The 36-day campaign is the minimum length required by law. In recent months, four of the five main parties have selected new candidates to run in the riding of Pontiac.

The following are the candidates set to represent the five major parties in the coming election. THE EQUITY will have more on each candidate in the coming weeks before the election.

The candidates below are listed alphebetically by party name.

Gabrielle Desjardins, a resident of Cantley, has been selected as the Bloc Québécois candidate for the upcoming election. She’s currently studying education and is a member of the Bloc Québécois Youth Forum. The Equity did not receive a photo of Desjardins in time for publication.

Michel Gauthier is a former journalist and was the Editor-in-Chief at LeDroit. He has lived and worked in the riding for most of his life and calls the Municipality of Boise-Franc home. Since leaving journalism he has held various positions including president of the Maison de la culture de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, president of the Liberal Association of Gatineau, and sits on the board of directors of the Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Health Foundation.

Shaughn McArthur, a Wakefield resident, will be representing the Green party. McArthur holds a masters degree in public policy from the Hertie Institute in Berlin and a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism from Concordia University. He is a member of the Green party’s shadow cabinet that focuses on International Affairs and Defence and has served on the board of the Climate Action Network of Canada and the Canadian Coalition on Climate Change and Development.

Sophie Chatel, a resident of Gatineau, is making her first appearance as the Liberal candidate for the riding of Pontiac. Chatel has a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Montreal and a master’s degree in taxation from the University of Sherbrooke. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant and has worked in finance and taxation with the the Department of Finance, the OECD and the United Nations.

Denise Giroux, a resident of Cantley, was the NDP candidate in 2019 and, as of our print deadline, is the only person seeking the party’s nomination for the upcoming election. She is a lawyer who has worked in private practice, adjudication, labour law, and with the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada. She has also been an anti-poverty, environmental and social justice activist her whole life.

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