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2026 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election

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2026 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election
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March 14, 2026 [1]
  Charles Milliard Aout 2024 (cropped).jpg
Candidate Charles Milliard
Incumbent Leader

Marc Tanguay (interim)



2026 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election
DateMarch 14, 2026
Resigning leader Pablo Rodriguez
Candidates1
Entrance fee$30,000
Spending limit$120,000
Quebec Liberal Party leadership elections

In 2026, [1] the Quebec Liberal Party will hold a leadership election to choose a permanent successor to Pablo Rodriguez. Rodriguez announced his resignation on December 17, 2025, amid a political crisis and scandal. [2]

Contents

Background

In the preceding 2025 leadership election, former federal Cabinet minister Pablo Rodriguez was elected on the second ballot against former Quebec Chamber of Commerce president Charles Milliard by less than 5 percentage points. After winning the leadership, Rodriguez appointed MNA Marwah Rizqy as parliamentary leader. She was removed as leader by Rodriguez in November 2025, after Rizqy fired her chief of staff without consulting him. [3] The same month, he served a legal notice to newspaper Le Journal de Montréal , after it reported that Quebec Liberal Party members were allegedly financially rewarded for voting for Rodriguez in the leadership election; he denied the accusations. [4] The Unité permanente anticorruption confirmed that it opened an investigation in December 2025, and many former Liberal MNAs called for Rodriguez to resign. [5] After weeks of party turmoil, Rodriguez announced his resignation as party leader to his caucus on December 17, 2025, triggering the 2026 leadership election. [2] The election will be held just months before the 2026 general election.

Rules and procedures

The race officially started on January 12, 2026. The candidate registration period will run until February 13, 2026. To be registered in the race, candidates will need to collect signatures from 750 members in good standing. Candidates will also need to make a $30,000 deposit to participate. The spending limit will be $120,000, excluding the deposit. [1]

Timeline

Candidates

Declared

CandidateExperienceAnnouncement dateCampaignRef.
Charles Milliard Aout 2024 (cropped).jpg
Charles Milliard 		January 6, 2026 Endorsements
Website 		[8] [9]

Failed to qualify

CandidateExperienceAnnouncement dateRejection dateRef.
Mario Roy
  • Placed fifth in the 2025 leadership election
  • Farmer
  • Economist
January 6, 2026January 29, 2026 [10] [11] [12]

Declined

Endorsements

Endorsements of Charles Milliard

Current caucus members:

Former municipal politicians:

Opinion polling

General election

Charles Milliard as leader

Polling organisationLast date of pollingSourceSample sizeMoE CAQ QS PQ PLQ PCQ OtherLead
Léger January 29, 2025 [33] 742–13834281446

