MONTREAL — Quebecers are going to the polls for a general election on Oct. 3; here are a series of quotes from the leaders of the province’s five major parties on Day 1 of the campaign.
François Legault, Outgoing Premier and Leader of Coalition Avenir Québec
“I am not perfect; you have seen it. It happens that I make mistakes, and when it happens, I don’t try to persist with pride but to show humility. And one thing that the pandemic has taught me is to know how to adjust.”
“I think that for the past four years, Quebecers have become more proud of being Quebecer. We adopted Bill 21, to prohibit religious signs for employees in positions of authority. We adopted Bill 96 to strengthen French in Quebec. And we have opposition parties that want to butcher Bill 21; there are opposition parties that want to butcher Bill 96. Quebecers won’t let them do this….