Health Minister Christian Dubé, confirmed this morning that he will be a candidate on his ride to La Prairie in the next election.
Mr. Dubé, who gave himself a few weeks to ponder his professional and political future after a mandate marked by a historic pandemic in Quebec, has finally decided to stand up for re-election in the fall.
Interviewed on Friday morning at the Information Network studios, the minister said: I made a decision that I had matured over the past weeks and months […] I met the Prime Minister this week and I told him I would be a candidate in La Prairie in the next election.
Mr. Dubé, who is one of the pillars of the CAQ government, has been skeptical for weeks about his political future. He has also repeatedly stressed the fact that he carefully considered what to do next before asking for a new mandate from La Prairie voters.
At age 65, Christian Dubé believes he still has things to give to Quebecers.
Will he return to the helm of the Ministry of Health? This will be the Prime Minister’s decision, but before that, I will have to be re -elected in La Prairiehe recalled.
” I want us to succeed. The pandemic has shown us many things. There I wish we could continue to deliver goods in the coming years. “
First appointed President of the Treasury Board in François Legault’s first government, Christian Dubé was appointed to Health during a cabinet reshuffle in June 2020.
She succeeded in this important role to Danielle McCann, who was assigned to Higher Education at the end of the first wave of COVID-19 that severely shook the health system and caused more than 5,000 deaths, mainly in establishments. long -term care.
Before becoming one of the most famous health ministers in Quebec history, Christian Dubé held the position of first vice president of Caisse depot et placement du Quebec. He left office in September 2018 to join the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ). For him it is a return to politics since he was elected to Lévis in the 2012 election.
Source: Radio-Canada
