Eric Duhaime commented on the appointment of Jacinthe-Ève Arel as chief of staff of the Parti québécois. He said he had known her as a conservative candidate in the 2022 elections and described her as brilliant and eloquent. He wished her success in her mandate related to government efficiency and regulatory easing, believing that Quebec needed to reduce the size of the state and advance conservative ideas. However, he felt that she was repeating the mistake made in 2018, when she ran for a coalition. According to him, the right was then used to display a diversity of opinions, while decisions remained on the left. He warned against the role of a facade right within the PQ, while expressing a desire to give the new government a chance and observe its measures to reduce the size and intervention of the state. Regarding Ruba Ghazal, who called for the departure of Jacinthe-Ève Arel, Duhaime argued that her act of waving a keffiyeh during her swearing-in at the National Assembly deprived her, in his view, of all legitimacy to criticize controversial remarks or actions. #Québec #Politique #Conservateur (translated)




