"The door opened and I went through," said Biron. "When you are a journalist, you give people a voice; when you are a politician, you carry it."
}LÉVIS — Former Radio-Canadian Journalist Martine Biron claimed Wednesday that he stuck to his journalistic ethics from the beginning to the end of his career.
Responding to a question about her rapid transition from political analyst to candidate for the Quebec coalition Avenir in this fall's elections, Biron said that she , or does not easily go to any party, she argued. The problem — while still a journalist.
She admitted that she was first contacted by the party in January 2022, but she declined.During her vacation in July, she pondered the idea again and realized that the job was I decided it was right for me.
"I didn't wear two hats," Prime Minister François Legault told reporters at a press conference. "I built my career on ethics.
``I am ethical. }
Biron consulted a list of other people who turned to politics and named former Alberta Prime Minister Ralph Klein. She took his name up while she was stationed in the West. She had Henri Brassa, Winston Churchill, and many others.
Asked by a reporter whether she had been too indulgent with the party during her final months as a journalist, Biron told her former colleague Geneviève that she was deputy prime minister Guillebault. prompted to read the criticism, including her June analysis. arrogantly.
In her remarks, Biron, nearing 60 after 30 years of journalism, said she was at a crossroads and ready for new challenges.
"The door opened. I went through," said Biron. "I am taking action."
"When you are a journalist, you give people a voice. When you are a politician, you carry it." 49}
It was the first time Biron had met a former media colleague since she announced she was leaving the company to enter politics. Until a few weeks ago, Biron was a senior political analyst in Canada on radio covering parliament.
Her decision caused waves in the political and journalistic world, raising questions about how long she had been considering her leap into politics.
Another media personality Bernard Drainville, a former Minister of the Quebec Party,also chose to quit his lucrative radio job in Codéco, on horseback in nearby Levy. He announced that he is running for CAQ.
The Chute de la Chaudiere horse race was hosted by CAQ MNA his Marc Picard for many years, but he decided a few weeks ago to end his political career initially said he would run again.
A legislative veteran, Picard won a total of six commissions and served in the House of Representatives for 19 years. He was first elected in his 2003 for the now-defunct Quebec Democratic Movement. He participated in CAQ as an independent from 2009 to 2012.
In the 2018 general election, Picard won a majority of about 19,000 votes.
This time around, the Quebec Conservative Party, who is second only to CAQ in polls in the Quebec City area, is the target of this election. Party leader Eric Duhaim initially considered riding horses, but eventually chose to ride Chauveau's horses.
Earlier this week, Duheim announced that the Conservative candidate for the constituency would be Mario Fortier.
The Ste de la Chaudiere horseback ride covers the western part of the city of Levi, across the river from the city of Quebec.
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