There was a time when Maurice Duplessis used to say, “If you want subsidies, vote on the right side”. However, it seems that this slogan, to say the least basely electoral, has returned to the boxes of our Prime Minister, François Legault, who invited the voters of Marie-Victorin to vote on the right side, namely for the candidate of the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ), Shirley Dorismond, during the April 11 by-election.
And yet, during the last election campaign, François Legault never ceased to proclaim that it was time to “do politics differently”, in particular by respecting his commitments, which he renounces shamelessly since he took power. in Quebec. François Legault stands out more and more as the champion of setbacks and improvisation. It is therefore not surprising on the part of a man who has renounced his ideals and who repeatedly treads on his commitments to invite citizens to vote on the side of power instead of doing so according to their convictions.
Our Prime Minister prides himself on being the protector of French while refusing to extend Bill 101 to CEGEPs, thus contributing to the galloping assimilation of French, particularly in the metropolitan region of Montreal. Despite his electoral promise, the fact that he renounced the reform of the voting system is indicative of his attachment to power rather than to citizens and to democracy.
The setbacks of François Legault have become commonplace for Quebecers, who risk feeling growing disappointment with his leadership. The whole question is whether voters will vote on the right side while knowing the propensity of the head of the CAQ to not respect his commitments…
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