François-Philippe Champagne “definitely” interested in the race for the PLC

His name is circulating as one of the potential candidates to replace Justin Trudeau. In an interview with -, the federal Minister of Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, confirms that he is seriously considering running for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada (PLC).

Indeed, I have the interests of Quebec at hearthe said, but my way of defending the interests of Quebecers is here in Ottawa. And you will understand that there is currently a leadership race in Ottawa.

When we then asked him if he was interested in this race in Ottawa, François-Philippe Champagne replied: Definitely.

Mr. Champagne is waiting to see what the rules surrounding the choice of the next Liberal leader will be before making his decision – rules that could begin to be revealed by the end of the week.

During the holiday season, it was like a call center [chez moi]adds Mr. Champagne. Now I know what it’s like to run a call center, because it’s been busy.

This statement from the federal Minister of Industry comes as he is the subject of a new wave of solicitations for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Quebec. His comments, however, confirm that he intends to remain on the federal scene.

I want to bring a touch of ambition to Canada. I think our full potential is still ahead of us.

In an interview, the member for Saint-Maurice-Champlain already puts forward the themes that would be important to him if he tried to run for the leadership of the PLC, in particular the economy, the tightening of public spending and what he calls it “Canada’s industrial potential.”

Another potential candidate to succeed Justin Trudeau, former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, has publicly indicated that he is also considering entering the race.

Some MPs make their preference known

Meanwhile, some Liberal elected officials are beginning to express an interest in potential successors to Mr. Trudeau. This is the case of the member for the Quebec region, Joël Lightbound, who did not hesitate to praise the merits of the new Minister of Finance, Dominic Leblanc.

The Liberal Party must stop apologizing for being progressive, for implementing programs that help people affirms the elected representative of Louis-Hébert to -. “Then, at the same time, [il faut] that we be less in a tone that we sometimes had too much, a little moralizing, a little woke and I believe that Dominic Leblanc would be someone very capable of doing that. »

According to our information, MPs would like it to be Liberal elected officials who quickly choose a leader, to avoid a leadership race before the federal election.

Franco-Ontarian MP Marc Serré doubts, however, that a single candidate can achieve unanimous support in the caucus. He also believes that members must have their say: We must ensure that this is a transparent debate […] But it’s very important that there is a fairly open process.

According to a liberal source, the National Board of Directors of PLC must meet Thursday evening to discuss the terms of the race.