Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade puts her hand to her heart as she enters with her elected caucus to be sworn in during a ceremony at the legislature in Quebec City, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
MONTREAL – Dominique Anglade is resigning as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party, five weeks after the Liberals suffered a crushing defeat in the provincial election.
Anglade told reporters today she is also resigning as member for the Montreal riding of St-Henri – Ste-Anne, effective Dec. 1.
Her leadership had been under pressure since the party elected just 21 members in the Oct. 3 election – down from 31 in the 2018 vote.
The party maintained official Opposition status but saw its share of the popular vote drop to less than 15 per cent, receiving fewer votes than Québec solidaire and the Parti Québécois.
Internal conflict erupted shortly after the election, when Anglade ejected Marie-Claude Nichols from caucus after a disagreement over shadow cabinet roles.
Anglade reversed position shortly after, but Nichols refused to return and said the Liberal leader was unable to to properly lead the party.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2022.
