Provincial elections | Manon Massé will run for a new term

(Montreal) Although she gave up her place as parliamentary leader last year, Manon Massé has no intention of leaving politics. She will once again defend the colors of Québec solidaire on the occasion of the next provincial elections.

If several deputies to the National Assembly have announced that they are leaving political life, M^me Massé wants to continue to represent the voters of Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques in Montreal. “I have not finished doing the work I wanted to do on the ground,” said the MP in an interview, the day after the nomination which confirmed her as a candidate.

Dean of the Québec solidaire deputation, Ms.^me Massé also wants to support the new candidates who will wear the colors of the party. “I want to contribute to bringing a larger team of supporters to the National Assembly”.

M^me Massé was first elected in 2014. It was the fifth time she was a candidate for the left-wing party. At the time, the party had only three deputies and did not have the status of a parliamentary group. The party now has 10 deputies.

Last June, Mr.^me Massé had announced that she no longer wanted to be the parliamentary leader of Québec solidaire, giving way to Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois. “I’m in a role that wears me out, a role that sometimes turns me off,” she said.

The deputy assures that she “still has the energy” to play politics as a deputy and co-spokesperson for the party. “Having passed the baton to Gabriel as parliamentary leader, it relieves me of the mental load that I was beginning to find very heavy to bear. It gives me more energy to do my job as an MP. »

M^me Massé believes that MPs have the power to change things. She believes that she had an influence in the government’s decision to put an end to the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons. “One thing that has always been clear is that the role of legislator is a role in which one can have power. »