US EditionFour female premiers on whether Christine Fréchette can avoid the ‘glass cliff’
Four former and current female premiers say Fréchette faces a glass cliff as polls show her party on track for zero seats, according to Qc125.
- On April 23, 2026, Christine Fréchette was sworn in as Quebec's 33rd premier, becoming the province's second female leader after Pauline Marois while inheriting the Coalition Avenir party.
- Four female premiers—Kathleen Wynne, Marois, Christy Clark, and New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt—warned Fréchette faces a 'glass cliff,' a high-risk leadership role where failure is more likely.
- While Clark noted politics often functions as 'boy's clubs' that judge women harshly, Wynne recalled being told she 'looked tired' after morning walks, underscoring gendered scrutiny female leaders face.
- Poll aggregator Qc125 projects the Coalition Avenir party is on track to win zero seats before October's general election, signaling potential electoral collapse for the new premier.
- Kate Graham of Huron University College argues it is too soon to determine Fréchette's fate, noting success depends on showing voters 'something is different' within the party.
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4 female premiers on whether Quebec's new premier can avoid the 'glass cliff'
Four former and current female premiers weigh in on Christine Fréchette's political prospects and the notion of the "glass cliff," where a woman is thrust into leadership with a high likelihood of failure.
The Toronto Star
Four female premiers on whether Christine Fréchette can avoid the ‘glass cliff’
MONTREAL - Kathleen Wynne, Ontario's first female premier, remembers meeting a businessman who shook hands with the male staffer standing next to her and addressed him as "premier."
Winnipeg Free Press
Four female premiers on whether Christine Fréchette can avoid the 'glass cliff'
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Four female premiers on whether Christine Fréchette can avoid the 'glass cliff' – Energeticcity.ca
MONTREAL — Kathleen Wynne, Ontario’s first female premier, remembers meeting a businessman who shook hands with the male staffer standing next to her and addressed him as “premier.” It’s hard to shake the notion among the public of what a premier looks like, Wynne, premier between 2013 and 2018, said in a recent interview. “A five-foot-four-woman is not who people think of as a leader.” Wynne is one of four former or current female premiers who …
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