Craig Sauvé to run for NDP
Independent councillor Craig Sauvé from the Sud‑Ouest borough will be running for the NDP in the next general federal election. LaSalle‑Émard‑Verdun is the riding left vacant by David Lametti in January.
In fact – see comments below – CTV got it wrong in the lede. Sauvé’s running in the byelection sparked by Lametti’s resignation, and which must be held before the end of July.
AMF 13:03 on 2024-04-28 Permalink
Craig Sauvé is terrific! It would be a loss for city politics, but a real gain for the NDP.
Kate 13:40 on 2024-04-28 Permalink
Whether his popularity in Sud-Ouest can overcome the general lack of enthusiasm for the NDP is uncertain. Does anyone know what the rules say? Can someone run for federal office while remaining a councillor, but hang onto their councillor role if they don’t win the federal seat?
bob 14:31 on 2024-04-28 Permalink
Kind a moot question, as the NDP will come in third.
Ian 15:05 on 2024-04-28 Permalink
I’m glad I don’t live in the Sud-Ouest because I always vote NDP… but this would be a real crisis of conscience.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/craig-sauve-projet-montreal-plante-election-allegation-1.6237080
jeather 16:32 on 2024-04-28 Permalink
He’s a very effective and present councillor and I would not be surprised if people voted for the NDP because he is well liked at the municipal level. And let’s be real, is there sufficient interest in the Liberals now? The ridings that turned into that voted heavily NDP in 2011, so I wouldn’t be surprised if Liberal votes transferred to NDP, the question is how good a showing the BQ can make.
Tim S. 16:37 on 2024-04-28 Permalink
It’s funny, the NDP is the most ideologically driven of the major parties, but also the one which is most reliant on strong personalities to break through. I think he has as good a shot as anyone.
(Full-disclosure: I was at the nomination meeting, I think he’ll run a fun, upbeat campaign).
H. John 18:09 on 2024-04-28 Permalink
@Kate, he may well be a candidate in the next general election, but the article is about him being the NDP candidate for the expected by-election.
https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=med&dir=pre&document=feb0224&lang=e
That’s usually very important because of the difference in turnout. IIRC, when Anna Gainey ran in NDG-Westmount in a 2023 by-election the turnout was just under 30%.
Kate 19:02 on 2024-04-28 Permalink
H. John, that’s what I would’ve expected, but this is the lede in the CTV item: “City councillor Craig Sauvé will run for the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Montreal’s LaSalle-Émard-Verdun riding in the next general election.”
H. John 19:21 on 2024-04-28 Permalink
It’s a Canadian Press article, CTV got the headline wrong, La Presse got it right on the same article:
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/2024-04-27/lasalle-emard-verdun/le-conseiller-municipal-craig-sauve-sera-le-candidat-du-npd.php
Tim S. 19:21 on 2024-04-28 Permalink
CTV is wrong. He’s nominated for the by-election that must be held by September.
Assuming the budget passes, etc etc.
Kate 21:15 on 2024-04-28 Permalink
Thank you both for clearing that up.
Em 09:43 on 2024-04-29 Permalink
As for the councillor question, a city councillor (Sophie Thiébault) ran for the NDP in my riding last federal election, and as far as I know she returned to that role after losing. I think a leave of absence is tolerated.
That being said, Craig Sauvé is still answering all the citizens’ questions on Facebook, so I don’t know that he’s actually stepped back. There’s no byelection date yet, and no other candidates, so he’s out early.
He also announced he was running weeks ago, so not sure why this made the news this weekend.
Kate 11:58 on 2024-04-29 Permalink
Maybe this announcement is about Sauvé planning to run in the next federal general election, whereas the announcement a few weeks ago was about the byelection?
H. John 14:18 on 2024-04-29 Permalink
@ Kate, he announced March 28th in a video on his X feed that he was running for the NDP nomination in the by-election:
https://x.com/CraigSauve/status/1773415710384963673
That was followed by a month of postings of support.
And finally his investiture as NDP candidate this past weekend:
https://x.com/CraigSauve/status/1784732685962805544
Kate 14:42 on 2024-04-29 Permalink
Thank you, H. John.