QUEBEC — A few days after reportedly brushing off the Bloc Québécois as insignificant, Pierre Karl Péladeau is now saying the sovereigntist party’s presence in Ottawa is in fact quite relevant.
The man considered to be the candidate to beat if he seeks the Parti Québécois leadership had kind words for the federal party on Tuesday.
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Montreal La Presse has reported that Péladeau recently told young PQ supporters in his Saint-Jerome riding that the Bloc served no useful purpose except to justify federalism.
Questioned by reporters at the PQ’s weekly caucus meeting today, Péladeau described the Bloc as pertinent but defended his right to question its future after nearly 25 years of existence.
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The once-mighty Bloc now has two MPs and has been hit hard by dissension since Mario Beaulieu’s election as leader earlier this year.
Péladeau is expected to declare his PQ candidacy this coming Sunday and is widely considered to become the immediate front-runner.
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