Late at night PM Legault has to think carefully about this question: What do I want to leave Quebec?

PM Legault gave us a good idea this week.

At the suggestion of a commission on the future of Quebec set up by the PQ chairman, François Legault closed the door, locking it twice and adding a padlock. He even threw away the key.

This refusal reveals the direction the Prime Minister wants to take over the next few years.

legacy

François Legault wants to be recognized as a “master builder”. The one who revived Quebec after years of immobility. It’s his creed.

He wants to be the one who reformed the healthcare system, tweaked the education system and then initiated the energy transition. That turns it on.

For this he will not be fooled: his autonomy will not be of much use. Too much wasted energy, it’s better to play by Canada’s rules, he told himself.

Concretely, this means an acknowledgment of the wrongs Quebec has caused in Newfoundland and Labrador, a lukewarm response to health transfers and a removal of Quebec’s immigration powers.

You need to understand the psychology of PM Legault.

Identity issues were never his hobbies. If he embodies Quebec nationalism today, it is against his will. No Law 21 or Law 96 would have seen the light of day if only by him. It was public opinion that compelled him to do so.

federalism

Which brings us back to the idea of ​​a commission. Canada is changing with a more assertive multiculturalism and building a unified country in which the provinces would be subordinate to federal power.

A reflection on how Quebec can develop in this “new country” could be beneficial. He refuses. Maybe he fears the conclusions?

What’s more, François Legault doesn’t want his political career to be marked by eternal epic battles with Canada.

He went from being a sovereignist in a hurry to demanding autonomy. It slides quietly towards unconditional federalism.