Given that there are more women elected than ever before, François Legault should appoint a woman to the presidency of the National Assembly, believes Québec solidaire.
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“Only one woman has held the presidency in the history of Quebec, for a single year. It cannot remain an isolated fact, women must have more space in our political apparatus. My request to the Prime Minister is very clear: we are in 2022 and there are more women in the National Assembly than ever before, it is high time we finally had a president. We are there, “said Ms. Massé in a press release on Thursday.
The role of the President of the National Assembly is to ensure that all Members have a voice, regardless of their political affiliation. In view of the distortion between the popular vote and the distribution of seats, the spokesperson for Québec solidaire believes that the mandate of the next person to hold this position will be very important.
“With the composition of this new legislature where the government occupies 72% of the seats despite 41% of the votes, we will need a person who is particularly unifying and dedicated to the proper functioning of parliament. I hope that François Legault will go in this direction by appointing a president with unifying leadership,” concluded Ms. Massé.
On the side of the CAQ, it is indicated that “everything will be announced in due time” and that we do not wish to speculate by then. However, an inside source points out that the appointment of a woman to the presidency of the Assembly would be consistent with the record number of women elected in the party caucus. “It would send a message,” we said.
“Only one woman has held the presidency in the history of Quebec, for a single year. It cannot remain an isolated fact, women must have more space in our political apparatus. My request to the Prime Minister is very clear: we are in 2022 and there are more women in the National Assembly than ever before, it is high time we finally had a president. We are there, “said Ms. Massé in a press release on Thursday.
The role of the President of the National Assembly is to ensure that all Members have a voice, regardless of their political affiliation. In view of the distortion between the popular vote and the distribution of seats, the spokesperson for Québec solidaire believes that the mandate of the next person to hold this position will be very important.
“With the composition of this new legislature where the government occupies 72% of the seats despite 41% of the votes, we will need a person who is particularly unifying and dedicated to the proper functioning of parliament. I hope that François Legault will go in this direction by appointing a president with unifying leadership,” concluded Ms. Massé.
On the side of the CAQ, it is indicated that “everything will be announced in due time” and that we do not wish to speculate by then. However, an inside source points out that the appointment of a woman to the presidency of the Assembly would be consistent with the record number of women elected in the party caucus. “It would send a message,” we said.
Questioned on this subject during the program “Là-haut sur la colline” on QUB radio, the new parliamentary leader of the official opposition, Marc Tanguay, indicated that he “would be the happiest of men” if a woman accedes to the presidency of Parliament.
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“Indeed, I think we should. The last time was almost 20 years ago with Ms. Harel, observed Mr. Tanguay. […] I would be very happy about that, but once I have said that, it will be up to the government, which I hope will have heard this wish expressed, to come to us with a proposal.
“You know, our leader Dominique Anglade is a woman, recalled the Liberal MP. […] Whenever women reach leadership positions, I think it sends a good message. And beyond the message it sends, female leadership, I believe in it a lot and I think we need it more.
-With Marc-Andre Gagnon