Fréchette's CAQ Cabinet: Unity & Election Push

0:00It's April 21st. This is Canada News Today. Local news powered by AI. Quebec's new premiere, Christine Frachette, dropped her cabinet line of this week with 28 members of the National Assembly, plus herself at the first days, Heum. This crew has just weeks to steer the ship before the legislature breaks for the October election, setting the stage for the coalition Avenir Quebec's big push. She's handing a key spot to her leadership rival, Bernard Draenville, making him the super minister for economy, innovation, and energy, honoring A. Promise they made to each other, and Lafernière steps up as deputy premier, sticking with interior security and first nation's relations, while Simon Jolyn Barrett holds justice, and picks up constitutional affairs. These picks aim to bridge the party's nationalist and federalist sides, pulling in heavy weights like Draenville and Jolyn Barrett, who backed, different camps in the leadership race. Some familiar faces are back too, like Francois Bonardel on immigration after a scandal

1:02sidelineed him, and Lionel Carmen returning to social, services following a brief exit. Long timers like Eric Gerard stay put on finance, with eight budgets under his belt, and France, Eileen Duranzo keeps treasury board, amid ongoing. Dr. Talks. Others feel roles in health, education, housing, and more, blending experience with fresh mandates. As the clock ticks toward election season, Frichette Squad looks locked in to keep the CAQ united and moving forward.