On the occasion of the party’s national convention, which is taking place this weekend in Saint-Hyacinthe, several Québec solidaire MPs took the opportunity to support a candidacy for the co-leadership race launched by the departure of Manon Massé, who occupied this position since 2017.
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Four MNAs have already lined up behind the MNA for Sherbrooke, Christine Labrie, namely Haroun Bouazzi, Guillaume Cliche-Rivard, Étienne Grandmont and Alexandre Leduc.
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, Manon Massé and Alejandra Zaga-Mendez indicated that they would remain neutral by not supporting any candidacy.
Mercier MNA Ruba Ghazal and former Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue MNA Émilise Lessard-Therrien are also in the running to become party spokespersons.
The member for Jean-Lesage, Sol Zanetti, supports the member for Mercier, Ruba Ghazal.
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Party members interviewed by TVA Nouvelles at the convention said they expected a tight race.
“It is important that the person listens to the candidates, the members of the party, shares a woman. It’s the idea of giving back the floor.”
“They are complementary and different, I think the choice will be difficult for the members, indicates a man. It’s going to be an interesting race.”
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The housing crisis is a theme that has received particular attention so far in the congress.
The party has also deployed a website on which the public is invited to write directly to Prime Minister François Legault and the Minister responsible for housing, France-Élaine Duranceau, to share their concerns.
This occurs while M.me Duranceau made headlines this week by saying he wants to end lease assignments.
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Québec solidaire considers that this mechanism allows tenants to control prices in order to avoid drastic rent increases.
“It was François Legault who put it there, says spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois. François Legault chose it in the midst of one of the worst housing crises in the history of Quebec, when a 30% increase in rents is announced in the next three years in Montreal.
“We don’t need someone from real estate speculation, we need a minister who will defend the world,” he adds.
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