Sophie Prégent will not run for president of the Union of Artists (UDA) next spring, the actress confirmed on Tuesday.
The actress was elected president of the UDA almost 10 years ago, in October 2013, replacing Raymond Legault.
Sophie Prégent believes she has done enough. “I’ve been here for two and a half terms, I couldn’t leave during the pandemic, but now I’m coming to the end of my term and I don’t see myself running for another four years. It’s too much…”, she confided to The Press.
The candidates for his succession will be able to manifest themselves from February 20, the voting period will take place from March 20 to 23.
The UDA has been at the heart of discussions with the Quebec government to put in place support measures for artists during the pandemic. Sophie Prégent also led the negotiations on the reform of the Status of the Artist Act. What is she most proud of?
“Cultural diversity,” she replies without hesitation. I wanted there to be fair representation on our stages and on our screens. We were behind, compared to the rest of Canada and the United States, we had to make things happen, and things did happen. The message got through. It was my baby. I’m also proud of the creation of L’Aparté, in the wake of the #metoo movement, it’s part of my legacy.”
Sophie Prégent plans to devote more time to her work as an actress – she will shoot in the series Alert next March – as well as family time with her husband Charles Lafortune and their son Mathis, who suffers from autism and epilepsy. “I chair our Autistic and Major Foundation, so there is no shortage of projects.”