Juno News - April 28, 2022


What do Quebecers think of Pierre Poilievre？


Episode Stats

Length

5 minutes

Words per Minute

151.7594

Word Count

841

Sentence Count

62


Summary


Transcript

00:00:00.000 to your group, to give the control of your community.
00:00:10.500 Hi, Elie Quentin Nantel here for True North at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Quetzinot,
00:00:17.500 where Pierre Poirierre is having a rally and meet-and-greet with supporters.
00:00:22.500 Quebec Conservatives have often been underreported by the legacy media,
00:00:27.000 so I wanted to speak with some of the Quebec Conservatives here today
00:00:30.000 to ask why they came out to support Pierre Poirierre.
00:00:33.500 I watched him debate at the Chamber of Commerce.
00:00:36.500 He was excellent. He has ideas that are on the ground.
00:00:40.500 He's a conservative guy.
00:00:43.500 At a moment, the public finances, to dilapidate the funds,
00:00:47.500 that's not his style, according to what I've seen.
00:00:49.500 Currently, it's clear that what's going on with the government
00:00:52.500 who is in power, Justin Trudeau and so on.
00:00:55.500 It's not in the direction where I think this country has been built.
00:01:01.000 The values seem to have been put aside,
00:01:03.000 and the government doesn't represent, in my opinion, the Canadian people.
00:01:08.000 Mr. Poirierre, on the other side,
00:01:10.000 seems to want to support the values of Canadians
00:01:14.000 and more people of the people.
00:01:16.000 And I came to see what he has to say in person
00:01:19.000 to hear his mouth.
00:01:21.000 Pierre Poirierre, in fact, I've been interested in him
00:01:23.500 for a few years.
00:01:25.500 And I think he's really inspiring.
00:01:27.500 I like his politics.
00:01:29.500 I like his idea, how he expresses himself,
00:01:31.500 especially his values.
00:01:33.500 And I really wanted to come to see
00:01:37.500 who he was in person,
00:01:40.500 and also see who the community supports him.
00:01:44.500 Pierre Poirierre's main adversary is former
00:01:47.000 Quebec Liberal Premier Jean Charest.
00:01:49.000 And I wanted to ask these Quebecers
00:01:52.000 their thoughts on Mr. Charest
00:01:54.000 and if they think he too would make a good leader
00:01:56.000 of the Conservative Party.
00:01:58.000 No, I don't think that Jean Charest should be
00:02:01.000 the head of the Conservative Party,
00:02:03.500 or even not Prime Minister of Canada.
00:02:06.500 We are well known in Quebec as Prime Minister.
00:02:11.500 And when we see where the Liberal Party is now
00:02:14.500 and it's a bit because of the reputation
00:02:16.500 that his party has acquired
00:02:20.500 during his reign.
00:02:22.500 Absolutely not.
00:02:23.500 For those of Quebec who call the Rapport
00:02:25.500 of Jean Charest,
00:02:26.500 Mr. Charest was Prime Minister of Quebec
00:02:29.500 for several years,
00:02:31.500 and he was able to get to a very big scandal
00:02:33.500 where there was corruption.
00:02:35.000 It was aberrant what Mr. Charest did
00:02:38.500 about corruption in Quebec.
00:02:40.500 I can't believe he was present
00:02:42.500 for the cheffery of the Conservative Party
00:02:44.500 when he was for the Liberal Party.
00:02:47.500 It's a contradiction in itself,
00:02:49.500 and I think that's a farce
00:02:51.500 more than something that he was present.
00:02:52.500 I was really surprised.
00:02:54.500 I can't believe that the rest of Canada
00:02:56.500 or even Quebec will support Jean Charest.
00:02:58.500 I think it's more like a parade,
00:03:01.500 something like something,
00:03:02.500 something like a distraction.
00:03:03.500 Personally, I'm not a fan of Jean Charest.
00:03:08.500 I saw a interview of him
00:03:11.500 that was about two or three years ago.
00:03:14.500 I think it was with Radio-Canada
00:03:16.500 or other media,
00:03:17.500 and he expressed it
00:03:20.500 as if he wanted to return
00:03:22.500 to politics,
00:03:23.500 and he expressed it
00:03:24.500 that he was really interested
00:03:25.500 in politics.
00:03:26.500 So I think it's quite a bit
00:03:28.500 exciting to come back in politics.
00:03:30.500 So I'm wondering if it's really
00:03:33.500 a person of the word,
00:03:35.500 if in two years
00:03:36.500 he already changed
00:03:37.500 to change the barbed
00:03:39.500 and the pinions.
00:03:40.500 We're also going to
00:03:42.500 earn $1 billion
00:03:44.500 in a coupon for the CBC.
00:03:46.500 We're going to defund the CBC.
00:03:47.500 Lastly, I wanted to ask
00:03:52.500 about defunding the CBC
00:03:54.500 because unlike in Anglophone Canada,
00:03:56.500 French CBC,
00:03:57.500 which is known as Radio-Canada,
00:03:59.500 produces original
00:04:00.500 Quebec cultural content
00:04:02.500 that is very popular.
00:04:03.500 So I wanted to ask
00:04:04.500 these supporters
00:04:05.500 if they thought
00:04:06.500 that the French CBC's funding
00:04:08.500 should be maintained
00:04:09.500 while cutting the English CBC
00:04:10.500 or if they think
00:04:11.500 both organizations
00:04:12.500 should be defunded.
00:04:13.500 Radio-Canada,
00:04:15.500 French,
00:04:16.500 I think that it has
00:04:17.500 an important role
00:04:18.500 not just in Quebec,
00:04:19.500 but in a little bit
00:04:20.500 in Canada.
00:04:21.500 I think that I would
00:04:22.500 be solidary
00:04:23.500 with the other French.
00:04:24.500 It's true that
00:04:25.500 Radio-Canada
00:04:26.500 is the same company.
00:04:28.500 We're talking about
00:04:30.500 the same thing
00:04:31.500 when we talk about
00:04:32.500 Radio-Canada,
00:04:33.500 CBC News,
00:04:34.500 Ottawa, Gatineau.
00:04:35.500 And yes,
00:04:36.500 it should be together.
00:04:37.500 It should be replaced
00:04:39.500 by more independent media
00:04:41.500 and not
00:04:43.500 without help
00:04:45.500 Canada
00:04:47.500 by the Canadian
00:04:48.500 funds
00:04:49.500 in the government.
00:04:51.500 For what's going on
00:04:52.500 in Quebec,
00:04:53.500 for example,
00:04:54.500 there may be
00:04:55.500 the potential
00:04:56.500 to keep
00:04:57.500 financing.
00:04:58.500 It's true that
00:04:59.500 it won't be cut.
00:05:00.500 I don't think
00:05:01.500 that it will be done.
00:05:02.500 I think the idea
00:05:03.500 is just to control
00:05:04.500 a little more
00:05:05.500 how the money is distributed,
00:05:06.500 and ensure that
00:05:07.500 that money goes
00:05:08.500 to the good media.
00:05:09.500 they don't have
00:05:10.500 enough funding like that.
00:05:11.500 And this concludes
00:05:12.500 our report
00:05:13.500 on Quebec Conservatives
00:05:14.500 and Pierre-Penrièvre's
00:05:16.500 Gatineau rally.
00:05:17.500 To check out more
00:05:18.500 of our leadership coverage,
00:05:19.500 visit TNC.news.
00:05:20.500 And please consider
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00:05:25.500 For TrueNord,
00:05:26.500 I'm Hilly Quentin-Nantel.
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00:05:29.500 For TrueNord,
00:05:30.500 I'm Hilly Quentin-Nantel.