Premier Legault’s cabinet shuffle takes his party nowhere

There are times Quebec politics can have national and even international importance. This is not one of those times.

Quebec Premier François Legault's recent cabinet shuffle was more like musical chairs than a realignment, writes Andrew Caddell.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

September 17, 2025

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—It has been one of the longest political stripteases in Quebec history. Since June, Quebec Premier François Legault has been promising a cabinet shuffle. When he finally revealed the 30-member cabinet last week, it was more like musical chairs than a real...

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