Premier Fran\u00e7ois Legault is expected to unveil the names of the members of his new cabinet on Wednesday at around 2 p.m.\u00a0as he\u00a0seeks\u00a0to regain the public’s trust ahead of\u00a0the 2026 provincial election.<\/p>\n
Radio-Canada is learning details about the\u00a0new cabinet.<\/p>\n
Transport Minister Genevi\u00e8ve Guilbault will stay in cabinet, but she is expected to\u00a0hand over her\u00a0ministry to the minister\u00a0responsible for the National Capital Region and infrastructure, Jonatan Julien, to become minister of municipal affairs, according to Radio-Canada.<\/p>\n
Bernard Drainville, another big player in Legault’s cabinet, is slated to move from education to environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Treasury Board President Sonia LeBel\u00a0will\u00a0step into his role as minister of education, according to\u00a0Radio-Canada.<\/p>\n
Ian Lafreni\u00e8re\u00a0is expected to\u00a0be named new public security minister. Since 2020, he’s been in charge of Indigenous affairs.\u00a0He served as a parliamentary assistant to the minister of public security from 2018 to 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n
CBC has also learned that Finance Minister Eric Girard won’t be responsible for relations with English-speaking Quebecers anymore. He has\u00a0held the\u00a0portfolio since 2022.<\/p>\n
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Bernard Drainville, a big player in Legault’s cabinet, is expected to move from education to environment, while Transport Minister Genevi\u00e8ve Guilbault is expected to step in as minister of municipal affairs, according to Radio-Canada. (Ivanoh Demers\/Radio-Canada)<\/p>\n
Legault has promised change and said in recent weeks he has been consulting with citizens, MNAs and cabinet members on “how to better serve the needs of Quebecers.”<\/p>\n
The shuffle announcement is expected sometime around 2 p.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Several ministers have already confirmed their departures. Quebec Public Security Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bonnardel announced Tuesday on social media that Legault had removed him from cabinet.<\/p>\n
“In recent days, the premier informed me of his desire to rejuvenate his team. Obviously, I am extremely disappointed with how events have unfolded,” Bonnardel wrote.<\/p>\n
Bonnardel said he intends to run again in the 2026 provincial election. He was among several ministers called to testify before the Gallant commission, along with Legault himself, regarding overspending on the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de l’assurance automobile du Qu\u00e9bec’s digital transition project, known as SAAQclic.<\/p>\n
Two other cabinet members are also stepping down. Andr\u00e9 Lamontagne, minister in charge of agriculture\u00a0and Suzanne Roy, Quebec’s family minister,\u00a0will leave their posts to make room for new faces.<\/p>\n
Lamontagne, first elected in the riding of Johnson, Que., in 2014\u00a0has overseen the agriculture, fisheries and food portfolio since 2018. In a post on\u00a0X, he thanked constituents and said it was an honour to serve farmers across the province.<\/p>\n
Roy, elected in the riding of Verch\u00e8res, Que., in 2022\u00a0announced in a Facebook post Monday that she would not run again in 2026, saying she has decided to begin a gradual transition toward retirement.<\/p>\n
“It is a privilege for me to represent you and an honour to have been your elected representative for nearly 30 years,” she wrote, adding she will continue to serve until the end of her term.<\/p>\n