The Bloc Québécois held a campaign rally in the LaSalle-Émard-Verdun riding on Wednesday evening. Polls put him in third place, tied with the New Democratic Party and the Liberal Party of Canada. Paul St-Pierre took the opportunity to throw some barbs at Plamonton, Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilivre.
Less than a month before the September 16 by-election, more than a hundred people attended a Bloc Québécois rally Wednesday evening to show their support for candidate Louis-Philippe Sauvé.
A historian by training, this is his first bid for a federal election. He says he is proud to represent “his neighbor” in the riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, where he has lived for 8 years. “I think my candidacy is refreshing, I come with a different perspective,” he says.
“It’s really exciting and I’m having a lot of fun campaigning,” he said Pres Just before he entered the room, he shouted, “One country, one country!” To the applause of the chanting crowd. “.
“Tonight, we make history together!” “, he said.
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Former Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe
Several political figures, including Gilles Duceppe, who was president of the constituency from 1997 to 2011, came to show their support for the candidate.
“It’s a good application. He’s a long-time activist, he has experience, he knows the issues very well,” he said, adding that before the redistribution of elections in 2013, the Bloc Québécois had already won twice.
The three parties are neck and neck
The battle for the seat promises to be fierce. LaSalle-Émard-Verdun has been a Liberal Party of Canada stronghold for nearly ten years – in 2021 the Liberals easily won the riding with nearly 43% of the vote. But this time the tide may turn.
Christopher Moss, an activist he met in the room where the rally took place, believes this. “This time, the block will win!” »
According to poll coordinator 338Canada, Bloc Québécois will receive 24% of voting intentions in the riding; Thus he is tied with the Liberal Party (29%), in free fall in the polls (-6% in 3 months), and with the New Democratic Party (26%), showing a meteoric rise in its share ( +7% in 3 months). However, voting intentions for the constituency remain roughly stable (-1% in 3 months).
“The Liberal Party is in decline, it’s obvious,” says François Plant, a retired volunteer for the party.
A few spades
To lend his support to the candidacy of Louis-Philippe Chau, Paul St-Pierre Plamonton praised the work of Bloc Québécois representatives who, according to him, are “fighting”. [à Ottawa] To protect their world in an often hostile environment.”
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Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamonton shakes hands with Bloc Québécois candidate Louis-Philippe Chau.
The PQ leader took the opportunity to throw a few barbs at Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre.
“We are sending 82 billion [chaque année à Ottawa] “For the wind, for the smile, and for Justin Trudeau’s colorful socks,” he quipped.
He also criticized the federal government’s immigration policy, increased foreign intervention, and government subsidies to support the oil industry.
“People are thirsty for the truth, for real people, for real arguments, for thinking about the future of our society,” he concluded.
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