Position in Canadian political parties
In Canadian politics, a Quebec lieutenant is a Quebec politician who is selected by the party leader to be his or her main advisor and/or spokesperson on issues specific to Quebec. This is particularly the case when the leader is an anglophone, though several francophone leaders have also had Quebec lieutenants; all francophone leaders of the Liberal Party have had Quebec lieutenants. It is typically filled by a Member of Parliament or at least a current or former candidate for Parliament. The position is usually a well-known but often an unofficial assignment, and has no official legal status.
Notable Quebec lieutenants
Some past and current Quebec lieutenants include:
Liberal
Conservative (1867–1942)
Progressive Conservative
Reform
Canadian Alliance
Conservative (2004–present)
Social Credit
New Democratic
Notes
- ^ Hervieux-Payette represented the senatorial division of Bedford.
- ^ Position split into two: leaders' representative/advisor and chief provincial organizer.[5]
- ^ Patenaude ran in Jacques-Cartier in 1925 and 1926 and was defeated both times.
- ^ Faribault ran in Gamelin in 1968 and was defeated.
- ^ St-Laurent ran in Louis-Hébert in 1997 and was defeated.
- ^ Latulippe ran in Charlesbourg—Jacques Cartier in 2000 and was defeated.
- ^ Verner ran in Louis-Saint-Laurent in 2004 and was defeated. She would later be elected to represent the riding in 2006.
- ^ In 1963 the Quebec wing of the party split into the Ralliement des créditistes under Caouette's leadership.
- ^ Picard ran in Montreal—Mercier in 1963 and lost.
- ^ Cliche ran in Beauce in 1965 and Duvernay in 1968 and was defeated both times.
- ^ Rompré ran in Saint-Maurice in 1986 and 1988 and was defeated both times.
- ^ Ducasse ran in Manicouagan in 2004 and 2006 and Hull—Aylmer in 2008 and was defeated each time.
- ^ Ducasse continued to serve as Layton's Quebec special advisor following Mulcair's appointment.
References
- ^ Le PLC veut regagner le coeur des francophones, La Presse, May 2, 2007
- ^ Hervieux-Payette devient le lieutenant de Dion au Québec, La Presse, October 16, 2007
- ^ Coderre devient lieutenant politique au Québec, La Presse, January 22, 2009
- ^ Coderre steps down as Ignatieff's Quebec Lieutenant, CTV News, September 28, 2009 Archived September 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ignatieff names new Quebec organizer, Montreal Gazette, October 21, 2009[permanent dead link]
- ^ Marc Garneau named Quebec lieutenant, Montreal Gazette, October 7, 2009 Archived October 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ignatieff names new Quebec organizer, Montreal Gazette, October 21, 2009[permanent dead link]
- ^ "These 10 Quebec MPs are in Trudeau's new cabinet". CTV News. The Canadian Press. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ Harper dévoile son nouveau cabinet, Joël-Denis Bellavance, La Presse, October 30, 2008
- ^ Harper shakes up his Quebec team, Daneil LeBlanc, The Globe and Mail, August 4, 2013
- ^ Alain Rayes devient lieutenant politique des conservateurs pour le Québec, Journal de Quebec, June 24, 2017
- ^ "Conservative Party: Richard Martel becomes Quebec lieutenant, Gérard Deltell becomes parliamentary leader". HuffPost (in French). September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "Alain Rayes resigns as Conservative Party's Quebec lieutenant". CBC News. February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Alain Rayes resigns as Conservative Party's Quebec lieutenant". CBC News. February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "L'équipe de Poilievre ferait pression sur Rayes pour qu'il quitte son poste de député". ICI Radio-Canada. September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ Réal Caouette (1917-1976) Homme politique, Bilan du siècle, Université de Sherbrooke
- ^ Chef du NPD dans le Québec, La Presse, February 26, 1963
- ^ The Labour World, February 1963
- ^ NDP recruits ex-Quebec environment minister Thomas Mulcair for next election, EarthEast, April 20, 2007 [dead link]
- ^ "Your NDP Team « Canada's NDP".
