QUEBEC CITY – The province’s new Education Minister, Pierre Moreau, is taking a forced leave of absence.
In a brief press release, the Ministry of Education announced Moreau underwent several examinations over the last few days before being released from hospital.
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Last Thursday, he was taken away from the National Assembly in an ambulance during the Quebec government’s cabinet shuffle.
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He was not present for the swearing-in.
Spokesperson Catherine Poulin said Moreau is expected to take a few days off before “slowly returning to his duties,” and would not comment further on the matter.
Moreau previously held the post of Municipal Affairs Minister.
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