Quebec election: Barrette will be bumped from health if Liberals win

QUEBEC CITY — Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard announced Friday he will remove unpopular Health Minister Gaétan Barrette from his post if re-elected, but would give him the high-profile position of treasury board president instead.
In Barrette’s place, Couillard announced he would appoint the coveted Gertrude Bourdon, the former head of the Quebec City health centre that employs 15,000 people and includes five health institutions.
Bourdon is a former nurse from the region who