After lecturing Justin TrudeauFrançois Legault is now “very happy” with the federal government’s intention to secure the borders to avoid the imposition of high customs tariffs by Donald Trump.
“I am happy this morning to see the reactions of Dominic LeBlanc (and) Chrystia Freeland who finally seem to understand the message that we need a plan to secure the borders against immigration, then (to) avoid the 25% rate. I hope that the federal government succeeds in avoiding the 25% and that we work together,” he said on Thursday, the day after an extraordinary meeting of the Canadian Prime Minister and the provinces on the subject of the president’s threats. designated American.
Since the start of the week, François Legault had nevertheless multiplied the epithets to denounce Justin Trudeau’s policy on our borders.
The Prime Minister of Quebec even described as “legitimate” the fears of the future occupant of the White House regarding illegal immigration. Wednesday evening, a few minutes after the virtual meeting with his Canadian counterparts, he deplored the lack of a clear response from Justin Trudeau’s troops, concerning the submission of a detailed plan to better secure the border between Canada and the United States.
The tone changed on Thursday. His Minister of Immigration, Jean-François Roberge, also welcomed for the first time on Thursday Ottawa’s intentions to deploy more resources at the borders, in particular by adding drones.
“(For) us, what is clear is that we want to work in collaboration with Ottawa,” he said.
Checkmate
Without going so far as to say that the CAQ government has harmed the negotiations that are beginning on customs tariffs with our American neighbors, liberal MP Monsef Derraji urged François Legault and his team to exercise caution.
“The time has come to be united, to work together, as a single bloc, because if we demonstrate a fault (in front of) Trump, with outings that contradict the vision of Canada which must negotiate with the United States, ( …) it’s as if I (said) to everyone: “There, I no longer protect my king”. I just got a checkmate in two moves,” he illustrated.
The elected official from Nelligan believes that the moment is serious, to the point where Quebec must be on good terms with Canada. “This is not the time to go it alone because we risk paying dearly. What I want today is a call for reason, a call for solidarity and a call (to) form a common front because it is the economic future of our regions that is at stake.”
