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Pressure mounts on Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez to resign amid crisis
Quebec's anti-corruption police probe vote-buying allegations in the Liberal leadership race, prompting calls for leader Pablo Rodriguez to resign amid election-year turmoil.
- Wednesday, Quebec's anti‑corruption police announced they launched an investigation of the Liberal party as Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez spoke at a legislature news conference.
- Allegations that operatives bought votes during the leadership race Rodriguez won in June have intensified, while members of caucus say the situation is very difficult, reflecting internal strain.
- Several prominent Liberals are calling for Rodriguez to step down, but he insists he will not resign and believes he can still win the next provincial election.
- With less than a year to go until the provincial vote, party officials say the crisis has damaged the Quebec Liberal Party ahead of the next provincial election.
- The Canadian Press first published Dec. 11, 2025 that photos show André Fortin and Michelle Setlakwe in Quebec City earlier this month amid the unfolding Liberal party investigation.
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The perception of guilt of the PLQ prevails over any presumption of innocence of its leader, which appears to be condemned.
·Montreal, Canada
Read Full ArticlePressure mounts on Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez to resign amid crisis
QUÉBEC — Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez says he’s not going anywhere and he can still win the next election despite an ongoing crisis within the party. But several prominent Liberals are now calling for the leader to step down or to reconsider his future. They say the crisis has damaged the party with less […]
·Toronto, Canada
Read Full ArticleRodriguez must regret having taken lightly the allegations of bad funding practices surrounding his leadership race.
·Quebec City, Canada
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Total News Sources7
Leaning Left4Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 33%
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