Visiting Rivière-du-Loup on Wednesday, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Pierre Poilievre, assures that he will defend the interests of small businesses. Conservatives took the opportunity to reiterate their strategies to counter the tariffs that could be imposed by United States President Donald Trump.
Mr. Poilievre also visited the facilities of the Premier Tech company in Rivière-du-Loup during the day on Wednesday. [On veut] especially listen to small businesses. We’re going to go see Premier Tech, it’s a very innovative company
supports the Conservative leader regarding the multinational, which works in the manufacturing field.
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Pierre Poilievre met with the president and CEO of Premier Tech, Jean Bélanger, and the company’s vice-president, Yves Goudreau. The region’s Conservative MP, Bernard Généreux, was also present.
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In an interview with Éric Gagnon on Wednesday morning, Pierre Poilievre said that he believes he can put pressure on the Trump administration to dissuade it from imposing tariffs of 25% on Canadian imports.
Retaliation is needed to deter such an attack on the Canadian economy. […] There is a great advantage to having even more free trade between our two countries
he argues.
Furthermore, Pierre Poilievre does not intend to go to Washington to meet the new president of the United States. He specifies that he will go to the White House if he is elected with a strong mandate
to be able to stand up to Donald Trump.
So, we need elections as soon as possible to elect a government that will take back the reins of our diplomatic life and stand up to put Canada first.
Workers at the Premier Tech company in Rivière-du-Loup welcomed Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday.
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to invest in the extension of the A-20
In an interview after his speech to the media, Pierre Poilievre said he open
to invest in the extension of Highway 20 to Rimouski, emphasizing the importance of regional routes
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The member for Montmagny–L’Islet–Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup, Bernard Généreux, added by affirming that the federal government could be a partner, as Ottawa was in the redevelopment of Highway 85.
-Highways are safer if they have four lanes or separate lanes. There is also a desire to go to Rimouski
he believes, while recalling the existence of an opposition.
The majority of the population, I think, wants to have this route to go to Gaspésie and also develop Gaspésie and all of Bas-Saint-Laurent.
In a written statement, the Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Geneviève Guilbault, did not hide her enthusiasm for this position.
This is good news. I always say it: the federal government must recommit to financing mobility in Quebec, particularly roads. Any concrete action in this direction is consistent with the expectations of Quebecers in all our regions.
Against the tram, for the 3rd link
Pierre Poilievre spoke out against the Quebec tramway project, indicating that it there is no social acceptability
. Alstom workers in La Pocatière see their chances of obtaining a contract with Quebec City dwindling given the new technical requirements.
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During his speech to the media on Wednesday, Pierre Poilievre was accompanied by MP Pierre Paul-Hus (left) and MP Bernard Généreux (right).
Photo : - / Patrick Bergeron
The head of PCC is instead focusing on the construction of a third highway link in Quebec. Eastern Quebec needs a third link to facilitate the movement of products and people.
The elected officials of Kamouraska also spoke out last week in favor of the third link.
With information from Eric Gagnon, by Patrick Bergeron and Véronique Duval
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