Québec Solidaire Loses Longtime Member After Deciding Men Can’t Run in Byelections

Québec Solidaire Loses Longtime Member After Deciding Men Can’t Run in Byelections
Québec Solidaire candidate Olivier Bolduc arrives on stage after winning the party's nomination in the next byelection for the riding of Jean-Talon at the Universite Laval in Quebec City on Aug. 6, 2023. The Canadian Press/Francis Vachon
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A three-time Québec solidaire candidate says he’s leaving the left-wing party after it adopted a resolution to nominate only women and non-binary people as candidates in future byelections.

Olivier Bolduc, who describes himself as a feminist, says the resolution goes too far and won’t achieve its desired goals.