New MPs list for the election
I looked over my list of Members of Parliament in Montreal from the last election. Every one of the 18 incumbents is running again, and with the exception of a couple of ridings, we’re unlikely to see any change in the federal political landscape locally. The election won’t be won or lost in this city. My list is here.
CBC has notes on the somewhat complicated method for voting by mail.
ant6n 19:19 on 2021-08-19 Permalink
Well perhaps some Quebecers can overcome their fear of Jagmeet? Or perhaps the Block makes a comeback?
Kate 20:50 on 2021-08-19 Permalink
I don’t know that Quebec’s afraid of Jagmeet, it’s just that the NDP has slipped back to being largely irrelevant, as it mostly has been in living memory. Jagmeet’s probably a fine fellow, but he hasn’t exactly succeeded in getting a stirring message across.
Even so, I’d probably vote for Nima Machouf or Alexandre Boulerice, but as I live in Papineau, it’s a dead cert that any other candidates here will be steamrollered by Justin.
The Bloc does have 32 seats, which is pretty good for a one-note party. They’ll probably regain most of those seats but I don’t predict a swell of extra love for them this time around.
Blork 21:15 on 2021-08-19 Permalink
I have a feeling Quebec’s not afraid of Jagmeet but they are afraid of his turban. And given that these days it all comes down to “identity,” your average Quebecker just cannot identify themselves as someone who gets behind a guy in a turban. It’s not the ethnicity, and it’s not even the religion; it’s the visibility of the religion.