Rodriguez's current lack of judgement.

According to those who support Rodriguez's candidacy, he would be the next Lesage, Bouchard or Charest! Far from it. What a monumental farce. The only thing Pablo has in common with these great men is that he worked for the federal government for a living. Nothing more. They had a clear vision for Quebec. Rodriguez, not so much, or worse, not yet.

Rodriguez, a child of Argentina during the persecution of the extreme right, found refuge in Canada with his family. This open-mindedness surely saved his life and that of his loved ones. But even today, Rodriguez shows a serious lack of judgement and compassion towards those who, like him, want to start a new life in Quebec.

Pablo tells us: [TRANSLATION] I'm not denying my past. You can't build the future by denying your past, but I am my own person. In this context, he talks about his career in Ottawa, but he doesn't sing the same tune about immigrants who want to come to Canada for a better life: [TRANSLATION]‘If you lower [in Quebec] the thresholds to 50,000, but bring in ten times as many temporary workers, you won't be able to solve the problem and you'll have, as is the case now, challenges for society’.

Rodriguez ignores the fact that the QLP's only pool is that of immigrants and anglophones. They are the remnants of the support the party once had from the French-speaking community. Despite this, several former ministers from the Bourassa and Couillard cabinets have supported Pablo's candidacy. They include names like Fortin, Coiteux, Poëti, Elkas and Khelfa, among others.

It's a political gain compared to the level of support for the other candidates, but it's far from an avalanche. Where are Charest's ministers? Far from convinced that Pablo is the right man for the job, as some of his supporters claim. Forty signatures and eighty in solidarity do not make four hundred.

It's clear that the vast majority of MNAs and members are still waiting. There is a certain thirst for other candidates. Rodriguez will have to deal with this in the coming weeks and months. There is still much, much work to be done.