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Yves Bolduc will announce Thursday that he is stepping down as Minister of Education, Recreation and Sport, according to a senior official.

Couillard is expected to rapidly make cabinet adjustments, with Culture Minister Hélène David on the short list as Bolduc’s replacement.

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David is a former vice-rector of Université de Montréal.

Bolduc’s departure was almost inevitable. After a series of gaffes, he became the symbol of the government’s failure to keep itself focused and on message. The opposition has been calling for his head for weeks.

Bolduc’s position was untenable, since Couillard refused to voice his confidence in him, interim PQ leader Stéphane Bédard said.

A minister can’t function without confidence, it’s impossible. You can’t subject someone to this

“I find it sad, he said. If he (Couillard) was going to shuffle his cabinet then he should’ve done it. A minister can’t function without confidence, it’s impossible. You can’t subject someone to this.”