Quebec Liberals Welcome Charles Milliard As New Leader - Beritaja

About 600 group welcomed Charles Milliard arsenic the caller caput of the Quebec Liberal Party successful Trois-Rivières connected Sunday, days aft he was acclaimed successful a activity title that nary 1 other joined.

Milliard, who entered the room astatine the Delta Hotel successful the metropolis about halfway betwixt Montreal and Quebec City connected the northbound statement of the St. Lawrence River, takes complete a statement precocious shaken by the December resignation of erstwhile leader Pablo Rodriguez.

Milliard outlined his 5 cardinal priorities for a imaginable Quebec Liberal government: strengthening the economy, improving nationalist services, supporting Quebec’s regions extracurricular awesome municipality centres, promoting civilization and addressing entree to housing.

Former Quebec Liberal premiers Daniel Johnson and Philippe Couillard, on pinch past interim leaders, attended the arena to invited the caller procreation of statement leadership.

Rodriguez stepped down amid a situation involving allegations of vote-buying and reimbursed donations during the activity title he’d won successful June.

A pharmacist by training from Lévis, Que., and erstwhile president of the Quebec Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Milliard faces the situation of introducing himself to Quebec voters, having ne'er held elected agency astatine the provincial aliases national level.

Party members dream Milliard will bring renewed power to the PLQ, arsenic he pledged to prioritize integrity, transparency, and accountability.