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Members of Québec solidaire vote to allow a man to run in Gouin

Québec solidaire members approved a rule exception with 74% support to allow a male candidate in Gouin, despite requiring women or non-binary candidates in held seats.

Summary
Members of Québec solidaire (QS) voted Saturday in favour of granting an exception to the party’s rules in the riding of Gouin, allowing a man to seek the nomination there. The party said 74 per cent of its members gathered at QS’s closed-door national council supported the proposal.

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Lean Left

The members of Québec solidaire (QS) voted in favour of an exception to their internal regulations to allow a man to be a candidate in the electoral district of Gouin. Held on Saturday during the party's national council, this vote leaves room for a possible candidacy by Alexander Boulerice.

·Montreal, Canada
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Center

The internal rule forced women's or non-binary candidates in the electoral districts already held by the party.

·Montreal, Canada
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Lean Left

The Quebec neo-democrat Alexandre Boulerice will be able to wear the colours of Quebec in solidarity in Gouin, thanks to an "exception" voted this Saturday.

·Montreal, Canada
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Lean Left

Québec solidaire approved on Saturday an exception to its gender parity rule for its next candidacy in the electoral district of Gouin.

·Montreal, Canada
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Radio-Canada broke the news in Montreal, Canada on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
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