Québec solidaire’s Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois taking parental leave
Posted November 4, 2024 10:05 am.
Last Updated November 4, 2024 1:34 pm.
Québec solidaire parliamentary leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois announced Monday that he would be away from December to March to enjoy the first months of his second child’s life.
In a message shared on social media, Nadeau-Dubois said that his partner will give birth to their second daughter in a few weeks.
He plans to be away from Dec. 2 until the beginning of March. He could leave earlier depending on when the birth is.
J’ai quelque chose à vous annoncer.
— Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois (@GNadeauDubois) November 4, 2024
Dans quelques semaines à peine, mon amoureuse va donner naissance à une fille. Hélène va avoir une petite soeur.
Je pensais que la deuxième fois serait différente, mais non. J’ai des papillons dans le ventre, un mélange d’amour et de… pic.twitter.com/MwxCqr2IRl
Nadeau-Dubois already has a little girl, Hélène, who was born in 2022. At the time, he only took a month off, and he says he now regrets not having stopped longer.
He says that these are precious moments to spend as a family, but also “a challenge that is best experienced as a couple, especially with two young children at home.”
Nadeau-Dubois will be on leave both at the National Assembly and in his constituency office. The party’s co-spokesperson, Ruba Ghazal, will take over in Quebec City, while his colleague Alejandra Zaga Mendez will help him in his office in the Gouin riding in Montreal.
“With Hélène, I realized that we can’t do everything in life. We can’t take care of others if we don’t take care of our own,” he wrote.
“We can’t defend the values of gender equality and solidarity for Quebec if we don’t first apply them in our lives. Before being a politician, I am a father and a boyfriend.”
Members of the National Assembly do not have parental leave per se. Currently, it is possible for parliamentarians to take leave, but it is not defined.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews.
