Trois-Rivieres mayor and possible 2019 Tory candidate resigns from city hall
Posted Dec 27, 2018 11:24:37 AM.
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MONTREAL — Yves Levesque, the mayor of Trois-Rivieres, Que., who has been courted by the federal Conservatives for a possible 2019 run for the party, is resigning from city hall for health reasons.
His spokesman, Yvan Toutant, says the mayor made the announcement today by letter to council.
Levesque has been on sick leave since October under his doctor’s orders.
Toutant says councillors discussed the news today at city hall during a special meeting that Levesque did not attend.
He says it’s too early for Levesque to make any decisions regarding his possible candidacy for the Tories in the 2019 federal election.
Conservative party leader Andrew Scheer met Levesque last April in Trois-Rivieres during the leader’s Quebec tour.
Scheer said at the time that the party was looking for quality candidates for the 2019 election and Levesque has a solid reputation.
Calls to the Conservative party were not immediately returned.
The Canadian Press
