Premier François Legault tried to reassure and comfort the residents of Amqui, Que., Thursday, just days after a pickup truck slammed into pedestrians on the main street of the rural town on the Gaspé peninsula.
He and Mayor Sylvie Blanchette called for members of the community to return to their daily lives and not be afraid of the street where the crash occurred.
“Let’s not let madness triumph over hope. We have to be able to find our joy. Life is beautiful, Amqui is beautiful … Yes, there is a period of grief but after that we need to be courageous, to find the