Pablo Rodriguez: Liberal leadership candidate receives several new endorsements [Video]

Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) leadership candidate Pablo Rodriguez received several new endorsements on Friday, including from former ministers in the Couillard and Bourassa governments.

A letter of support, a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press, signed by 40 people, include former ministers Martin Coiteux, Luc Fortin and Robert Poëti, who worked in Philippe Couillard’s Liberal government.

Sam Elkas, former Minister of Public Safety and Transport under Robert Bourassa, is also among the signatories.

The current MNA for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Desirée McGraw, who had already announced her support for Rodriguez, also signed the letter.

In the letter, the supporters stress that the party needs a leader who is “experienced, embodies Liberal values and knows how to win.”

They say they believe Rodriguez is that person, someone who could follow in the footsteps of Jean Lesage, Lucien Bouchard and Jean Charest, former premiers who made their careers in Ottawa before …