Duhaime's former right-hand man joins Poilievre's team

Cédric Lapointe, until recently communications director of the Conservative Party of Quebec, becomes Pierre Poilievre's communications director and political adviser for Quebec. He starts Nov 1.

"I am convinced that Pierre Poilievre deeply loves Canadians and Quebecers."

— Cédric Lapointe

Federal Conservatives won 11 Quebec seats in 2025, and their vote rose from 18.7 to 23.3 per cent. In the latest by-elections, they finished third in Terrebonne with 3.3 per cent and in Chicoutimi—Le Fjord with 12.5.