(Quebec) A fifth woman from the CAQ caucus, Huntingdon MNA Claire IsaBelle, announces her departure from political life at the end of her mandate.
Posted at 4:43 p.m.
Over the past month, Suzanne Dansereau (Verchères), and Émilie Foster (Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré), as well as ministers Danielle McCann (Sanguinet) and Marguerite Blais (Prévost), have indicated that they will not seek a another mandate. In the last two cases, the announcement was rushed when these elected officials were under fire from criticism from the opposition about the management of the pandemic in CHSLDs.
For her part, Claire IsaBelle is leaving politics after one term. This deputy, “who has had a career for 25 years in university teaching and research, is returning to her projects here and abroad,” the party said in a press release released Friday afternoon.
So far, this is the sixth start at the CAQ. Denis Tardif (Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata) has announced that he will not seek a second term due to health issues. The press secretary for Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx, Amélie Dionne, will represent the CAQ in this riding during the fall elections. Another woman, the former mayor of Sainte-Julie and former president of the Union of Quebec Municipalities, Suzanne Roy, will wear the colors of the party in Verchères.
On Sunday, the CAQ will suddenly present a dozen candidates in ridings in Montreal where its chances are slim – in Liberal strongholds in the West, for example. Prime Minister François Legault will be conspicuous by his absence. Ministers Chantal Rouleau and Benoit Charrette will be present at the press conference.