Heard On The Hill

Three former MPs, two sons of ex-ministers, and a former staffer turned party leader among Quebec’s new MNAs

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Meet six of Quebec's newest MNAs: Former MPs Pierre Nantel, top left, Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, and Alexandre Boulerice; Antoine Dionne Charest, bottom left, Sacha Cannon, and Quebec Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Instagram, and X

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

October 12, 2026

Three former MPs, two sons of past federal ministers, and one ex-staffer who’s now a party leader are among the rookie MNAs elected to Quebec’s legislature on Oct. 5.

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