CAQ race: Roberge supports Fréchette, while Drainville welcomes two new supporters

The two candidates for the leadership of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) made a point of marking the occasion on the first day of the caucus meeting in Trois-Rivières on Tuesday.

Bernard Drainville appeared before the media with all the MLAs who support him, including two new supporters, MLAs Shirley Dorismond and Luc Provençal, while his rival Christine Fréchette received significant new support from the Minister responsible for Secularism, Jean-François Roberge.

This brings the number of supporters for Fréchette to 16, including six ministers, while Drainville now has eight supporters, including one minister.

- Patrice Bergeron

This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Jan. 27, 2026.