Journalist and parliamentary analyst Martine Biron takes sides. She made the leap into politics as a candidate for the CAQ in the riding of Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, on the South Shore of Quebec, signing the end of her career at Radio-Canada.
The duty confirmed the news first announced by Radio-Canada with a source familiar with the matter. According to our information, Mr.me Biron had been approached several times by the party of François Legault in the past.
Martine Biron has covered politics for many years. In her most recent article, dated June 11, she noted that the CAQ’s satisfaction rate “rivaled Soviet scores” and that François Legault was “virtually certain of being re-elected”.
However, she was critical of the “flaws” of the party exposed by the federalist wing of the CAQ when the candidacy of Bernard Drainville, a convinced sovereigntist, was announced. She also pointed the finger at the “arrogance” of the government caucus, while qualifying the Ministers of Transport, Economy, Family and Forests as “blunderers”.
The CAQ should make the official announcement of its candidacy shortly.
Replacing a veteran
The former Radio-Canada journalist should take over from Marc Picard, who represented the citizens of Chutes-de-la-Chaudière for 19 years. The veteran politician will complete his seventh and final term as MP this year.
In a press release published on Wednesday, Mr. Picard explained his departure from political life by an awareness of the importance of being more present alongside his spouse.
Aged 67, Marc Picard was first elected in 2003 under the banner of the Action Démocratique du Québec. He sat as an independent from 2009 to 2012, when he joined the Coalition avenir Québec.
Prime Minister François Legault also wanted to thank Mr. Picard on Wednesday. “He is one of our pillars and I will always be grateful to him for believing in our project. Like us, he shared our ambition to make Quebec prouder and more prosperous. »
Martine Biron has a good chance of being elected in Chutes-de-la-Chaudière. According to the most recent projections of Qc125, the CAQ would lead there in the voting intentions, with 48%, ahead of its most serious rival, the Conservative Party of Quebec, by 14 percentage points.
With The Canadian Press