It was the leader of the party, François Legault, who made the announcement on Friday, during his visit to Gatineau.
Suzanne Tremblay was a teacher at École polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau for nearly 15 years, before being elected, in 2016, president of the Syndicat de l’enseignement de l’Outaouais.
She has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics education from the University of Quebec in Outaouais. Ms. Tremblay also participated in the founding of the organization Équité Outaouais.
She is also a founding member of the Regroupement des sans-emploi de l’Outaouais and a member of the board of directors of the CPE de l’Érablière in Gatineau.
I have always had the well-being of my fellow citizens at heart. I want us to work together to improve everyone’s quality of life and to ensure that our region shines even more.
argued Suzanne Tremblay.
During the press briefing, the latter hinted that she had never really considered making the leap into politics. Faced with the problems of chronic underfunding in health and education, it was obvious that the area had been taken for granted for too long
she continued.
« With the CAQ, a new wind is blowing and I decided to take the plunge. »
I am a hands-on person, I like meeting people; so, in the next few weeks, that’s what I’m going to do
a conclu Mme Tremblay.
François Legault also presented the new candidate in the riding of Pontiac. This is Corinne Canuel-Jolicoeur, an employee of the federal public service who is involved with many mutual aid organizations in the region.
People in my community often tell me that I should get into politics
she told party members, supporters and media representatives on Friday. The idea caught on and now is the right time for me.
Corinne Canuel-Jolicoeur is the new CAQ candidate in the riding of Pontiac.
Photo : Radio-Canada / Patrick Louiseize
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The Prime Minister highlighted some of his party’s successes in the last mandate. Yes, there is still a lot of work to do in the Outaouais, but things are moving, things are moving forward since the reds are no longer on their own
he added.
We are here with ambitions
said Mr. Legault. There are still two counties [en Outaouais] that we don’t have, that have been red for a long time.
A meeting with the Mayor of Gatineau
Passing through the Outaouais, Premier François Legault took the opportunity to meet with the Mayor of Gatineau, France Bélisle.
The latter has also listed some of the topics that were discussed during this meeting, on his Twitter account. We talked about housing, public transport and the future hospital center
he wrote.
Among other important issues, the Mayor of Gatineau wanted to address the issue of land for new schools. It is up to the municipalities to provide or buy the land for the schools that are to be built, which puts additional pressure on their finances.
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Prime Minister François Legault met with the Mayor of Gatineau, France Bélisle, early Friday afternoon.
Photo : Radio-Canada / Catherine Morasse
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The mayor also pointed out that this mode of operation is problematic for developing municipalities that are already struggling to find additional revenue.
Ms. Bélisle has already discussed it at a meeting of the Union of Quebec Municipalities (UMQ). I felt a great openness from theUMQ to make this issue a provincial election campaign issue because there is a lot of pressure
she added in an interview.
« It’s not just Gatineau that’s going through this, all the big cities in Quebec find themselves in this situation. »
Although the Prime Minister refrained from making commitments on this subject, he was able to show openness and was sensitive to this issue, according to Ms. Bélisle.
The deputies of the CAQ in Outaouais Robert Bussière, Mathieu Lacombe and Mathieu Lévesque were also present at the meeting.
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