Ex-Quebec premier Bernard Landry gives support to Bloc leader Ouellet
MONTREAL — Former Quebec premier Bernard Landry publicly lent his support Wednesday to the embattled leader of the Bloc Quebecois who is fighting to keep her job after losing 70 per cent of her caucus.
Bloc leader Martine Ouellet has strong convictions and is very motivated by the idea of Quebec sovereignty, Landry said in an interview with The Canadian Press.
“This has been a turbulent time for her,” said Landry, who was Quebec premier between 2003-05. “She remained solid in her convictions regarding the reason both the Bloc and the Parti Quebecois exist — for independence.”
Ouellet has been on the defensive ever since seven of the Bloc’s 10 MPs quit in late February because of disagreements over her leadership style and political objectives.