The Canada Brief

Canada · 17 d ago

Parliament Building, Quebec City

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CAQ names Mathieu Lévesque interim leader after its election wipeout

Mathieu Lévesque, the former MNA for Chapleau in the Outaouais, replaces Christine Fréchette at the head of the Coalition avenir Québec. Fréchette announced her resignation after the party's results in the provincial election.

"Now we must all take a hard look at ourselves together. That is why I accept this important responsibility with humility."

— Mathieu Lévesque, interim leader of the CAQ

Background

A Gatineau-born lawyer and a founding member of the party in 2011, he was minister responsible for youth from April to October 2026. He lost the seat he had held since 2018.

What we know

  • Lévesque is the CAQ's interim leader
  • The party has no MNAs in the National Assembly

Not yet

  • The rules of the leadership race
  • When the race will begin

The rules of the race to choose the CAQ's next permanent leader are not yet known, and the party has no MNAs left in the National Assembly.