Quebec Liberals find their main man

After six months of debates and polls, the Quebec Liberal Party have found their head honcho.

In a report by CBC News, former health minister Phillippe Couillard was elected by PLQ members beating out Raymond Bachand and Pierre Moreau on the first ballot.

Couillard came out of politcal retirement to run for the vacant Liberal leadership seat. He therefore will not be present iun the national assembly, as he doesn't have a seat. He did tell party delegates gathered at the Verdun auditorium on Sunday that he is in no hurry to seek one.

The CAQ's Jacques Dusheneau said that while the provincial Grits have their leader, it still doesn't give them a voice in parliament as an official opposition party, since Couillard doesn't have a seat.

During the long campaign, Couillard's friendship with wanted former MUHC head Dr. Arthur Porter was a worry for his candidacy.

The new leader who replaced former leader Jean Charest, six months after the P.Q. won a minority government, is calling for a party unity and focused part of his victory speech to send a jab to the P.Q.