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Christine Fréchette stepping down as CAQ leader after searing election defeat

CBC Politics · October 6, 2026 at 3:49 p.m.

Christine Fréchette stepping down as CAQ leader after searing election defeat

Christine Fréchette, Quebec’s outgoing premier, announced Tuesday that she will be stepping down as leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec party.

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