Quebec Liberal MNA Frédéric Beauchemin denies allegations of psychological harassment

QUEBEC – Liberal MNA for Marguerite-Bourgeoys, Frédéric Beauchemin, denies allegations of psychological harassment made against him and members of his team.

In a message on the X network (formerly Twitter), Beauchemin says that the complaint, allegedly made by the president of the party’s youth wing, Élyse Moisan, is unfounded.

He was reacting to the Journal de Québec’s report that Moisan had felt harassed, intimidated and threatened by Beauchemin’s team.

“The complaint against me is unfounded. There is a process in place to hear it and understand its context. We will cooperate fully. I’m confident it’ll be able to set the record straight,” said Beauchemin.

In his opinion, the current situation is a “symptom of the crisis affecting the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP)”.

“The Youth Commission, like the rest of the party, is paralyzed by the absence of a clear direction. Activists (…) want the party to rebuild, not tear itself apart,” he maintained.

La situation actuelle est un symptôme de la crise qui secoue le PLQ. Voici ma déclaration. #PolQc pic.twitter.com/1bzKk3PMVb

— Frédéric Beauchemin (@FredBeauchemin) October 5, 2023

“We have no comment to make on the matter,” said Charlie Bourdages, press officer for the QLP’s Youth Commission.

She indicated that Moisan would not be available for an interview on Thursday evening.

Called upon to react on Thursday evening, the PLQ’s interim leader, Marc Tanguay, limited himself to saying that these were “important allegations”.

“We will respect the process. We will make no further comment at this time,” he said in a written statement sent to The Canadian Press.

So far, Beauchemin is the only person to have shown an interest in the PLQ leadership.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on October 5, 2023.