Both are flawlessly bilingual veterans who served as former Liberal Party national directors. Other Quebec MPs who have a shot at entering cabinet include Gatineau-area MPs Steven MacKinnon (Gatineau) and Greg Fergus (Hull-Alymer). If appointed to Trudeau’s cabinet, she’d also be the first openly gay female cabinet minister - an opportunity the prime minister is not likely to pass up, given how much he likes to have these kinds of firsts on his scorecard. St-Onge is the former president of the Fédération nationale des communications et de la culture in Quebec - a union that works to address the economic challenges facing both media and cultural organizations.
A judicial recount did not confirm the constituency was officially in the Liberal fold until just last week. She won her Eastern Townships riding by a mere 186 votes thanks to mail-in ballots. St-Onge’s electoral victory is as remarkable as her personal story. In Quebec, the backbench MP most likely to join the executive ranks is neophyte MP Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi). Throughout the pandemic, Fraser served as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s parliamentary secretary - a role long seen as a stepping stone to cabinet. The veteran MP is whip-smart, a talented communicator, and universally respected in Ottawa.
A millennial, Fraser has ably served his riding since 2015.
In rural Nova Scotia, Sean Fraser (Central Nova) might also be in line for a promotion.