A difference of analysis has emerged on the right on the free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada. When the communist senators had seized the opportunity of a niche to put the subject on the parliamentary agenda, the ratification of Ceta (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) was finally largely rejected on March 21 by 211 votes against and 44 for, out of 250 voters. But some on the right, surprised to see the Republicans vote like the left, wanted to recall their attachment to liberalism.
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Franck Riester, Minister of Foreign Trade, denounced a
“political coup”
and a
“bad day for our economy”.
But the response from Bruno Retailleau, leader of the LR senators, referred him to the economic results of the executive.
“Who are you when your government is responsible for almost 900 billion in debt since 2017?”,
immediately replied the senator from Vendée.
By seizing the opportunity to put the government in difficulty…
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