CAQ Minister Apologizes, Is Booted From Caucus After Attending PQ Election Party
Quebec’s former culture minister is apologizing for attending a Parti Québécois election night gathering as his own party suffered a crushing defeat. The Coalition Avenir Québec expelled Mathieu Lacombe from the party after La Presse reported Thursday that he’d attended the PQ gathering in Montreal. Outgoing Premier Christine Fréchette also removed Lacombe from her cabinet. […]
TL;DR
- Mathieu Lacombe, former Quebec culture minister, apologized for attending a Parti Québécois election night event.
- Lacombe was expelled from the Coalition Avenir Québec party.
- Outgoing Premier Christine Fréchette removed Lacombe from her cabinet.
- Lacombe will be succeeded until the new PQ government is sworn in.