in Hampstead for campaign announcement on Thursday Meanwhile, Quebec leader Eric Duhaim's Conservative Party said he was confident his party could gain traction with English-speaking voters heading into the October elections.
27}At a press conference, Duheim spoke of the 'changed' English-speaking communities in recent decades, impressed by how many English-speaking families have decided to send their children to British schools. said to have received French.
“This shows that bilingualism is working with its community.political parties oppose Bill 96
"We are trying to solve the problem by excluding them or It's not about adopting legislation that exists only to pierce them."
Feigenbaum, a longtime Liberal party supporter, explains why he chose the Conservative Party. said the Conservative Party was most aligned with her core values.
She cites the party, which gives elected members the freedom to choose how they vote on issues in the National Assembly, and the opposition to Bill 96 as an important part of her decision.
Feigenbaum, when asked about some of the party's candidates spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic. said he believes everyone has the right to express their opinion.
She has been vaccinated privately, but Feigenbaum said she disagrees with the way the government "asked us to be guinea pigs in a stupendous experiment." rice field.
"I believe that all information must be factual. I am a researcher, so from what I know there is a statistically 100% chance that the vaccine will have an effect. You can't say you don't give, you can't. It was pushed in a faster way," Feigenbaum said.
"We understand that (COVID-19) is real and has long-term implications," she added. "But as an adult, I think I should have been given the opportunity to choose what I wanted to put in my body."[53][54]Feigenbaum, who has taught at Concordia and McGill Universities. , said she believed it was the right choice to represent horseback riding after years of involvement in local politics, including as a city councilor for eight years in Hampstead. It took aim at both the Quebec Liberal Party and the Coalition Avenir Quebec, saying the Liberal Party had disappointed its supporters in recent years and accused the latter of trying to divide the Quebec public. He said he would focus on health, education and the economy as major issues if elected.
Côte-St-Luc and her D'Arcy-McGee riding, including her Hampstead, have long been considered the stronghold of Quebec's liberalism.
His MNA of the Liberal Party, David Birnbaum, announced in April that he would not seek re-election this fall . Earnings after two terms.
Opinion polls suggest that Duheim's party is gaining momentum, but a recent Léger poll found that parties remained in fourth place, Voter preference is 13% for CAQ, Liberal, and Quebec Solidaire.
But Duhaime is confident his message about individual liberty and the need to unite Quebec citizens will resonate with voters as the election approaches.
} "We have had important language disputes in the past. I think now is not the time to fight. It is time to reconcile," he said.
Duhaim also noted Prime Minister François Legault's refusal to participate in the English debate,as well as planning his 36-day election campaign to be shorter. criticizedfor allegedly being there. } La Presse reported on Thursday.
"What does that say? They say they don't want to talk to British Quebecers," said Duheim. "[They] say it's not part of his Quebec, which is unacceptable."
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