Here’s what’s latest on Sona Lakhoyan Olivier, based on available reports as of May 7, 2026.
- She remains excluded from the Quebec Liberal Party caucus following an ethics commission investigation into the use of constituency resources during the 2025 leadership contest. The party indicated she would not be eligible to run under the Liberal banner in the upcoming provincial election. This outcome was reported by CBC, with the party emphasizing a zero-tolerance stance toward ethics breaches.[4]
- The ethics inquiry centers on alleged improper use of resources tied to the Chomedey riding during the leadership race, and the party’s leadership at the time stated the decision to exclude was necessary while the investigation proceeded.[4]
- Prior reporting notes that Lakhoyan Olivier was elected as MNA for Chomedey in 2022 and later faced suspension from the PLQ caucus in December 2025 as the ethics commission’s work began; by May 2026, formal re-admission to caucus had not occurred.[2][3]
If you’d like, I can pull exact excerpts from the CBC coverage or summarize the key findings from the ethics commission report and the party’s statements. I can also look for statements from Sona Lakhoyan Olivier herself or follow-up developments closer to the provincial election date. Would you like me to do that?
Citations:
- CBC coverage on Olivier’s ongoing exclusion and the ethics investigation.[4]
- Background on her 2022 election win and December 2025 caucus suspension context.[2]
- Yahoo News/Franco-Canadian coverage of the caucus-exclusion decision in December 2025.[3]