Quebec Liberal leader has decided to resign after weeks of turmoil: sources
Posted on: Dec 17, 2025 19:43 IST | Posted by: Cbc
quebec city progressive company Leader Pablo Rodriguez is said to feature made the conclusion to resign, according to Radio-Canada sources.
This story will be updated. An earlier version is below.
Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez is set to meet with party members later today after allegations of illegal campaign donations.
All eyes were expected to be on the leader during a virtual caucus meeting scheduled for 8:30 a.m. In Quebec City. That meeting was pushed to 2 p.m., according to Radio-Canada.
The goal is to address the controversy surrounding a fundraising event held last April.
It is alleged that the event host handed back $500 in cash to roughly 20 people who could not afford the entry price, effectively covering their donations. Such a scheme is illegal under Quebec’s election laws.
In a statement Tuesday, the Liberal Party confirmed Rodriguez was present at the event, but maintained that neither he nor his team had any knowledge of the alleged payouts.
The allegations mark the latest blow to Rodriguez and the Liberals, who have been in turmoil for weeks.
Prominent Liberals have been calling on Rodriguez to resign.
The political crisis began on Nov. 18, when Liberal MNA Marwah Rizqy was suspended from caucus and removed from her position as parliamentary leader for firing her chief of staff, Geneviève Hinse, without consulting Rodriguez.
The next day, the Journal de Montréal published alleged text messages suggesting that some members of the party had received $100 to vote for Rodriguez in the party's leadership race.
UPAC, Quebec's anti-corruption police, has since launched an investigation into the alleged pay-for-vote scheme. Rodriguez has maintained he knew nothing about that arrangement as well.
Rodriguez, a former federal MP and cabinet minister under the Trudeau government, won the Quebec Liberal leadership race last June.
The next provincial election is set for October 2025.
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