(Quebec) Liberal Christine St-Pierre will not be on the starting blocks in the next election. The member for Acadie will confirm Monday evening in front of her activists that she will not seek a new mandate in October 2022, learned The Press.
Posted at 2:18 p.m.
The ex-liberal minister had been hanging the suspense about his political future for a few weeks. According to our information, Mr.me St-Pierre will announce his decision this evening during an activity in his riding with the leader of the PLQ, Dominique Anglade.
She will not run for a new term, according to our information.
A former journalist at Radio-Canada, Christine St-Pierre was first elected in 2007. She served as Minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women under the government of Jean Charest from 2007 to 2012. She was then appointed Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie from 2014 to 2018 under the Liberal government of Philippe Couillard.
Since January, Mr.me St-Pierre acts as the official opposition’s critic for culture and communications.
MPs and former ministers Gaétan Barrette, Francine Charbonneau and Lise Thériault have already announced that they will not seek a new mandate in the fall. Other departures are to be expected among the veterans as Kathleen Weil, Hélène David, Nicole Ménard, Pierre Arcand and Carlos J. Leitão have still not specified whether they will be in the running in October.
In interview at The Press On Sunday, chef Dominique Anglade explained that a “game plan” has been established for the rest of things and that these announcements will “certainly not be left to chance”.