Self-Destruction of the CAQ | The Journal of Quebec

The Legault government should have presented a generous budget for taxpayers, but it was ruined by the attack on the mayor of Quebec.

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The aggressive departures of Franோois Bonnardel, Genevieve Gilbold and Eric Khair against Bruno Mercant and his tramway project created unrest in the government.

“This is unhealthy,” says a member of the Council of Ministers, referring to these “communication issues” with the city of Quebec.

Another elected CAQ member considered the turn of events to be “very disappointing” but, however, said of the mayor of Quebec, “We know about him.”

According to our information, the Minister in charge of Capitol-National and his colleague in the Department of Transportation defended themselves to their shocked colleagues, claiming that Bruno Markand had not personally delivered the same speech in public.

In particular, the mayor is said to have told CAQ ministers that they could put pressure on the federal government to “trust him,” but he did not do so.

The fall is too much

However, the mayor, who is also the Minister of Cyber ​​Security and Digital, caused more damage by accusing his tram and shared streets of “polluting the lives of drivers”.

“We make everyone’s personality,” the member of government began with a sigh, his colleague dissatisfied with Cairo.

This approach is incomprehensible.

Since the departure of Regis Labeaume, Genevieve Guilbault has hit the end of the backlash.

The minister in charge of the capital National was also interviewed to say that the person who burned the bridges is no more. Newspaper At the beginning of the year, there was a “completely harmonious” triangle between her and Bruno Mercantile and Lewis Gilles Lehoulier, the mayor of the city.

This spring, it wants to bring together all the elected officials of the larger region into one forum, which wants to unite them for its vision of an economic growth pole.

Should tapping one of them be a way to attract diners? Of course not.

Wrong order

This outspoken oversight of a municipal project sparked a wave of sympathy from elected officials throughout Quebec towards Mayor Marcant.

In one week, the CAQ reached the hat-trick record.

He himself hid Eric Girard’s budget, which was the highlight of his last session, disrupted his relationship with Quebec’s new mayor, and alienated many municipal officials elected just months before the election.

have to do!

At the moment, two acclaimed former Liberal and PQ ministers are showing leadership for the larger capital-national region.

Sam Hamad and Agnes Maltois embarked on an exciting joint venture to re-release the Mont-Sainte-Anne jewelry abandoned by its owner in western Canada.

Last week, the Legal government was so bad because it linked the electricity rate to inflation.

This week, he knocked Girard out of the budget by causing a direct confrontation with the mayor of Quebec.