Andrew Scheer reaches out to Quebec | Elections Canada 2019

Does he regret having been so slow in addressing Quebeckers directly and personally, when the rise of the Bloc is now likely to deprive him of a majority if he is elected on October 21?

I always had the plan to give a speech of this magnitude, he answered the question of the host of the Telejournal.

I want to share my experience with Quebec, with French, to show that I have developed a respect for the issues and challenges for a community, for a French people in an English-speaking continenthe chained.

Montreal Expos, Labatt 50, Mario Lemieux, Bonhomme Carnaval: the Conservative leader touched several strings of Quebecers of a certain era by referring to his memories childhood still very fresh in his memory and those that will remain engraved in that of his children.

In his partisan speech, Andrew Scheer also recalled that he was born near Quebec, on the other side of the Ottawa River, in Ottawa. He also indicated with a touch of humor that he went to the bars of Gatineau because they closed a little later.

The Conservative leader has even returned his little accent, to introduce his love of the French language and the importance for the next prime minister of mastering French.

He later spoke of several cultural references in Quebec, such as La petite vie, Passe-Partout and Lance et Compte.

In an interview with Celine Galipeau, however, Andrew Scheer quickly returned to his usual campaign address. He repeated his lines on the energy corridor, which, even if it had an oil pipeline, would allow Quebec to export its hydroelectricity.

Quebeckers prefer oil from here. There is no sense they need to buy energy from the United States, he repeated with reference to oil.

The most popular vehicle in Quebec is the F-150 and it does not work in maple syrup, he added.

Even though he says he believes in global warming, Andrew Scheer has also said that the Liberal Party's carbon tax was not working to justify its intention to abolish it if it takes power.

This is not my opinion. This is not a philosophical position of the Conservative Party. It's a facthe summarized.

Yet, the carbon tax is the most effective tool for tackling climate change, according to the majority of scientists, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO), who says the tax will have to climb gradually. by 2030 to be fully effective.

Accused of contributing to a toxic campaign by his opponents, Andrew Scheer defended himself from being responsible for it.

Every day, I made positive announcements to explain my platform, my ideas, my solutions to make life affordable, to leave more money in the pockets of Canadians, he explained.

I am focused on a positive campaign. I must note that it was the Liberal Party that made the personal attacks.

Celine Galipeau reminded him, however, that he had himself treated Justin Trudeau liar, from fake feminist and D'impostor.

He lied. It is true that he liedhe simply replied, referring to the SNC-Lavalin case.

Not a word about the Bloc

During the 10 minutes of the interview, Andrew Scheer repeatedly attacked Liberal leader Justin Trudeau. However, he refrained from making direct reference to the New Democratic Party and the Bloc Quebecois.

Yet, in his speech in La Prairie a few minutes earlier, he had mentioned, as several times in recent days, the possibility of a coalition between Liberals and New Democrats.

The Bloc will never have the balance of power, because Justin Trudeau will form a coalition with the NDP to keep power, he again insinuated, warning his supporters that Quebeckers can not afford such a coalition.

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Andrew Scheer tried to position himself in love and defender of Quebec, recalling in particular that he had voted in favor of the recognition of the Quebec nation.

We can not blame Quebeckers for being nationalists. Being a nationalist does not mean independence. We can love Quebec without wanting to break Canadahe also slipped into his speech.

The Conservative leader also recalled the specific commitments he promises Quebeckers, a single tax return as requested by Prime Minister Francois Legault, a Canada-Quebec immigration agreement reviewed and more autonomy in the matter. of culture.

Earlier on Tuesday, he also claimed to have need of the Quebec nationto form a majority government.