The Parti Québécois condemned the reactions it described as hateful and defamatory towards Jacinthe-Eve Arel following her appointment as chief of staff to the Minister Delegate for Regulatory Relief. It claimed that some criticisms were based on false information and accused media outlets, including Radio-Canada, of treating her hiring as a mistake after inviting her to comment on current events. The party recalled that Arel participated on October 5 in Radio-Canada’s electoral program, viewed by nearly a million viewers, and that she also appeared on Radio-Canada, Québecor, Noovo, BLVD, and RadioX. It presented her professional background, which included twelve years in the health and social services network, senior management positions, leading teams of several hundred employees, and managing budgets of several tens of millions. The Parti Québécois specified that Arel was not an elected official and that she was recruited for her skills and her behind-the-scenes work, with a duty of reserve. It also stated that the intensity of the attacks raised questions about the treatment of women in politics and social polarization. The party acknowledged that Arel had previously defended positions more to the right than those of the party, but expressed a desire to bring together different nationalist currents, including those calling for less state intervention and a more efficient public administration. #Intolérance #PolitiqueQuébécoise #DialogueSocial (translated)
















