(Quebec) Dominique Anglade will trust the former candidate for mayor and former municipal councilor of Mont-Royal, Michelle Setlakwe, in Mont-Royal-Outremont. Liberal tenor Pierre Arcand confirmed on Sunday that he will not be starting blocks in the fall.
Posted at 10:16 a.m.
The Liberal leader confirmed Monday the identity of the candidate in Mont-Royal-Outremont, left vacant by Pierre Arcand. His choice fell on Michelle Setlakwe, a well-known woman in his milieu. Lawyer in business law at Norton Rose for 10 years, the one who will defend the colors of the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) was municipal councilor of Mount Royal from 2016 to 2021.
In the municipal elections of 2021, she tried to win the town hall of Mont-Royal in vain. Michelle Setlakwe won 44.53% of the vote finishing behind her only opponent Peter J. Malouf, who was elected mayor.
Originally from Thetford Mines, Mme Setlakwe has lived in the riding for about 30 years. She “grew up in a bilingual family environment”, specifies the PLQ in a press release.
A liberal castle, Mont-Royal–Outremont belonged to Pierre Arcand since the merger of the Mont-Royal and Outremont ridings in 2018, but Outremont has been in the hands of the Liberal Party of Quebec since 1976, as has Mont-Royal, which has belonged to the Liberals since 1973.
Departure of Pierre Arcand
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Pierre Arcand
Pierre Arcand, who confirmed his departure in an interview with The Press Sunday, participated Monday in the announcement of his successor. Mme Anglade spoke of the departure of “a great sage who held all positions” and an “extraordinary adviser” who will not be forgotten in the Liberal ranks.
After 15 years of politics, Pierre Arcand leaves with the feeling of having “given” to the public service, he who has held several portfolios, including the Treasury Board, the Environment and Energy and Natural Resources. He considers himself proud to have ratified the agreement between Quebec and France on the mutual recognition of professional qualifications as Minister of International Relations in 2009.
The adoption of Bill 89, which amended the Environment Quality Act to introduce a new system of monetary administrative penalties, in 2011, and the takeover by Quebec of the strategic shipping sector from Pointe-Noire to Sept-Îles, in the wake of the bankruptcy of a mining giant, are among the his successes, he enumerates.