The Quebec Liberal party will pay tribute to Jean Charest later today.

Charest, who led the Liberals for more than a decade, will be honored a day before the party picks his permanent replacement.

There are three candidates: former cabinet ministers Phillipe Couillard, Raymond Bachand and Pierre Moreau.

Nearly 3-thousand delgates will choose a new leader tomorrow.

Jean-Marc Fournier has been interim leader since Charest left politics following his election defeat in September.

Charest, who's a lawyer by profession, has since returned to the private sector.

The candidates took part in five debates, including one in English.

CJAD News is covering the convention at the Verdun auditorium.