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.
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 |
| Minister of Higher Education | |
| In office June 22, 2020 – October 20, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-François Roberge |
| Succeeded by | Pascale Déry |
| Minister of Health and Social Services | |
| In office October 18, 2018 – June 22, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Gaétan Barrette |
| Succeeded by | Christian Dubé |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Coalition Avenir Québec |
| Cabinet | Minister of Higher Education Minister of Health and Social Services |
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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||