Labrie takes on QS Higher Education portfolio

Gouin MP Gabriel Nadeau-dubois, cospokesperson for Québec Solidaire, was back in Sherbrooke on Saturday to name Sherbrooke candidate Christine Labrie the party’s new critic for post-secondary education.

"I am proud that Québec Solidaire is appointing an exceptional woman like Christine Labrie to be its spokesperson for higher education, a central role in a party like ours,” Nadeau-dubois said. “No one is better placed than Christine to take on this role during the next election campaign. She knows the reality of higher education from all angles and will vigorously defend Québec Solidaire's proposals on the national stage.”

Labrie teaches at the Université de Sherbrooke while pursuing doctoral studies at the University of Ottawa. She has been invited to present her research findings in France, Belgium and the United Kingdom.

"Education has always been a priority for Québec Solidaire and I am honored to be entrusted with the responsibility of being spokesperson for higher education,” she said. ”This shows once again that Québec Solidaire takes the representation of women in politics seriously, and that the party does not just find women candidates: it entrusts them with issues of the utmost importance for the future of Quebec."

Among her education priorities, Labrie is committed to implementing a National Internship Policy to ensure that all mandatory internships are paid fairly.

"The first injustice to be solved is that of students who work for absolutely nothing in a compulsory internship upon graduation. Nobody would agree to work without pay, why do we make students have to put up with this? I've been in academia for 10 years; I've seen too many students give up for financial reasons. Enough with the "cheap labor" student!”