Brett Thoms
Pontiac July 11, 2022
We’re less than 3 months away from the provincial election and there are still only three declared candidates for the Pontiac. The Quebec Liberal Party, Quebec Solidaire and the Green Party of Quebec have declared candidates for the election.
It is expected that the . . .
CAQ will unveil their candidate within the coming weeks.
Colin Standish, the leader of the Canadian Party of Quebec (CAPQ), the new federalist and anti-bills 21, 40 and 96 party, says they plan on announcing their Pontiac candidate soon.
The CAPQ released a press release claiming that based on polling they’ve done, they are competitive in several ridings in Montreal.
“The CaPQ will win seats in this election,” said Standish in his press release. “In this election, acquiescence is no longer an option. Join us in embracing a new political option, the Canadian Party of Quebec. Help us build a bold, forward-looking Quebec to encourage a renaissance for all Quebecers.”
While the claim that the CaPQ will win seats is hard to believe given its a brand new party with a narrow political base, given the idiosyncrasies of the first-past-the-post voting system, a party could win with as little as 20 per cent vote in a rding if support among parties is split enough.
The Conservative Party of Quebec has also not yet announced a candidate for the Pontiac.
The Conserative Party is expected to perform far better than in the last election, though still may not win any seats. The party has recently announced a slogan “Libres chez nous” (freedom at home) and plans to make personal freedom and criticizing the CAQ from the right the focus of its campaign
THE EQUITY will have more candidate interviews in the coming weeks, especially when more are declared.
