Expelled from the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) caucus, Marie-Claude Nichols will not join another party because her “values do not change [et] remain liberal. She says she has received a lot of support over the past few hours.
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The elected in Vaudreuil since 2014 issued a brief press release Friday, 24 hours after her expulsion from caucus due to a conflict with her leader Dominique Anglade. She intends to remain a member and sit as an independent.
“On October 3, the citizens of Vaudreuil honored me with their confidence for the third time. I want to reassure them of my intentions to remain their MP and to defend their interests, as I have always done. Nothing will change for them in terms of the energy my team puts into serving them, my presence in the field or in the National Assembly where I will use all the means at my disposal to make their voices heard,” she.
“I also want to inform them of my intention to sit as an independent MP and, consequently, not to affiliate with any other political party out of respect for them and because of my deep convictions. My values do not change, they remain liberal. »
She thanks “the many people from all walks of life who [lui] have shown their support over the past few hours.
The MP declines interview requests.