While François Legault is being clear about the main reason he’d like to see a federal election triggered, one of his political opponents is calling it an act of desperation.
Quebec’s premier appears to want a federal election to take place sooner rather than later.
In a brief statement to reporters at the National Assembly on Thursday, Legault expressed his disagreement with the Bloc Québécois’s decision to support Justin Trudeau’s Liberal minority government in a non-confidence motion that is expected next week.
For months, Legault said, he’s been trying to convince the federal Liberal government to reduce the number of temporary immigrants in Quebec. In the last two years, that number has essentially doubled from 300,000 to about 600,000. He said any measures put forth by Trudeau’s government to address that issue have been “insignificant.”
In his statement, Legault stopped short of directly asking Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet to vote …