{"id":400263,"date":"2026-01-10T09:48:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T09:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/400263\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T09:48:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T09:48:28","slug":"coalition-avenir-quebec-legislature-member-arrested-for-impaired-driving-reports-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/400263\/","title":{"rendered":"Coalition Avenir Qu\u00e9bec legislature member arrested for impaired driving: reports &#8211; Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Lacroix-Couture<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted January 8, 2026 9:32 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>The chief whip of the Coalition Avenir Qu\u00e9bec government says the party is considering its next steps after a legislature member was reportedly arrested for driving while impaired.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Several media outlets have reported that CAQ member Fran\u00e7ois Tremblay was allegedly arrested during the night between Wednesday and Thursday in Saguenay, Que., north of Quebec City.<\/p>\n<p>Whip Fran\u00e7ois Jacques says the party is aware of the reports and considers the situation to be serious.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>He says the CAQ will gather all the necessary information before taking action, but that all options are on the table.<\/p>\n<p>Saguenay police confirmed they arrested a driver in his 50s, but did not release the man\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n<p>Police spokesman Herv\u00e9 Berghella says the driver became stuck in a snowbank, and later blew two breath samples at nearly twice the legal alcohol limit.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11606481\/shark-attack-virgin-islands-womans-arm-bitten-off\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/537aa2a9e67385e380884ae462d1920efce27021ec9f0b7bae007d1d30c1861a_2a1208.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tWoman dies after arm bitten off in Virgin Islands shark attack\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11606987\/westjet-cramped-seats-ceo\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768038508_715_Westjet-new-seating-2.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tWestJet execs tried cramped seats on flight weeks before viral video sparked backlash\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Berghella says the man was released on a promise to appear in court and his licence was suspended.<\/p>\n<p>Tremblay has represented the Dubuc riding in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region for the CAQ since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Attempts to reach him for comment were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 8, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>This is a corrected story. 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