After parliamentary leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois laid his cards on the table on Wednesday, it was Sol Zanetti’s turn to set out his vision for Québec solidaire (QS).
Uncomfortable with his leader’s label as a pragmatist, he believes that the party should not be afraid to “step outside the box,” nor try to “meet the demands of the full-time machine,” but rather “push the limits of the possible.”
While acknowledging that debates will be necessary within his party, Zanetti remains cautious about attacking Nadeau-Dubois.
However, in a letter copied to The Canadian Press, he writes that QS must make a difficult choice if it is not to “lose any more Catherine (Dorion) and Émilise (Lessard-Therrien),” two women who have criticized the leadership style of the cherished Solidaire parliamentarian.
“I refuse to personalize this affair or reduce it to a gang war,” said Zanetti in his first public appearance since the shock resignation of …