[1][2] There was a turning point in Dominican politics on 24 May 1955 when Emmanuel Christopher Loblack and Phyllis Shand Allfrey established the new Dominica Labour Party (DLP).
This included bringing "roads, ports, new schools, health clinics and water supply systems among other developments to the island for the first time".
In his role as a cabinet minister, Ducreay would sometimes step in for LeBlanc in foreign commitments, including representing Dominica at the 1968 establishment of the Caribbean Free Trade Association, a precursor to CARICOM.
[3] Ahead of the 26 October 1970 general election, Ducreay and two other ministers, W. S. Stevens and Mabel Moir James, formed a new bloc to remove LeBlanc from the DLP on the basis that he was an autocrat.
[1] After the 2000 general election, a new generation of politicians sought out Ducreay's advice and he became an active supporter of the DLP again, as well as a radio commentator and platform speaker.