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PQ leader says his immigration comments were ‘distorted’ by opponents in campaign
Ruba Ghazal says the PQ is scapegoating immigrant children after St-Pierre Plamondon said schools were overflowing and blamed immigration for enrollment growth.
- On Friday, St-Pierre Plamondon addressed backlash over his immigration remarks, insisting his party is "not targeting Quebecers of immigrant background" but rather fixing "bad public policy."
- St-Pierre Plamondon claims Legault's government "lost control" of immigration, promising to reduce temporary immigrants from more than 500,000 to between 200,000 and 250,000 annually while cutting permanent targets to 35,000.
- Ruba Ghazal accused St-Pierre Plamondon of scapegoating, asking "Who does the PQ consider a Quebecer?" while critics noted data citing schools as "overflowing everywhere in Quebec" incorrectly combined immigrants with Quebec-born children.
- Liberal Party Leader Charles Milliard criticized Coalition Avenir leader Christine Fréchette on Thursday, writing that language laws forcing French-only voter guides constitute an "unjustifiable attack on the electoral rights of English-speaking Quebecers."
- Philippe Fournier expects the campaign to ramp up next week after Labour Day as party leaders prepare for debates, with the pollster calling immigration focus a "slippery slope" based on prior CAQ strategy.
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PQ leader says his immigration comments were ‘distorted’ by opponents in campaign
MONTREAL - Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said comments he has made about immigration have been "distorted" by his opponents as Quebec's political parties wrapped up the second week
·Toronto, Canada
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right0Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Left
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- 57% of the sources lean Left
57% Left
L 57%
C 43%
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