US EditionQuebec MNA Marwah Rizqy Suspended From Liberal Caucus, Stripped of Leadership Duties
Marwah Rizqy was suspended for firing her chief of staff without consulting party leader Pablo Rodriguez, who cited a breach of trust in the Quebec Liberal caucus.
- On Nov. 18, 2025, Marwah Rizqy was suspended from the Quebec Liberal Party caucus and stripped of her legislative duties, Liberal party leader Pablo Rodriguez announced following the dismissal of her chief of staff.
- Rizqy fired her chief of staff, Geneviève Hinse, in an internal memo to Liberal members Monday evening and named Isabelle Lord interim chief of staff; Hinse is a close associate of Pablo Rodriguez.
- The Journal de Québec first reported the staffing change and The Canadian Press confirmed it Tuesday morning.
- André Fortin will replace Rizqy as legislature leader and Marc Tanguay as Opposition whip, while Rodriguez does not sit in the National Assembly as Rizqy led the Liberals there.
- To preserve caucus cohesion, Liberal party leader Pablo Rodriguez suspended Montreal member Marwah Rizqy after she fired former chief of staff Geneviève Hinse without consulting him, calling it a difficult but necessary decision.
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Quebec MNA Marwah Rizqy suspended from Liberal caucus after leader Rodriguez 'completely surprised'
“Completely surprised” by a decision from Liberal parliamentary leader Marwah Rizqy, Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez dismissed the MNA from her position and suspended her from caucus. Rizqy fired her chief of staff, Geneviève Hinse, a close associate of Rodriguez’s, without consulting him beforehand, he argued Tuesday afternoon during a scrum with reporters. In a statement […]
The Member of Parliament for Saint-Laurent was sanctioned for dismissing her chief of staff, Geneviève Hinse, without consulting or informing Mr. Rodriguez.
An internal crisis shook the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ). Parliamentary leader Marwah Rizqy suddenly announced the departure of his chief of staff, Geneviève Hinse, a close friend of Pablo Rodriguez. The leader would not have been notified of his decision, which looked like a dismissal.
Liberal leader Pablo Rodriguez made the announcement Tuesday morning by press release. The post Marwah Rizqy is suspended from the Liberal caucus appeared first on Les Affaires.
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