MONTREAL—Quebec Premier François Legault has named another sovereigntist who will carry his party’s banner in the fall election.
Legault confirmed today the nomination of Caroline St−Hilaire, former Bloc Québécois MP and mayor of Longueuil, Que., as a candidate in the Sherbrooke riding, one of the province’s biggest cities.
St−Hilaire, who was Bloc MP for Longueuil and Longueuil—Pierre−Boucher from 1997 to 2008 before being mayor of Longueuil from 2009 to 2017, is known to be a prominent sovereigntist and has repeatedly criticized Legault’s government’s priorities in the past.
The news comes two days after the Coalition Avenir Québec revealed Bernard Drainville, a former minister with the sovereigntist Party Québécois, will announce his own candidacy next week….