Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette leans on experience in pre-election cabinet

Newly minted Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette has unveiled a cabinet that leans on experienced ministers, opting for stability instead of a shakeup as her government heads into a pre-election period. After winning the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership race on April 12, Fréchette spent just over a week before introducing the senior members of the team she is expected to lead into a fall general election. More than a third of the ministers will be remaining in existing portfolios in the new cabinet of 29 people. Jean-François Daoust, a professor at Université de Sherbrooke’s school of applied politics, says Fréchette’s new team appears to be designed to demonstrate experience and stability ahead of the election campaign. ”It’s a government of continuity which is not surprising,” said Daoust. Fréchette will rely on…

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