Stung by recent stories of $100 fundraising cocktails with ministers, Prime Minister François Legault dropped the word “shit” while answering questions in English during a press briefing.
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The CAQ leader surprised many by announcing Thursday that until further notice, his party will henceforth renounce all private financing.
According to its estimate, the CAQ will thus deprive itself of approximately one million dollars per year.
Mr. Legault caused a double surprise by uttering a word… anything but parliamentary, while he was responding to representatives of the English-speaking media from the Press Tribune…
- Listen to the political column with Marie Montpetit and Richard Martineau via QUB:
Free translation: “One thing I can’t accept is having my integrity questioned, shit!”