Trump shooting: Legault criticized for saying there was no political violence in Quebec

Premier François Legault is being asked to revise his story after he said Monday that Quebec politicians are not facing the kind of violence seen over the weekend in the United States.

Legault’s comments came in response to Saturday’s assassination attempt on the former president. Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania.

Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon took a dim view of Legault’s comments, noting that PQ leaders have been the target of attacks twice, in 1984 and more recently during the 2012 provincial election night.

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Dave Courage recalls Quebec election night shooting

In 2012, a gunman attacked a PQ rally in Montreal, killing a lighting technician and attempting to enter a room where then-PQ leader Pauline Marois was giving a victory speech.

In 1984, a gunman stormed the legislature with the intention of killing then-premier René Lévesque and other PQ MNAs. He killed three people and injured 13 others.

Speaking to reporters at the Council of the Federation meeting in Halifax, Legault said what happened over the weekend is worrisome for democracy in the United States, but that this kind of violence against politicians “doesn’t happen in Quebec.”

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Call for a “culture change” in municipal politics following the resignation of Gatineau mayor

St-Pierre Plamondon said on X that what is worrying is that the Prime Minister makes such general statements that ignore Quebec’s history.