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Lise Thériault off-duty until mid-December

Quebec Public Security Minister Lise Theriault responds to the Opposition, during question period. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press

MONTREAL – Quebec’s Public Security Minister Lise Thériault will be off the job for at least six weeks.

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She announced last week that she would be stepping down for health reasons; a weekend news release confirmed she will be off until mid-December.

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Thériault had been criticized for her handling of alleged police abuse against Aboriginal women in Val d’Or.

READ MORE: Quebec opposition leaders call for Lise Thériault’s resignation

Premier Philippe Couillard defended his minister at the time, but he’s not denying that he could shuffle his cabinet.

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