Sixth Projet figure vies for top job
Six Projet figures are now vying for the party’s top job, Ericka Alneus having thrown her hat in. She’s a councillor from Rosemont borough.
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DeWolf 12:39 on 2024-12-22 Permalink
I’ll be very interested in hearing how these candidates differentiate themselves from one another, because as far as I can tell, they are all pretty well committed to doing the same thing PM has been doing for the past two terms. Perhaps with the notable exception of Guedwig Bernier, who seems to have a slightly more neoliberal, business-oriented view of things, but that’s just based on what little he has said to the media since joining the race.
Ian 22:17 on 2024-12-22 Permalink
The funny part is I don’t remember much news coverage at all about the party politics when Plante got in, except that being a relative unknown made it easier for PM to win elections since she didn’t have as much political baggage as the old guard. If Ferrandez had been put in charge, for instance, it might have gone differently.
Kate 22:52 on 2024-12-22 Permalink
I recall a sense of relief that Richard Bergeron had left, and that Plante was generally thought to be a less likely choice for party chief than Guillaume Lavoie. She hadn’t made much of a mark as a councillor for Ste‑Marie. I was reading news every day for the blog and, given that’s all I remember, it isn’t very dramatic.
DeWolf 02:29 on 2024-12-23 Permalink
Yeah, it wasn’t as much of a race back then, and nobody expected PM to win the mayor’s office the next year anyway.