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Quebec Liberals Enthusiastically Welcome New Leader Charles Milliard
Charles Milliard aims to rebuild trust with a reform agenda including 100,000 annual housing starts and a 7-day telemedicine platform, pledging integrity and transparency.
- On Feb. 15, 2026, Charles Milliard unveiled a reform agenda at a Trois‑Rivières rally attended by nearly 600 caucus members, outlining five priorities for a potential Liberal government.
- Party turmoil including Rodriguez's December resignation prompted internal strife such as Rizqy's expulsion last year and Hinse's $500,000 lawsuit.
- Milliard set out policy specifics such as a telemedicine platform , 100,000 housing starts per year, reduced taxes for SMEs, mental health and home-care services, broad education consultations, and empowering local governments as 'prime minister of decentralization in Quebec.'
- At his first news conference as leader, Milliard signaled decisions would come in the first caucus meeting, including on Marwah Rizqy's future.
- A former FCCQ president, Charles Milliard faces the challenge of introducing himself to Quebec voters, having never held elected office, while drawing support from former premiers Daniel Johnson and Philippe Couillard.
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Quebec liberals unite behind new leader Charles Milliard as party seeks reset after leadership crisis
Charles Milliard was formally welcomed as the new leader of the Quebec Liberal Party in Trois-Rivières, days after his uncontested acclamation. A pharmacist and former head of the Quebec Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Milliard faces the challenge of rebuilding the party and introducing himself to voters. He outlined five priorities including economic growth and improved public services.
"Today we look forward," said the new leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec, Sunday afternoon, at the Delta Hotel in Trois-Rivières.
The PLQ welcomes its new leader, Charles Milliard
A jubilant crowd welcomed the new leader of the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ), Charles Milliard, to Trois-Rivières on Sunday afternoon, just two days after his coronation. He made his entrance alongside his spouse, in a room where nearly 600 members of the caucus had gathered to cheer him. Caucus members hope he will breathe new […]
Sitting in a compact crowd, Charles Milliard has his eyes on the ring. Athletics fight in front of spectators overflying. The struggle, his "secret passion", is an extreme sport. A bit like politics. But unlike the stories of the North Shore Pro Wrestling (NSPW), those who write on the stage on which the new leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) is preparing to mount do not have a script written in advance. He will have to impose himself.
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