Anne DeBlois’ comments are unacceptable and inconsistent with liberal values. She will therefore not stand as a candidate for our political party in the 2022 elections, writes Liberal leader Dominique Anglade’s communications director, Jérémy Ghio.
The party will soon announce a new candidacy to represent the people of Charlesbourg, he added.
Anne Deblois’ candidacy was announced last Wednesday.
Very active on social networks, the woman has often tweeted positions diametrically opposed to those of the PLQ.
According to La Presse, in 2015 she called Islam totalitarian and accused Prime Minister Trudeau of wanting to kill Canada
As recently as last year, the former candidate criticized the PLQ’s position on gender parity in political parties.
Photo: Screenshot – Twitter
In recent years she has repeatedly spoken out in favor of a third connection between Quebec and Lévis and against the tramway project in Quebec. Several of his tweets have been deleted in the last 24 hours.
The former candidate was particularly critical of the Liberal Party of Quebec.
Photo: Screenshot – Twitter
Anne DeBlois is a former candidate for the Quebec Conservative Party (PCQ). She ran in riding Taschenreau in 2014 and riding Jean-Lesage in 2018 when the party was led by Adrien Pouliot.
“We have to assume that”
Reached by phone on Friday morning, Anne Deblois was still shaken by the withdrawal of her candidacy but believes it was the best thing to do to help the party.
We have to take the positions we took when we were younger, she said in a contrite tone.
“I’d rather someone who hasn’t said these things in the last few years come in my place”
— A quote from Anne DeBlois.
Anne DeBlois does not deny having made controversial statements in recent years. She claims to have changed her attitude on many subjects since then. She has recently been active in a local chapter of the PLQ in Quebec.
I’ve dabbled in conspiracy theories in the years since 9/11 [sic] Finally, in 2011, with the help and love of my family, I completely distanced myself from it, she tweeted in 2021.
She claims not to hide from the PLQ her seven years of activism within the PCQ.
I don’t blame them, they did everything they could to make sure my application was good. I did what I could to at least tell them I came from a very right-wing party, she said.
She says she is still a member of PLQ but has resigned from her local association.
She does not rule out a return to politics.
In collaboration with Audrey Paris and Marie-Maude Pontbriand