Trudeau says he’s ’still waiting’ for Quebec premier’s plan on temporary immigration
OTTAWA. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Premier François Legault of saying things that he “knows aren’t true” about immigration as the two leaders continue to clash over the issue.
His response comes after Legault last week asked the Bloc Québécois to support a Conservative non-confidence motion to topple the government on the grounds the federal Liberals haven’t acted strongly enough to reduce temporary immigration in Quebec.
“It is a shame to hear the (premier) of Quebec sharing things and declarations on immigration that he simply knows are not true,” Trudeau said in Montreal on Thursday alongside French President Emmanuel Macron.
“We have worked together constructively, or we have certainly worked with members of his team constructively, over the past many, many months to take action in response to the challenges around immigration in Quebec.”
Despite the Bloc’s refusal to vote against the Liberals in the confidence vote, Legault has suggested immigration should be a ballot-box question in the next federal election. He has asked all the parties to commit to cutting the number of non-permanent residents to his province by half.
Trudeau said Thursday that his government has worked to limit the number of newcomers by closing a popular pathway used by asylum seekers, by re-imposing a visa requirement on visiting Mexican nationals and by moving to limit the numbers of new temporary workers and international students arriving in the country.
Trudeau said that while his government has acted, his provincial counterpart has yet to present a plan for how to reduce the temporary workers that fall under provincial jurisdiction.
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