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Milliard wants ‘profession of faith to Quebec’ from PLQ leadership candidates [Video]

Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) leadership candidates who will be leaving their federal posts in the hopes of succeeding Dominique Anglade will have to make a “profession of faith to Quebec,” believes prospect Charles Milliard, who says he “fears” that the provincial party will become a branch of its federal counterpart in Ottawa.

“I think the PLQ is an umbrella party that brings together all federal and provincial forces. I want us to be as inclusive as possible,” he said at the Liberal caucus in Gatineau. “If there are people from the federal government running, I imagine they’ll have to make a profession of faith towards Quebec.”

When asked what he meant by a “profession of faith,” Milliard said it includes being “extremely focused on the Quebec identity.”

“Quebec identity is about valuing all the different cultures and communities in Quebec,” he said. “It’s about speaking to the French-speaking majority in a language …

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