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Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge will not seek re-election, Radio-Canada has learned. However, she will shortly unveil her proposal to modernize CBC/Radio-Canada’s mandate.
According to a Liberal source, St-Onge will announce this week that she will not be a candidate in the next election. She represents the riding of Brome-Missisquoi in Quebec and was elected in 2021. St-Onge plans to complete her term as minister and MP.
The source told Radio-Canada that St-Onge wants to devote her time to her family, having recently had a child with her spouse.
In addition to her duties as heritage minister, St-Onge recently took on the portfolios of Tourism and the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec on an interim basis. Her predecessor, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, announced her intention to run for mayor of Montreal in early February.
But before she goes, St-Onge plans to fulfil a key part of her mandate letter as Heritage Minister.
According to information obtained by Radio-Canada, this …
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