Tariffs: Parti Quebecois wants Team Quebec created [Video]

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is calling on Francois Legault to create a “Team Quebec” (Équipe Québec) comprising the opposition parties, academics and organizations to deal with the tariff threats made by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

The Parti Québécois (PQ) leader argues that these players do not have “conflicting political interests” on issues that directly affect Quebec.

“We all have an interest in defending the Quebec economy as best we can in this stormy context. This working committee could start work on Monday and submit its recommendations immediately,” he wrote in a long message on his Facebook page.

In the face of what he described as “a complete disorganization of the Canadian position with regard to Donald Trump’s intention to impose tariffs on us,” the PQ leader felt that it was “vital to have Quebec’s demands and a very clear Quebec strategy in hand, which must be implemented now” in anticipation of …