Quebec Election Day 3 Brings Promises on Immigration, Transit, Taxes and Home Care
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s plan to more than halve temporary immigration in Quebec drew criticism from his rivals Saturday, who accused him of making immigrants bear the blame for problems in public schools and of risking worsening the province’s labour shortage. St-Pierre Plamondon said a PQ government would reduce the number of temporary [...]
TL;DR
- Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon plans to reduce temporary immigration in Quebec from over 500,000 to 200,000-250,000.
- Plamondon argues current levels exceed Quebec's capacity for housing and public services.
- Rivals criticized the proposal, accusing the PQ of blaming immigrants for school problems and risking labor shortages.
- The immigration discussion took place on the third day of the provincial election campaign.