Marie-Claude Nichols returns to Quebec Liberals, supports Pablo Rodriguez for leader
- Marie-Claude Nichols announced her return to the Quebec Liberal Party today at its Montreal headquarters, endorsing Pablo Rodriguez for leader.
- Nichols was removed from the Liberal caucus in 2022 following a dispute with then-leader Dominique Anglade after the party's disappointing election performance.
- Rodriguez, who previously served in the federal cabinet during Justin Trudeau’s tenure, was able to facilitate Nichols’ return to the party after efforts by interim leader Marc Tanguay did not succeed.
- Nichols, who has served as an Independent representative for the Vaudreuil constituency, emphasized that the Liberals should prioritize economic issues, highlighting Quebec’s recent credit rating downgrade as a motivating factor for her decision to rejoin the party.
- The Quebec Liberals will hold two leadership debates this weekend with a winner expected on June 14 among candidates including Rodriguez and Karl Blackburn.
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Marie-Claude Nichols returns to Quebec Liberals, supports Pablo Rodriguez for leader
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Pablo Rodriguez succeeds in bringing independent MP Marie-Claude Nichols back to the PLQ - Canada French
MONTRÉAL — Pablo Rodriguez managed to bring a lost sheep back to the Liberal sheepfold. Independent MP Marie-Claude Nichols, who had been expelled from the Liberal caucus following a dispute with leader Dominique Anglade, presented herself at the party's permanence on Friday in Montreal with the leadership candidate Pablo Rodriguez, whom she supports in this race. "I wasn't sure to return to the party," she admitted from the outset. "The trigger…
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