“I’ve got two little girls who need a dad,” says Pontiac MNA.
Connor Lalande
Pontiac June 28, 2023
Pontiac MNA André Fortin has announced that he will not run for leader of the Quebec Liberal Party.
“Tough decision, but I will not be running for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Québec. Tough, because I sincerely believe that my party needs leadership that can go above and beyond to orchestrate its rebuild,” wrote Fortin in a Facebook post on June 28.
“There comes a point in everybody’s life where you get to make decisions based on where you are in life,” said Fortin in a conversation with THE EQUITY. “And right now, I’ve got a very busy family life, I’ve got two little girls who need a dad.”
“I think there are lots of people who can probably take on this role, but there’s only one person who could be dad to those two little girls.”
Fortin was first elected as Pontiac MNA in 2014. He has held multiple positions including the Minister of Transportation before sitting in the offical oppostion.
Fortin was widely seen as a strong candidate for leader of the Quebec Party since Dominique Anglade stepped down last November after the provincial election.
“I didn’t set out when I started this to be the premier of the province or to be the leader of the party,” Fortin said. “I set out to represent the people here in the area. It’s the people who raised me, the people who gave me my values and the people who encouraged me to take on this role.”
