuel Poulin who has represented this riding since 2018. The two would be neck and neck, according to the Qc125 electoral projection site.
“With three Poulins, you have to choose the right Poulin,” joked Mr. Duhaime. He had the wrong name during a morning interview at a local radio station for the CAQ candidate before quickly correcting the situation. It must be said that Beauce-Sud has three candidates named Poulin. The Liberals also present Antoine Poulin, who was director of the riding office of leader Dominique Anglade in Montreal.
The Conservatives presented 13 justice proposals, including those to fund the hiring of 400 police officers and to create a public registry of sexual predators, which have already been announced. Among his other commitments, Éric Duhaime promises, among other things, to adopt a charter of victims’ rights, to adopt legislation so that women can access the criminal record to check whether their life partner has a violent past, to create a network of therapy centers for violent men and to set up a network of community accommodation as an alternative to incarceration for people with mental disorders.