US EditionMarc Tanguay named interim leader of Quebec Liberals following Rodriguez resignation
Marc Tanguay returns as interim leader following Rodriguez’s resignation amid vote-buying allegations, with the Quebec Liberal Party preparing for a critical election in 10 months.
- On Dec. 19, 2025, the Quebec Liberals named Marc Tanguay interim leader, The Canadian Press reported.
- Amid allegations of improper campaign financing, Pablo Rodriguez resigned this week after just six months as Liberal leader amid claims of vote-buying and reimbursed donations, prompting probes including by UPAC.
- Tanguay, a longtime MNA, has served since 2012 and was interim leader from November 2022 to June; Rafael P. Ferraro said his experience ensures party stability.
- The party's executive council will meet in the coming days to decide how a permanent leader will be chosen, with Marc Tanguay's return leaving the Liberals at a crossroads 10 months before the October 2026 election.
- Karl Blackburn, former president of a Quebec employers group and leadership contender, said he will not run and urged unity, `Now is the time to come together,' clearing a path for Charles Milliard.
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Karl Blackburn will not run to replace Pablo Rodriguez as Quebec Liberal leader
MONTREAL — One of Pablo Rodriguez's main rivals during the Quebec Liberal leadership race earlier this year says he will not run to replace him.
Karl Blackburn passed his turn: he would not be a candidate in the next leadership race to succeed Pablo Rodriguez as leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec. He opened the door to a coronation of Charles Milliard, who believed that this decision put an end to the party's divisions.
Marc Tanguay resumes role as interim leader of Quebec Liberal Party
While awaiting the choice of its next leader, the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) is once again entrusting the role of interim leader to the member of parliament for LaFontaine, Marc Tanguay. Tanguay is therefore resuming the position he held during the long interval between the departure of Dominique Anglade in November 2022 and the election […]
Marc Tanguay returned as interim leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec, after Pablo Rodriguez's resignation in a crisis.
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