Alexandre Boulerice to resign as MP, leave NDP to run provincially

The Front Bench discusses the NDP losing MP Alexandre Boulerice, dropping to five seats, and what the party must do to rebuild and stay politically relevant.

Quebec MP Alexandre Boulerice is expected to resign from Parliament and leave the federal NDP so he can run provincially for Québec Solidaire, sources told Noovo Info.

The resignation will leave the NDP with only five seats in the House of Commons, as well as no MPs in Quebec.

Boulerice, who represents the federal riding of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, is expected to officially announce his resignation during a press conference on Monday. He will join the Quebec Solidaire as a candidate in the next provincial election, which will take place no later than next October.

The news comes less than a month after Avi Lewis, the new leader of the federal NDP, urged Boulerice to stay on his team.

“I looked him in the eye and said, ‘Please, stay with us.’ I understand he hasn’t made a final decision, and we hope he stays,” Lewis said in his first official press conference as party leader.

In another press conference weeks later, Boulerice was repeatedly asked if he was considering leaving the NDP.

“I am really happy to be here, I am really happy to do my job as a member of Parliament and inside the NDP caucus,” he said.

Between 2022 and 2025, Boulerice made several financial contributions to Quebec Solidaire totalling $400, according to Elections Quebec.

Boulerice is now the second federal NDP caucus member to leave in a month, after Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crossed the floor in March to join the Liberals.

With files from CTV News’ Rachel Aiello, Annie Bergeron-Oliver, Noovo Info and The Canadian Press