Quebec politicians with foreign roots

 Maka Kotto,a long-time Bloc Quebecois MP and Parti Quebecois MNA was born in Cameroon;Quebec Liberal MNA and former finance minister Carlos Leitao has roots in Portugal;Dominique Olivier,the chair of Montreal's executive committee, came from Haiti;Aref Salem, the leader of Ensemble Montreal,the official opposition at Montreal city Hall,fled the war in Lebanon,which was the birthplace of Quebec Solidaire Ruba Ghazal, as well.

          Pablo Rodriguez,Prime Minister Justin Trudeau"s Quebec lieutenant,said his own family arrived from Argentina without being able to speak French,yet his parents went on to teach in francophone universities.-Allison Hanes,MONTREAL GAZETTE,SEPTEMBER 13,2022