Quebec election notebook: Jobless numbers, debate prep and Pacioretty vs. Subban

Last week, we put into context some of the numbers Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault uses when discussing immigrants and the French language.
Here’s a look at another number.
On Friday, Legault suggested 15 per cent of new immigrants to Quebec are unemployed during their first years in Quebec. He used the figure when discussing his plan to cut immigration by 20 per cent (10,000 fewer immigrants per year).
But just as newcomers tend to le