Quebec Liberals chief organizer will not renew mandate, comes after historic defeat

MONTREAL — The chief organizer of the Quebec Liberal Party, Jean-François Helms, says he will not renew his mandate.

Helms says today in a post on social media that he informed Leader Dominique Anglade and party president Rafael Primeau-Ferraro of his decision this morning. 

The announcement comes at the end of a tumultuous week for the Liberal party. 

On Thursday, one of the party’s longest-serving members, Marie-Claude Nichols, was kicked out of the Liberal caucus after a disagreement over shadow cabinet positions.