Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says he’s staying modest about the prospect of his party forming official Opposition in the next federal election, though it would be a “spectacular” result.
“I refuse to see the election in terms of pride or a trophy, or to claim to be part of history,” he told The Canadian Press in a year-end interview.
As Justin Trudeau’s minority government teeters and polls point to a possible collapse of the Liberal vote, Blanchet said he’s staying focused on earning the confidence of Quebecers. “Quebecers will give us a mandate, and we’ll carry it out responsibly by always repeating to ourselves, I hope, that we have to live with modesty,” he said….