The natural Denis Coderre resurfaces
Radio-Canada has an analysis of Denis Coderre saying the natural, unschooled man is back and it’s doing him no favours. Even longtime lieutenant Anie Samson is quoted to his detriment here.
R-C also notes that Projet has no indigenous candidates, despite attempts to recruit some. Basically, you can’t make people run for office if they don’t want to.
DeWolf 10:09 on 2021-10-07 Permalink
Yikes. That is not a flattering piece.
How many times has Coderre had to backtrack over the past few months? Banning booze in parks, bringing back Sir John A, renaming Place du Canada. Even the REV went from being “We’re getting rid of it!” to “We’re keeping St-Denis and tinkering slightly with Bellechasse.” And even then, nobody at Ensemble Montréal seems to have an idea of exactly what they’re going to do with it, since some are saying it will be reduced in width while others are saying it will be turned into a bidirectional path.
I’ll admit to having a very big anti-Coderre bias, bigger than any pro-PM bias. I really don’t like the guy. But this just doesn’t seem like a winning campaign. If anything, Coderre is flailing. He’s trying to be everything to everyone and it isn’t coming off well. But we still have a month to go, so who knows what will happen.
walkerp 11:19 on 2021-10-07 Permalink
One really gets the feeling that he is running purely for himself and not out of any actual ideals or values. I think this perception goes beyond people who are against him, so that even those who think he may support their agenda lack some confidence in him.
Kate 11:42 on 2021-10-07 Permalink
Indeed. Even his PR people are backing away from him.
dhomas 13:17 on 2021-10-07 Permalink
Could he at least redirect his old website to the Ensemble Montreal site? It’s quite annoying that when I search for his election platform, this is what comes up:
https://www.equipedeniscoderre.com/