Legault congratulates Trudeau on election victory, despite rooting for a Conservative minority
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Quebec Premier François Legault took to social media to congratulate Justin Trudeau for being re-elected as Canada's prime minister on Tuesday, less than two weeks after criticizing the Liberals and expressing his preference for a Conservative minority government.
On Sept. 9, Legault met with reporters and said the federal Liberal, NDP and Green parties were "dangerous" for the interests of Quebec nationalists.
Legault said Quebec wanted more autonomy, not less, and he accused the three parties of intervening in health-care matters, which fall within provincial jurisdiction.
On Monday, the Liberals won just enough seats to secure another minority government. As of Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., their candidates were either leading or elected in 158 ridings.
"I congratulate Justin Trudeau on his victory," Legault wrote on Twitter. "I will work with him to advance the interests of Quebec."
After winning 35 Quebec ridings in the previous federal election, the Liberals have lost some ground in the province and are on track to grab 33 seats this time.
However, despite Legault's tacit endorsement of the Conservatives, that party failed to increase its footprint in Quebec and settled for the same number of seats it won in 2019.
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