Justin Trudeau’s Liberals still haven't prepared enough for the next federal election, Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said.
Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos takes part in an interview at his office in Gatineau, Que., Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Pre-campaign activities and efforts to contrast the Liberals with the Conservatives “must intensify,” said Duclos, who is also Trudeau’s Quebec lieutenant. Three days after the stinging defeat in Montreal to the Bloc Québécois, Duclos was appointed Quebec lieutenant to replace Pablo Rodriguez, who quit his cabinet position to run for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party.
But since November, he said, notable progress has been made in getting the troops ready, following the appointment of the new national campaign director, Andrew Bevan, and his deputy, Marjorie Michel. Another important step, he said, was the party’s presentation of its plan — which has been followed with updates — to MPs on pre-election advertisements and the pace of candidate announcements for the upcoming election.
Asked to clarify his remarks about election preparedness on Thursday, Duclos added over the phone that “we need to move even faster …. We are not underestimating the challenges of the next campaign and the importance of preparing for it.”
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