The Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) has "more reason than ever" to exist, said party leader Dominique Anglade, the day after the leaders' debate on TVA.
It was a response to comments by Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) Leader François Legault, who stated bluntly in a post-debate press conference that the QLP had no reason to exist.
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During the debate, Legault had argued that the QLP had "lost the monopoly of being against sovereignty."
"Our party proposes more autonomy within Canada, and I believe that the Liberal Party no longer has a reason to exist because of that," he told a journalist later that evening.
"It is a premier who is overwhelmed by the economic, climate issues," Anglade replied on Friday, recalling that Legault had recruited candidates "who want to [acheive] sovereignty."
"What we offer to Quebecers is not only a real alternative [...] economic, but also inclusion," she said.
-- This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Sept. 16, 2022.
