Things are heating up in the government less than a week before the cabinet reshuffle. Premier François Legault has just announced that he is expelling Pierre Dufour, MNA for Abitibi-Est, from the CAQ caucus.

In an interview with La Presse, Dufour suggested that he would resign and run for mayor of Val-d’Or if the premier did not appoint an elected official from the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region as a minister.

“We have a lot of work ahead of us to deliver the changes Quebecers expect. The government team is and must remain united. As premier and party leader, I am taking the necessary decisions to maintain this cohesion and ensure that we live up to Quebecers’ expectations,” François Legault said in a statement on Friday.

Abitibi-Témiscamingue has not been represented by a minister from

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