Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Danielle McCann | |
Cabinet: | Minister of Higher Education Minister of Health and Social Services |
Party: | Coalition Avenir Québec |
Office1: | Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sanguinet |
Term Start1: | October 1, 2018 |
Term End1: | August 28, 2022 |
Successor1: | Christine Fréchette |
Office3: | Minister of Health and Social Services |
Term Start3: | October 18, 2018 |
Term End3: | June 22, 2020 |
Predecessor3: | Gaétan Barrette |
Successor3: | Christian Dubé |
Office2: | Minister of Higher Education |
Term Start2: | June 22, 2020 |
Term End2: | October 20, 2022 |
Predecessor2: | Jean-François Roberge |
Successor2: | Pascale Déry |
Danielle McCann is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Sanguinet as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec and is the former Minister of Health.
McCann's responsibilities as Minister of Health and Social Services included the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec. In June 2020 during cabinet shuffle she was assigned to the Ministry of Higher Education. After the Controversy over academic freedom at the University of Ottawa McCann as Minister of Higher Education pushed for Bill 32 an bill on Academic freedom in universities.[2] [3] which passed in June 2022.[4] She decided not to run in the 2022 provincial election and retired from politics.