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Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez to seek Quebec Liberal leadership

  • The Canadian Press

  • Canadian Press

  • September 18, 2024

Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez listens to a question while speaking to reporters about the Air Canada labour situation, at the Liberal caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C., Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. A source has confirmed that Rodriguez is expected to resign from cabinet to seek the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

OTTAWA -- Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez is expected to resign from cabinet to seek the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party.

A federal Liberal source, who was not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed the news to .

It was first reported by La Presse.

Rodriguez, who is also Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Quebec lieutenant, is expected to formally announce his decision Thursday in Gatineau.

The Quebec Liberals have been without a leader since Dominique Anglade resigned following her defeat in the 2022 provincial election.

Rodriguez's choice to step down will be another blow for Trudeau, whose party is coming off the loss of the former Liberal stronghold of LaSalle-Emard-Verdun in a byelection in Montreal on Monday.

This report by was first published Sept. 18, 2024.