Premier François Legault’s assertion that Quebec risks turning into Louisiana if the province doesn’t have more control over immigration is based more in pre-election posturing than reality, opposition politicians and experts said this week.
Legault has faced accusations of stoking fears about newcomers after he told delegates at his party’s convention on the weekend that the survival of the Quebec nation depended on the federal government granting Quebec more power over who can immigrate to the province.
The premier even warned that Quebec could become like the state of Louisiana — formerly under the control of France — where only a fraction of the population still speaks French.
Quebec is no Louisiana, experts say as premier accused of stoking immigration fears | Globalnews.ca
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