The Coalition Avenir Québec presented a block of about fifteen candidates for Montreal ridings for the next provincial elections. The majority of women, however, their chances of being elected are slim.
Posted at 12:40 p.m.
At the IGA stadium, in the Villeray borough, the skewer was warmly applauded by a crowd made up of relatives and activists. At the microphones, the minister responsible for the Montreal region, Chantal Rouleau, and the minister and deputy for Deux-Montagnes, Benoit Charette, introduced them one by one.
It is :
- Rebecca McCann in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
- Rosmeri Otoya Celis in Acadia
- Vicki Marcoux in Laurier-Dorion
- Junlian Leblanc in D’Arcy-McGee
- Florence Lavictoire in Mercier
- Aurélie Diep in Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques
- Loredana Bacchi in LaFontaine
- Absa Diallo in Bourassa-Sauvé
- Julie de Martino in Jeanne-Mance—Viger
- Nicolas Huard-Isabelle in Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne
- Maria Luisa Torres-Piaggio in Westmount–Saint-Louis
- Vicky Michaud in Marguerite Bourgeoys
- Marc Baaklini in Marquette
The group is made up mostly of women, including several from cultural communities. Chantal Rouleau defended the choice of these people, whom she refuses to associate with any public relations approach of the party.
“Couldn’t it just be people who are representative of our communities? “, she wondered aloud, words followed by thunderous applause from the crowd.
Asked about the real chances of winning for these candidates, many of whom are running in strongholds of the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) or Quebec solidaire (QS), Benoit Charette cited the recent example of CAQ MP Shirley Dorismond who “created the surprise” according to him by winning in a riding formerly considered a PQ castle, that of Marie-Victorin.
The MNA for Bourget, Richard Campeau, took the opportunity to announce that he will run for re-election. He will then face the leader of the Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, who has decided to try his luck in the riding which will be renamed in honor of the instigator of Bill 101, Camille Laurin.