Dominique Anglade was acclaimed leader of the Quebec Liberal Party in May when her only opponent dropped out of the race. From there, she had the unprecedented task of holding the government accountable during the middle of a pandemic as the leader of the official Opposition.She reflected on her 2020 when she spoke to Global News’ Raquel Fletcher.
What a year to take on the leadership of the official opposition. What was that like for you?We were planning to finish the leadership race in September, October and the other person decided to basically give up the leadership race and within two hours, I became the new leader, so no major event, nothing — you’re in charge and you’re going to be asking questions to the premier.