Accountant France-Élaine Duranceau will defend the colors of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) in the race for Bertrand in the October 3 provincial elections. She will try to succeed Caquiste Nadine Girault, who is retiring from political life.
Posted at 1:11 p.m
Lea Carrier The Press
Prime Minister François Legault was in Sainte-Adèle on Thursday to present the candidate.
“I’ve always said that one day I’ll go into politics. I wasn’t in a hurry but I think the stars were aligned,” France-Élaine Duranceau told an enthusiastic crowd of friends and supporters.
“I liked what I’ve seen over the past four years. I liked the CAQ’s approach, an approach that focuses on action and concrete results,” she continued.
The riding of Bertrand in the Laurentians is currently being held by the Minister for International Relations and La Francophonie, Nadine Girault. The latter announced in July that it would not seek a new mandate due to health problems.
Member of the Order of Chartered Professional Accountants, France-Élaine Duranceau worked for Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton and Transcontinental Printing, we can read on her LinkedIn profile.
Before taking the plunge into politics, she had been on the executive committee of the Canada Revenue Agency since 2016.
Prime Minister François Legault was delighted to welcome another accountant to his ranks. “The CAQ is a pragmatic party,” he stressed. And accountants know how to “emphasize efficiency,” Mr. Legault said.
In recent years, the candidate has also served as vice president of commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield.