Henri-François Gautrin: elections for a majority government

Not really keen on partisanship, Henri-François Gautrin nevertheless summarised the achievements of the Charest administration and explained the Liberal Plan, inviting voters to compare the party’s achievements with that of others. “I am proud of the work accomplished by my leader Jean Charest and my Liberal Party colleagues”, he said, expressing the public’s satisfaction with the decisions taken by the government in the last year and a half; “that is, investing massively to renew infrastructure.” The Quebecois investment plan has so far amounted to $37 billion over a period of five years.

The QLP’s approach is a combination of a $1 billion decrease in taxes for Quebec families, a massive investment in infrastructure ,and a new energy strategy”, Henri-François Gautrin told Le Messager.

The Verdun Liberal candidate confirms that these measures have allowed Quebec – during this period of global economic shock - to resist the economic pressures being experienced by its neighbours. “It’s not looking rosy, but at least we know where we’re going”, the outgoing MP said.

Looking at the list of achievements of Henri-François Gautrin, one will notice for example that he was responsible for the investments made to expand the emergency room of the Verdun Hospital and the CLSC; he was also responsible for the creation of a study centre in the Douglas Hospital, not to mention renovation work on several buildings of Verdun’s health establishments network.

There is also the $16 million investment in affordable housing projects within the framework of the Accès-logis programme and residential renovations. The list is long and through the years, residents concerned about the environment will remember that it was Deputy Gautrin who, with former Mayor Raymond Savard, initiated the annual shoreline clean-up.

Readers should remember that Henri-François Gautrin succeeded Paul Gobeil as Verdun deputy some 20 years ago. The outgoing MP outwardly rejects the idea of retiring this year, desiring instead to support his colleagues to soften the economic impact that hovers above us - “certainly a good reason to form a majority government,” he said.