By Canadian Press

Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez to seek Quebec Liberal leadership

Sep 18, 2024 | 9:23 AM

OTTAWA — Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez is expected to resign from cabinet to seek the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party.

A federal Liberal source, who was not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed the news to The Canadian Press.

It was first reported by La Presse.

Rodriguez, who is also Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Quebec lieutenant, is expected to formally announce his decision Thursday in Gatineau.

The Quebec Liberals have been without a leader since Dominique Anglade resigned following her defeat in the 2022 provincial election.

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Rodriguez’s choice to step down will be another blow for Trudeau, whose party is coming off the loss of the former Liberal stronghold of LaSalle–Émard–Verdun in a byelection in Montreal on Monday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 18, 2024.

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