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.
McCann's responsibilities as Minister of Health and Social Services included the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec. In June 2020 during cabinet shuffle she was assigned to the Ministry 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.[2][3] which passed in June 2022.[4] She decided not to run in the 2022 provincial election and retired from politics.
Electoral record
| 2018 Quebec general election: Sanguinet | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
Cabinet posts
References
- ^ "Quebec 2018 election: Final results and winners by riding". CTV Montreal, October 2, 2018.
- ^ 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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