Quebec opposition events are accusing Premier François Legault of attempting to "purchase" the following election with a promise to ship Quebecers a cheque if re-elected.
Legault vowed Tuesday to ship Quebecers one other fee to counter the rising value of residing, however provided that the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) is re-elected on Oct. 3.
Within the spring funds, the CAQ supplied $500 funds to Quebecers to offset inflation.
In a press briefing on Wednesday morning, Parti Québécois (PQ) MNA Pascal Bérubé mentioned he had by no means seen such fee throughout his 25 years in politics.
"Vote CAQ, obtain later. It is appalling," he mentioned. "Are we attempting to purchase Quebecers? We can't say to Quebecers who're struggling: 'We all know that you're struggling, however we must elect ourselves to have entry to cash.' It isn't proper."
By promising one other cheque after the election, the CAQ is "fully" shopping for votes, in line with Liberal (PLQ) MNA Marc Tanguay.
"[Beyond the payment], let him inform us about his technique, which is non-existent, for the scarcity of housing, childcare locations, entry to a household physician," mentioned Tanguay. "If the inflation disaster lasts two or three years, what is going to François Legault do? Ship cheques each three months? It simply would not maintain up, it is a complete lack of imaginative and prescient."
Quite the opposite, Treasury Board President Sonia LeBel, who can also be a member of the CAQ, applauded the cheques.
"It is being attentive to a state of affairs that's actual and providing [solutions]," she mentioned. "We gave $500, which had been calculated on the premise of with the ability to meet the basket of companies for a sure time frame. It's clear that if the pattern continues, we must act once more."
- This report by The Canadian Press was first printed in French on June 1, 2022.
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