Quebec Votes 2012

Thursday September 6, 2012

Jean Charest leaving politics

An era in Quebec politics is coming to an end. Jean Charest, leader of the Quebec Liberals, is hanging up his hat after nine years as Premier and 14 years as leader. Former Sherbrooke Mayor Jean Perreault was his campaign manager this time around and speaks to us about his thoughts on Charest's decision.

We also take a trip through our archives with a report from CBC TV news reporter Tom Kennedy, from March 26th, 1998. Hear what Jean Charest was saying when he first arrived from Ottawa to take over the leader-less Liberals in Quebec.

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Categories: Quebec Votes 2012

 

• September 2012
  • Fri., 14 – What Quebec's elections results could have looked liked: Vote au Pluriel
     
  • Thu., 6 – Jean Charest leaving politics
     
  • Thu., 6 – Voters and Pierre Paradis supporters in Brome-Missisquoi
     
  • Wed., 5 – Liberals hold on to riding of Trois-Rivières
     
  • Mon., 3 – Voter Panel: Northwestern Quebec
     
  • Mon., 3 – Quebec's lesser known political parties and independent candidates
     
• August 2012
  • Fri., 31 – The Big Issue: Plan Nord and the Economy
     
  • Fri., 31 – The Big Issue: Language and Identity Issues
     
  • Fri., 31 – The Big Issue: Health Care
     
  • Thu., 30 – Former ADQ members face off in La Peltrie
     
  • Thu., 30 – Voter Panel: Eastern Townships
     
  • Wed., 29 – The Big Issue: Health Care and Accessibility
     
  • Wed., 29 – How to vote
     
  • Tue., 28 – Quebec voters tweeting their marked election ballots
     
  • Tue., 28 – Checking in with our Eastern Quebec Voter Panel
     
  • Mon., 27 – Quebec Liberal leader Jean Charest
     
  • Fri., 24 – Candidates Panel: Language and Identity
     
  • Fri., 24 – Riding Profile: Trois-Rivières
     
  • Thu., 23 – Voter Panel: Capitale Nationale
     
  • Thu., 23 – The Big Issue: Parti Québécois on Language and Identity
     
  • Wed., 22 – Riding Profile: Taschereau
     
  • Wed., 22 – The Big Issue: Language and Identity in CEGEPs
     
  • Wed., 22 – Taking a different look at Canada's electoral system
     
  • Tue., 21 – Candidates taking to Twitter
     
  • Tue., 21 – Elections Quebec lays down important rules and deadlines
     
  • Tue., 21 – Voter Panel: Central Quebec
     
  • Mon., 20 – Candidates profile: Sherbrooke
     
  • Mon., 20 – Riding Profile: Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
     
  • Mon., 20 – Québec Solidaire co-leader Amir Khadir
     
  • Fri., 17 – Voter vox pop in the Eastern Townships
     
  • Fri., 17 – Voter Panel: Eastern Townships
     
  • Thu., 16 – Candidates Panel: Plan Nord
     
  • Wed., 15 – Option Nationale leader Jean-Martin Aussant fighting to be included in major network televised debate
     
  • Tue., 14 – Voter Panel: Abitibi-Témiscamingue
     
  • Mon., 13 – Riding Profile: Candidates in Rouyn-Noranda-Temiscamingue
     
  • Mon., 13 – Political Panel: One third of the way through the election campaign
     
  • Fri., 10 – Parti Québécois uses stock photo of anglophone Quebecker
     
  • Fri., 10 – Candidates Panel: Tuition
     
  • Tue., 7 – Voter Panel: Eastern Quebec
     
  • Mon., 6 – Political Panel: Defining the core issues of the election campaign
     
  • Thu., 2 – On the campaign trail: Day One
     
  • Thu., 2 – Streeters: Quebecers react to a summer election