If the Parti Québécois (PQ) rose to the top of the polls, it is mainly thanks to its leader. Even though his party only has four deputies, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (Camille-Laurin) is perceived by Quebecers as the best suited to occupy the position of prime minister. HAS
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois (Gouin) remains the one who gives the most biting response to Prime Minister Legault. Well-calculated candor allowed him to obtain the support of 90% of the delegates at the recent Québec Solidaire (QS) congress, despite the disappointing results of the last elections and the strong criticism of which he was the subject. A heartbreaking lack of solidarity in the face of the Facebook boycott. B
The spectacular victory of Pascal Paradis in the by-election in Jean-Talon confirmed and perhaps accelerated the rise of the PQ in the polls. From the outset, he demonstrated remarkable ease in the National Assembly. B
You have to have an optimistic nature to embark on rebuilding a party so damaged that no one wants to lead it. Madwa-Nika Cadet (Bourassa-Sauvé) co-chaired the revival committee of the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) with admirable enthusiasm. B
Andrés Fontecilla (Laurier-Dorion) made proposals to the Minister responsible for Housing, France-Élaine Duranceau, which would have allowed the adoption of Bill 31 while mitigating the most negative effects of the abolition of transfers lease. B
Manon Massé (Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques) left her position as female spokesperson for QS, but she remains the defender of those who escape the traditional codes of society. From the outset, she was concerned about the “committee of wise men” on gender identity created by the Minister of Families, Suzanne Roy. “I don’t want anyone wiping their feet on these people. » B
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Marwah Rizqy (Saint-Laurent) remains the most formidable in her camp during the question period in the Assembly, but calls for the resignation of the president of the Treasury Board, Sonia LeBel, in the middle of negotiations with public sector unions wasn’t serious. B-
Ruba Ghazal (Mercier) and Christine Labrie (Sherbrooke) lost the race for the position of female spokesperson for QS at the hands of their former colleague from Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue, Émilise Lessard-Therrien, but the Liberals would undoubtedly be very happy that candidates of this caliber are seeking the leadership of their party. B-
Will go, won’t go? Monsef Derraji (Nelligan) had successive qualms regarding his participation in the PLQ leadership race. It was quite surprising to hear a Liberal MP criticize the government for not having included temporary immigration in the calculation of the acceptable threshold for Quebec. B-
Sol Zanetti (Jean-Lesage) sometimes gives the impression of being the separatist on duty at QS. He continued to pursue the Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette, whom he accused of having lied about exceeding the nickel standard in the air of Lower Town Quebec. B-
They are not opposition MPs, but silence has always been very impervious to the Coalition Avenir Québec. By criticizing the payment of a subsidy of 5 to 7 million dollars for a visit of the Los Angeles Kings to Quebec, two members of the party — Éric Girard (Lac-Saint-Jean) and Luc Provençal (Beauce-Nord) — had the courage to say out loud what their constituents thought and what their colleagues barely dared to whisper. B-
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André Fortin (Pontiac) is very effective in his role as health critic. He understood that the situation in emergencies and waiting lists are, for ordinary people, more concrete than Bill 15. However, he was rebuffed by the interim leader of the PLQ, Marc Tanguay, after calling for the cancellation of the “English Week” which had been organized by Garneau College, for which the Liberals instead praised it. VS
Parliamentary debates are likely to exacerbate passions, and the government’s parliamentary leader, Simon Jolin-Barrette, can be exasperating, but his supportive colleague, Alexandre Leduc (Hochelaga-Maisonneuve) lost his self-control by attacking him A “ fuck you » felt good. VS-
Hearing his speeches in the National Assembly, one could already wonder why Frédéric Beauchemin (Marguerite-Bourgeoys) would deserve to become leader of the PLQ. He undoubtedly ruined the little chance he had by being excluded from the caucus due to a complaint for psychological harassment filed by the president of the youth wing of his party. E