Christine Labrie becomes interim female co-spokesperson for Quebec Solidaire
Posted May 2, 2024 1:44 pm.
Last Updated May 2, 2024 2:16 pm.
Sherbrooke MNA, Christine Labrie, has been named the interim female co-spokesperson for Québec Solidaire (QS).
The party made the announcement at noon on Thursday, a few days after the resignation of co-spokesperson Émilise Lessard-Therrien.
Incidentally, Labrie entered the race to become the party’s female co-spokesperson, but she finished third and was eliminated in the first round last Nov. against Lessard-Therrien and Ruba Ghazal.
Nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer que c'est la députée solidaire de Sherbrooke, Christine Labrie, qui va assurer l'intérim comme porte-parole féminine de Québec solidaire, suite à la démission d'Émilise Lessard-Therrien.????
— Québec solidaire (@QuebecSolidaire) May 2, 2024
Christine a démontré un engagement sans faille envers… pic.twitter.com/AtrvwrPZQN
Labrie will therefore team up with Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois in the party’s two-headed female-male leadership, until a female spokesperson is officially elected.
“The last few days have been tough,” wrote Nadeau-Dubois in a Tweet on Thursday. “But today we have good news to tell you.”
“Christine Labrie is now the interim female spokesperson for our party,” he added. “She will occupy these positions until a new spokesperson is elected by our members this fall.”
Les derniers jours ont été durs, mais aujourd’hui nous avons une bonne nouvelle à vous annoncer! Christine Labrie est maintenant la porte-parole féminine par intérim de notre parti! Elle va occuper ces fonctions jusqu’à ce qu’une nouvelle porte-parole soit élue par nos membres,… pic.twitter.com/6ligGciLZU
— Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois (@GNadeauDubois) May 2, 2024
On Monday, Lessard-Therrien announced that she would not be returning from her sick leave and would be resigning after a few months in office.
She criticized Nadeau-Dubois’s small team at the helm of the party.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
