Parti Quebecois recants earlier criticism of ‘young prince’ Trudeau, offers to buy him a beer
Canadian Press / National PostJean-Francois Lisee (right) told reporters that Justin Trudeau was behaving like some "young prince" because Trudeau had, supposedly, demanded to meet the leaders of all parties at the same time.
The Parti Quebecois couldn’t wait to confront its newest nemesis Justin Trudeau, the freshly appointed federal Liberal leader and first-born son of traditional foe Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
Things did not go as planned.
By the end of the day, in fact, they were offering to buy Trudeau a beer. That invitation to quaff suds was the final twist in a bizarre string of events Thursday during Trudeau’s first visit to meet with Quebec politicians since winning the leadership.
It all began with a provincial cabinet minister delivering a lengthy denunciation at a news conference. The source of his frustration: An alleged scheduling slight.
Jean-Francois Lisee told the assembled reporters that Trudeau was behaving like some “young prince” because Trudeau had, supposedly, demanded to meet the leaders of all parties at the same time.
However, it turned out that information was wrong. People from various quarters, including the Quebec premier’s office, disputed the basis for the cabinet minister’s attack.
Lisee had expressed disbelief that Trudeau expected to meet the leaders of Quebec’s three biggest parties at one gathering.
“He’s not even the leader of the official Opposition in Ottawa — he’s the leader of the second opposition party — and he thinks he can meet the three party leaders at the same time?” Lisee told a news scrum.
“Like some young prince, descending from Ottawa, to meet those who could become his subjects.
“He wanted the three party leaders of Quebec to organize their schedules to meet him at the same time. That gives you an idea of the gap between the reality of the Quebecois nation and its institutions, its political parties, and the incomprehension of the new Liberal leader of Quebec democracy. ”National post
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