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Quebec Liberals to choose next leader in March 2026". CBC News. December 23, 2025. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Pressure mounts on Pablo Rodriguez after illegal fundraising allegations | CBC News". Archived from the original on December 17, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ The Canadian Press (November 18, 2025). "Quebec MNA Marwah Rizqy suspended from Liberal caucus after leader Rodriguez 'completely surprised'". CityNews Montreal. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ Olivier, Annabelle (November 21, 2025). "Quebec Liberal leader threatens legal action over vote-buying scheme allegations". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  5. ↑ Authier, Philip (December 11, 2025). "A dozen former Liberal MNAs and ministers call on Pablo Rodriguez to resign". The Montreal Gazette . Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/2026-01-29/course-a-la-direction-du-plq/mario-roy-n-obtient-pas-le-feu-vert-la-voie-est-libre-pour-charles-milliard.php
  7. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-liberal-party-leadership-race-candidates-9.7050057M
  8. 1 2 Lajoie, Geneviève. "Chefferie libérale: Blackburn renonce, le champ libre pour Milliard".
  9. 1 2 "After runner-up finish, Charles Milliard tries again for Quebec Liberal leadership". Yahoo News. January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  10. ↑ https://www.journaldequebec.com/2026/01/29/chefferie-du-plq-mario-roy-naura-pas-le-feu-vert-du-parti-pour-etre-candidat
  11. ↑ https://montreal.citynews.ca/video/2026/01/06/milliard-roy-enter-quebec-liberal-party-leadership-race/
  12. 1 2 "Voici comment sera choisi le successeur de Pablo Rodriguez | Brève | Radio-Canada". ici.radio-canada.ca. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 "Crise au PLQ: Des militants cherchent déjà un sauveur pour remplacer Pablo Rodriguez".
  14. ↑ Sioui, Marie-Michèle. "Le prochain chef libéral sera élu le 14 mars". Le Devoir.
  15. ↑ Bélanger, Marc (December 23, 2025). "Ça bouge au Parti libéral du Québec. Une nouvelle course à la chefferie aura lieu en 2026". X.
  16. 1 2 3 "Qui remplacera Pablo Rodriguez? | Couronnement au PLQ:«Ce scénario-là est beaucoup moins solide qu'il n'y paraît» — 98.5 Montréal". www.985fm.ca. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  17. ↑ Pilon-Larose, Hugo (January 12, 2026). "Course à la direction du PLQ: Guy Cormier ne sera pas candidat pour succéder à Pablo Rodriguez". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Champagne says he won't run for Quebec Liberal leadership". cbc.ca. December 17, 2025.
  19. ↑ Bourquin, Chloé (January 11, 2026). "Chefferie du PLQ: Yves Desjardins-Siciliano ne sera pas candidat". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  20. ↑ Cabrera, Holly (December 18, 2025). "Who would want to be Quebec Liberal leader?". CBC News .
  21. ↑ "Démission de Pablo Rodriguez: Marwah Rizqy publie une mise au point" [Pablo Rodriguez's resignation: Marwah Rizqy publishes a clarification]. journaldemontreal.com (in French). December 17, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Succession de Pablo Rodriguez: les prétendants au trône se préparent" [Succession of Pablo Rodriguez: the contenders for the throne are preparing]. journaldemontreal.com (in French). December 17, 2025.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 https://ca.news.yahoo.com/milliards-second-quebec-liberal-leadership-144909212.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGzA3sJ8pXQjRPzVUuhbsVKKLh8zm1E8PEq8DZjJCwZF56ZsykjxFB6TFWFxFbNnmQHey7HvpElnGUIl0GEP0-8_CgB44SAaB9AOEy2erjP-XC1fkjfqsGtYrKc-KTICg6kmvCDN6RaDvCK1-A6pA4KyHTr4RzKVXjw5euxCXft5
  24. ↑ https://www.journaldequebec.com/2026/01/13/course-a-la-chefferie-du-plq---chalres-milliard-est-un-souverainiste-plaide-son-adversaire-beauceron-mario-roy
  25. ↑ https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/01/21/plq-leadership-another-endorsement-charles-millard/
  26. ↑ https://montrealgazette.com/news/provincial_politics/charles-milliard-quebec-liberals-prasse-endorsement
  27. ↑ Thomas Laberge (October 2, 2024). "Chefferie du PLQ: Charles Milliard reçoit l'appui de la députée Virginie Dufour". Noovo Info (in French). Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  28. ↑ Jérôme Labbé (February 25, 2025). "Charles Milliard cueille un nouvel appui au caucus libéral". Radio-Canada (in French). Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  29. ↑ Caroline Plante (December 13, 2024). "Course à la chefferie du PLQ: un quatrième député appuie Charles Milliard". Noovo Info (in French). Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  30. ↑ https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/01/21/plq-leadership-another-endorsement-charles-millard/
  31. ↑ https://lactualite.com/actualites/chefferie-du-plq-un-autre-appui-pour-charles-milliard/
  32. ↑ https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2221809/jean-lamarche-trois-rivieres-plq
  33. ↑ "Intentions de vote au Québec | Janvier 2026" (PDF). Léger (in French). January 30, 2026. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
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