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Even in his seat as opposition leader, Pierre Karl Péladeau is causing economic uncertainty in Quebec, the leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec said Wednesday.

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But Péladeau rapidly dismissed François Legault’s claim — also suggested by Premier Philippe Couillard a day earlier — saying the sovereignty option has nothing to do with job losses or the departure of head offices with their high-paying jobs.

As the blame game in the National Assembly for the current economic climate entered its second day, Legault added his two cents when he said the election of Péladeau as head of the Parti Québécois Friday is affecting long-term investment decisions.

“There is already (an effect) and there would be an even greater one if he (Péladeau) was in power,” Legault, himself a former PQ cabinet minister, said on his way into a meeting of the CAQ’s caucus.

“There is a possibility, even if I judge it very improbable, that he (Péladeau) will be in power in three-and-a-half years. So financial markets which are nervous, which do not like uncertainty, actually … it’s not the best way to attract private investment.”