Danielle McCann
Danielle McCann is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Sanguinet as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec and is the former Minister of Health. She is the current Minister of Higher Education[2]
Danielle McCann | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sanguinet | |
| In office October 1, 2018 – August 28, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Alain Therrien |
| Succeeded by | Christine Fréchette |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Coalition Avenir Québec |
| Cabinet | Minister of Higher Education |
After the Controversy over academic freedom at the University of Ottawa McCann as Minister of Higher Education pushed for Bill 32 an bill on Academic freedom in universities.[3][4] which passed in June 2022.[5]
McCann's responsibilities as Minister of Health and Social Services included the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec.
Electoral Record
| 2018 Quebec general election: Sanguinet | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Danielle McCann | 12,986 | 43.54 | +11.77 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Alain Therrien | 7,389 | 24.77 | -10.29 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Maya Fréchette-Bonnier | 4,390 | 14.72 | +11.25 | ||||
| Liberal | Marcelina Jugureanu | 4,169 | 13.98 | -11.38 | ||||
| Green | Antonino Geraci | 456 | 1.53 | |||||
| Conservative | Nikolai Grigoriev | 355 | 1.19 | +0.45 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 81 | 0.27 | -0.13 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,826 | 97.98 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 616 | 2.02 | ||||||
| Turnout | 30,442 | 72.45 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 42,016 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | +11.03 | ||||||
References
- "Quebec 2018 election: Final results and winners by riding". CTV Montreal, October 2, 2018.
- "Quebec premier replaces health minister, makes other major cabinet changes".
- Grant, Josh (2022-04-06). "Quebec moves to shore up academic freedom with controversial bill". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-16.
- "Quebec tables Bill 32 to protect academic freedom in universities".
- "Quebec passes controversial bill to protect academic freedom". 3 June 2022.
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