Top Results For: CAQ Leader Francois Legault

The cabinet of outgoing Premier Francois Legault says the national assembly will return with a new session — and new premier — on May 5.

François Legault, Air Transat's founder, got started in politics in 1998 under former Parti Québécois premier Lucien Bouchard and created the CAQ in 2011.

The CAQ has chosen Christine Frechette as the new party leader, making her the first female party leader, and second-ever female premier of Quebec.

Christine Fréchette has the support of 16 cabinet ministers, including the current finance, immigration, public security, culture and environment ministers. 

After winning the CAQ leadership race Fréchette spent just over a week before introducing the senior members of the team she is expected to lead into a fall general election.

Polling aggregator Qc125 predicts the CAQ, which Legault had positioned as a right-leaning nationalist but federalist party, is on track to win zero seats on Oct. 5.

Quebecers will find out Sunday who will become their next premier after the Coalition Avenir Québec counts the votes in a race to replace the only leader the party has ever had.

In a speech at the legislature Wednesday, Fréchette promised to focus on growing Quebec's economy and to govern as a nationalist. 

New Premier Christine Fréchette and the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ) made the announcement Monday afternoon.

Carmant resigned in October amid widespread protest over proposed legislation to change how doctors are paid, including tying a part of their remuneration to performance targets.

A former CAQ cabinet minister has joined Quebec’s Conservatives, giving the party its first seat in the legislature ahead of the October election.

The two candidates vying to replace François Legault as Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier are meeting today in a second and final debate.

Tensions flared as CAQ leadership rivals clashed over Quebec’s “third link” project in the first debate to replace Premier François Legault.

The riding had been a PQ stronghold before Andrée Laforest captured it twice for the Coalition Avenir Québec, first in 2018 and again in 2022.

Pressure has intensified on Quebec Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge as opposition parties and members of his own government question the choice to abolish the program.

Bernard Drainville is officially entering the race to succeed François Legault as leader of the governing Coalition Avenir Québec.

Quebec Premier François Legault will shuffle his cabinet later today as two ministers step aside to run in the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership race.

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon criticized Doug Ford, who for the past two days has been urging Quebecers to reject the PQ for the good of Canada.

Economy Minister Christine Fréchette has scheduled an event on Sunday in Trois-Rivières, Que., where she is expected to announce she is officially entering the race. 

Quebec Environment Minister Bernard Drainville launched his bid for the CAQ leadership Saturday, as Premier François Legault prepares to step down.