Seven Quebec Politicians Isolating After Longueuil Mayor Tests Positive

Quebec MNA Ian Lafreniere, Longueuil Mayor Sylvie Parent, and Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette were at Laurent-Benoît School in Longueuil, Quebec, to announce investments in education infrastructure, on Sept. 3, 2020.Sylvie Parent/Facebook

MONTREAL—Three Quebec cabinet ministers and Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante are self-isolating after a suburban mayor contracted COVID-19.

Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette, Transport Minister Francois Bonnardel and Chantal Rouleau, the minister responsible for the Montreal region, have been placed in isolation after learning Longueuil Mayor Sylvie Parent tested positive for the virus.