Among those enjoying their coffee who spotted the new Quebec Liberal Party leader as he made his way through Café Hubert Saint-Jean, located in the province’s Eastern Townships, was Normand Duval. With seven months to go before Quebec elects its next government and after only a little more than a month on the job, Milliard knows he has his work cut out for him. Historically, that role has fallen to the leader of the Quebec Liberals as the clear federalist option in the province. His father worked for Davie Shipyards and his mother was a French teacher in a public school. In 1998, he joined the young Progressive Conservatives before Jean Charest would leave to lead the Quebec Liberals.

Source: National Post March 25, 2026 15:07 UTC