Editing Denis Coderre (section)

===== Quebec lieutenant =====
On January 22, 2009, Coderre became the [[Quebec lieutenant]] of Liberal leader [[Michael Ignatieff]]. He had been offered the same assignment by former leader [[Stéphane Dion]], but had declined the offer.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/200901/22/01-820090-coderre-devient-lieutenant-politique-au-quebec.php |title=Coderre devient lieutenant politique au Québec |lang=fr |trans-title=Coderre named Quebec lieutenant |date=January 22, 2009 |work=[[La Presse]] |agency=[[La Presse Canadienne]] |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104213248/https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/200901/22/01-820090-coderre-devient-lieutenant-politique-au-quebec.php |archive-date=January 4, 2025 |access-date=January 4, 2025}}</ref>

In 2009, future [[Green Party of Canada]] co-leader [[Jonathan Pedneault]] sought the Liberal nomination in his home district of [[Longueuil—Saint-Hubert|Longueuil-Pierre-Boucher]]. Coderre, the party's lieutenant in Quebec, blocked his bid and appointed a candidate, despite Ignatieff's assurances the party would hold open nominations in all ridings not represented by a sitting MP.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Coderre gagne, le PLC perd |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/debats/200909/22/01-904181-coderre-gagne-le-plc-perd.php |url-status=live |access-date=July 22, 2022 |newspaper=La Presse |date=22 September 2009 |last1=Marissal |first1=Vincent |archive-date=23 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723232815/https://www.lapresse.ca/debats/200909/22/01-904181-coderre-gagne-le-plc-perd.php }}</ref> This prompted Pedneault to co-author an op-ed in La Presse calling on Ignatieff to uphold his promise to democratize the party.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Nous méritons mieux |newspaper=La Presse |date=24 September 2009 |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/debats/votre-opinion/200909/24/01-905144-nous-meritons-mieux.php |url-status=live |access-date=July 22, 2022 |archive-date=23 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723232815/https://www.lapresse.ca/debats/votre-opinion/200909/24/01-905144-nous-meritons-mieux.php }}</ref>

On September 28, 2009, Coderre resigned as Quebec lieutenant because of a disagreement with Ignatieff. Coderre had been tasked with picking '[[star candidate]]s' for the next election, attempting to replace Montreal-area MPs [[Stéphane Dion]], [[Lise Zarac]], and [[Bernard Patry]], as well as Laval MP [[Raymonde Folco]], at Ignatieff's request.<ref name="QuebecSmackdown">{{cite news |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/330850745/99BADA17F334387PQ |title=Quebec smackdown |date=September 25, 2009 |last=MacDonald |first=L. Ian |author-link=L. Ian MacDonald |work=[[National Post]] |page=A17 |url-access=subscription |access-date=January 4, 2025 |id={{ProQuest|330850745}}}}</ref> Coderre had chosen Nathalie Le Prohon to run in Outremont, formerly a Liberal safe seat held by the NDP's [[Thomas Mulcair]]. However, [[Martin Cauchon]] was seeking a return to politics and wanted to run in [[Outremont (electoral district)|Outremont]], a riding he had held for 11 years prior to 2004 when then-Liberal leader [[Paul Martin]] would not guarantee Cauchon's nomination. Cauchon had served as [[Jean Chrétien]]'s [[Minister of Justice (Canada)|minister of justice]] and [[Quebec lieutenant]]. Cauchon preferred to seek help from [[Alfred Apps]] from Toronto instead of talking to Coderre and his team. Cauchon and Coderre had previously been close when both were part of Chrétien's cabinet, but some suggest that Coderre now saw Cauchon as a potential rival for influence over the Quebec wing of the Liberals, and perhaps in a future leadership convention.<ref name="QuebecSmackdown"/><ref name="LieutenantResign">{{cite news |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/coderre-steps-down-as-ignatieff-s-quebec-lieutenant-1.438538 |title=Coderre steps down as Ignatieff's Quebec lieutenant |orig-date=September 28, 2009 |date=May 18, 2012 |work=[[CTV News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104220208/https://www.ctvnews.ca/coderre-steps-down-as-ignatieff-s-quebec-lieutenant-1.438538 |archive-date=January 4, 2025 |access-date=January 4, 2025}}</ref> Ignatieff initially sided with Coderre, then reversed his decision and allowed Cauchon to run in Outremont.<ref name="LieutenantResign"/>

In Coderre's first press conference after resigning as Quebec lieutenant, he criticized Ignatieff's aides, all of whom were from Toronto. Coderre also skipped votes in the House of Commons in protest. Ignatieff later warned that Coderre would face expulsion from caucus if he did "any more damage to the party."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/704251 |title=Rebel Coderre could get the boot |date=October 2, 2009 |last=Delacourt |first=Susan |author-link=Susan Delacourt |work=[[Toronto Star]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005173903/https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/704251 |archive-date=October 5, 2009 |access-date=January 4, 2025}}</ref>

In 2012, Coderre confirmed that he would not run for the leadership of the federal Liberal Party.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/coderre-not-running-for-liberal-leader-mum-on-mayor-s-race-1.1221352 |title=Coderre not running for Liberal leader, mum on mayor's race |orig-date=October 31, 2012 |date=November 1, 2012 |work=[[CBC News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104220904/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/coderre-not-running-for-liberal-leader-mum-on-mayor-s-race-1.1221352 |archive-date=January 4, 2025 |access-date=January 4, 2025}}</ref>