Byelection: PQ reveals candidate
Like the CAQ, the Parti québécois is using the byelection in St‑Henri–Ste‑Anne to give a young aspirant some practical experience: 23‑year‑old Andréanne Fiola has already chalked up one loss trying to win Laval‑des‑Rapides last year, and this time will try to pip the PLQ and QS to the post.
Spi 13:28 on 2023-02-10 Permalink
Frankly I have no time for people who chase a political career like this. From what I know she didn’t reside in the riding she was running for in Laval and she certainly doesn’t live in St-Henri-Ste-Anne. She’s not going to win and is just being a foot soldier and standing in but it just doesn’t sit well with me.
Kate 15:13 on 2023-02-10 Permalink
There are different reasons for entering politics. We tend to think of it as most noble if a person truly wants to represent the place where they live, but there’s an argument for thinking of politics simply as a career. In that case, running for a randomly selected riding as an entry point, if you happen to have joined up with a party having its time in the sun, is a great way to start.
Unfortunately for Ms Fiola, there’s little chance that St‑Henri–Ste‑Anne will flip to the PQ next month. I’d say it’s an even chance between the PLQ and QS, now that Dominique Anglade is out of the equation. Anglade won the riding in October with 11,728 votes over QS’s Guillaume Cliche‑Rivard’s 8,992. The CAQ candidate got 5,751 and the PQ only 2,683 votes.
jeather 17:50 on 2023-02-10 Permalink
I would be surprised if the CAQ would win in a normal election. A byelection gets weird results, though.
Kate 21:30 on 2023-02-10 Permalink
jeather, five bucks says QS wins next month, CAQ comes in third. You in?
jeather 22:13 on 2023-02-10 Permalink
Nah, QS/PLQ/CAQ/PQ would be what I would guess as the order as well. I wouldn’t be shocked to see QS/CAQ/PLQ/PQ though.