Radio-Canada is excited about the Monday byelection in Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne, much more than you might expect for a contest between two non-governing parties.
Anglo CBC discusses how housing is the biggest issue there.
Meantime, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has been resoundingly approved as chief of a party even more marginal now than QS or the PLQ. Most chiefs who’ve led a party to a record defeat don’t get rewarded like this.
…Monday morning CTV covers the story with a possibly misleading lede: “A byelection is being held today in a Montreal riding to choose a new member of the provincial legislature to replace the former Quebec Liberal leader.” It’s explained in better detail in the text, but the lede sounds like they’re electing a new leader for the party, which is not the case.
La Presse casts an eye over the candidates, acknowledging that this is a contest between the PLQ and Québec solidaire. Reading between all these lines, I suspect the election is seen as a turning point for these parties: if the PLQ goes down it will be evidence that the decline in the party’s relevance continues and that QS is on the rise, even though its showing last October was weaker than many had hoped. If the PLQ wins it will be seen as the beginning of a comeback.
Polls are open Monday till 8 pm.
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