Coalition candidates rally behind leader ahead of final Quebec debate
MONTREAL — With Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault on the sidelines ahead of Thursday’s crucial final debate, it was left to a collection of prominent candidates to rally behind him Wednesday.
Legault has been under fire in recent days over his party’s immigration proposals but candidate Sonia LeBel said confidence in their leader hasn’t wavered.
She said a Montreal news conference featuring some of the party’s most recognizable faces was all about putting his team on display.
As candidates talked about hiking the legal age for cannabis consumption to 21 and tightly controlling where it can be consumed, questions eventually came back to their leader’s whereabouts on Day 28 of the 39-day campaign.