Juno News - September 05, 2021


Quebec Conservative candidate says Erin O'Toole's plan allows provinces to succeed


Episode Stats

Length

3 minutes

Words per Minute

169.01022

Word Count

617

Sentence Count

78

Hate Speech Sentences

2


Summary


Transcript

00:00:00.000 So let's talk about how things are going in Quebec.
00:00:02.280 This is not an area where Conservatives have historically done really well.
00:00:05.900 What makes you think this election is going to be different?
00:00:08.460 Actually, on the ground, it's clear that some things happen right now.
00:00:13.600 I've been elected for six years now from Quebec City,
00:00:17.700 and with my other colleagues, Conservative MP,
00:00:21.760 we actually understand how it works, and it's crazy.
00:00:26.180 We have good momentum. People are looking for Aaron O'Toole,
00:00:30.280 and they say, okay, it's different. We like this guy.
00:00:33.840 So people are in Quebec. I can't imagine, I can't say we will be, I don't know,
00:00:39.640 20, 30 MPs, but there's some things happen on the ground.
00:00:43.700 Nationally, the campaign is very much about Justin Trudeau versus Aaron O'Toole,
00:00:47.820 the Liberals versus the Conservatives.
00:00:49.640 In Quebec, things are very different.
00:00:51.240 You have some ridings that are Conservative-Liberal,
00:00:53.280 others that are Conservative-Bloc Québécois.
00:00:54.900 How does the message really resonate in those ridings
00:00:58.700 when it's not Liberal votes you're after, but Bloc Québécois votes?
00:01:03.140 That's true. In Quebec, we have the Bloc Québécois,
00:01:05.460 and we have a lot of ridings.
00:01:06.980 The fight is between us and the Bloc.
00:01:08.900 So the things people have to look at is who can do things.
00:01:12.820 So actually, with the plan we have, the contract Aaron O'Toole with Quebec,
00:01:16.540 it resonates strongly with people because they trust him, they trust us, and it's okay.
00:01:21.440 So now, if we want something real, we have to have a party who will be in government
00:01:26.820 to change things and to support Quebec government, and the Bloc Québécois can do this.
00:01:31.000 There have been a lot of Conservatives, especially out West,
00:01:33.780 that view that contract with Quebec as political pandering.
00:01:37.520 What's your message to them?
00:01:38.700 I mean, when we are in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Maintobo,
00:01:43.280 we have to look at things to help people over there with their own issues.
00:01:46.600 And in Quebec, we have our own issues.
00:01:48.780 So if Aaron O'Toole wants to work with us, to work with the Conservative MP from Quebec,
00:01:53.900 to make sure that our people are okay with different things, with the language,
00:01:58.320 especially, it's French for us.
00:02:00.300 As you can see, my first language is French,
00:02:02.340 but we don't have a fight with English people we work with.
00:02:05.340 So in the House of Commons, as a Quebec MP,
00:02:09.500 I was always there to help my colleagues from Alberta, B.C.,
00:02:12.480 to help them with the oil, whatever they want.
00:02:16.100 So it's a teamwork for us.
00:02:18.920 A lot of the economic issues that have been dominating on the campaign,
00:02:22.200 support for families, recovery from the pandemic,
00:02:24.880 are these truly national issues,
00:02:27.000 or do they have different, unique elements in Quebec
00:02:30.320 that are kind of separate from the national discussions on these things?
00:02:34.720 Not really, because the economic recovery is for everyone.
00:02:38.220 So with the pandemic, it's the same message all across Canada.
00:02:42.660 Everyone is upset with Justin Trudeau.
00:02:44.460 Everyone sees that it's crazy to have a debt over $1 trillion.
00:02:48.540 So we have to do something, and we have to do it now.
00:02:51.700 So it's why people are actually very upset with Justin Trudeau.
00:02:55.340 They say, okay, we need to change.
00:02:57.120 And the taste, but the will to change is very strong,
00:03:01.000 and strong in Quebec too.
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