(Quebec) A fifth departure is confirmed in less than a month at the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ): the member for Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré, Émilie Foster, will not seek a second term, confirmed Premier François Legault on Tuesday.
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Last week, the member for Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata, Denis Tardif, announced that he will be leaving politics at the end of his current mandate, due to health problems.
Two weeks ago, the government precipitated the announcement of the departures of ministers Marguerite Blais and Danielle McCann, when they were targeted by opposition attacks on the management of CHSLDs during the first wave of the pandemic. .
In Verchères, Suzanne Dansereau gives up her seat and François Legault unveiled, on April 4, his candidate for the fall elections, the former mayor of Sainte-Julie and former president of the Union des municipalités du Québec, Suzanne Roy.
The departure of Émilie Foster, unlike the others, is more surprising. The elected 42-year-old was not on the list of deputies likely not to stand for the CAQ. Claire IsaBelle (Huntingdon) and MarieChantal Chassé (Châteauguay) have still not announced their intentions, for example. The Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé (La Prairie), maintains the suspense.
Announcements are multiplying as the general elections on October 3 approach. That’s about half of the Liberal caucus that shouldn’t be running in the next election; nine deputies have announced their departure so far.
At the Parti Québécois, Lorraine Richard (Duplessis) and Sylvain Gaudreault (Jonquière) have announced that they will not stand again. Catherine Dorion, of Québec solidaire, will not seek a second mandate.