{"id":24504,"date":"2026-07-27T15:57:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T19:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plq.org\/?p=24504"},"modified":"2026-07-27T16:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:19:39","slug":"karine-malenfant-candidate-officielle-du-parti-liberal-du-quebec-dans-riviere-du-loup-temiscouata-les-basques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/karine-malenfant-candidate-officielle-du-parti-liberal-du-quebec-dans-riviere-du-loup-temiscouata-les-basques\/","title":{"rendered":"Karine Malenfant, candidate officielle du Parti lib\u00e9ral du Qu\u00e9bec dans Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup\u2013T\u00e9miscouata\u2013Les Basques"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup, July 27, 2026<\/strong> \u2014 In the presence of Quebec Liberal Party leader Charles Milliard, Karine Malenfant was officially announced as the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) candidate in the Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup\u2013T\u00e9miscouata\u2013Les Basques riding. A native of Saint-Hubert-de-Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup, Karine Malenfant grew up and has made her life in the region, which she holds deeply in her heart. Until very recently, she served as principal of Coll\u00e8ge Notre-Dame, a private high school with 550 students.<\/p>\n<p>Karine Malenfant holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in business administration from the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al. After completing her studies, she returned home to begin her career in tourism and event management. She then took on a leadership role at Collectivit\u00e9s \u00e9cologiques Bas-Saint-Laurent (Co-\u00e9co), where she worked closely on the development of the first version of the Waste Management Plan, in addition to serving on the Bas-Saint-Laurent Regional Environmental Council, which she chaired for several years.<\/p>\n<p>As Executive Director of the Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup MRC Chamber of Commerce from 2014 to 2018, she made \u201cbuy local\u201d her main cause\u2014a commitment that is more relevant than ever in the current economic climate. During her tenure at the helm of this influential organization, she lent her expertise to numerous boards of directors that play a pivotal role in the Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup economy, notably the SADC of the Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup RCM, Tourisme Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup, the Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup Airport Corporation, and the Carrefour maritime.<\/p>\n<p>As head of the Organizing Committee for the Quebec Games Finals in Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup starting in 2018, Karine Malenfant faced several major challenges posed by the pandemic, including two successive postponements. The event was finally held in March 2023 and brought together 3,000 athletes and 2,200 volunteers, in addition to leaving a financial legacy of $550,000 for the community.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Karine Malenfant is making the leap into provincial politics by joining the Quebec Liberal Party. She hopes to continue her commitment to her region, which she has served for many years.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFor me, the Quebec Liberal Party is the party of balance and responsibility. I share the vision of my leader, Charles Milliard, who aims to generate more wealth in order to build a strong economy that will ensure the sustainable funding of our public services, particularly in health care and education. I look forward to meeting with the voters of Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup\u2013T\u00e9miscouata\u2013Les Basques to discuss their concerns and present our regionalist, nationalist, and federalist vision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 Karine Malenfant, QLP candidate in Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup\u2013T\u00e9miscouata\u2013Les Basques<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of our key commitments to improving our public services is to hold a national forum on education. It has been nearly 30 years since Quebec last took the opportunity to reflect collectively on its education system. A candidate like Karine Malenfant, with her experience leading Coll\u00e8ge Notre-Dame, will help us better understand the realities on the ground, particularly in regions like the Bas-Saint-Laurent. Having come from the world of chambers of commerce myself, I am well-positioned to appreciate just how deeply rooted Karine is in her community. It\u2019s excellent news\u2014both for the riding and for the region\u2014to be able to count on a candidate of her caliber!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>- Charles Milliard, Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup, July 27, 2026 \u2014 In the presence of the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party, Mr. Charles Milliard, Ms. Karine Malenfant was officially announced as the Liberal Party\u2019s candidate for\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[170],"tags":[],"circonscription":[102],"dossier":[175],"langue":[173,174],"nouvelle-a-la-une":[],"class_list":["post-24504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-communique","circonscription-riviere-du-loup-temiscouata","dossier-le-parti","langue-francais","langue-anglais"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24504"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24505,"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24504\/revisions\/24505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24504"},{"taxonomy":"circonscription","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/circonscription?post=24504"},{"taxonomy":"dossier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dossier?post=24504"},{"taxonomy":"langue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/langue?post=24504"},{"taxonomy":"nouvelle-a-la-une","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nouvelle-a-la-une?post=24504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}