Election 2022: Quebec Premier François Legault says he won’t participate in English-only debate
A spokesperson for the premier confirmed Friday they had “declined the invitations for two debates, one of which is in English.”
Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon also revealed he will not take part in the event, saying the “official and common language in Quebec is French.” Montreal’s major English-language broadcast media organizations have come together to invite the leaders of each main political party to a debate before Quebecers head to the polls on Oct. 3.Legault and the leaders of the Quebec Liberal Party, Québec solidaire, the Parti Québécois and the Conservative Party of Quebec have all been invited to take part in a 90-minute live debate on Sept. 20.
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