Martinez Ferrada to make mayoral bid
Soraya Martinez Ferrada, currently federal tourism minister, has announced she won’t run again in a federal election, but has her eye on leadership of Ensemble and, via that route, the mayor’s seat.
Martinez Ferrada started her political career here as a councillor for St‑Michel with Union Montreal and then Vision Montreal, both parties since defunct.
Nicholas 17:29 on 2025-02-06 Permalink
She also ran for borough mayor in VSMPE in 2013 for Marcel Côté’s Coalition Montreal (also defunct), barely holding third place in front of (until today) fellow cabinet member Mélanie Joly’s VCM party. I guess she couldn’t run federally in that neighbourhood, given the incumbent MP, so she ran in Hochelaga.
It’s also interesting that she was the Liberal Party national campaign co-chair until today, so presumably was going to run again federally, and her seat will be a close one again. And she did say she would remain an MP until her term ends, so that’s a lot of double duty, but I guess the House isn’t doing much work these days.
DeWolf 19:48 on 2025-02-06 Permalink
Apparently Vincent Marissal is also considering a run for mayor? And Luis Miranda too, of course.
It would certainly be a lively race with all of these guys in the mix.
Kate 21:39 on 2025-02-06 Permalink
They can’t all lead Ensemble!
Nicholas 22:03 on 2025-02-06 Permalink
They all could have led it uncontested if they just submitted their nomination in the fall.
SMD 07:34 on 2025-02-07 Permalink
Marissal said he’d found his own party if he was to run for mayor: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2134963/marissal-fondera-parti-mairie-montreal
Nicholas 09:27 on 2025-02-07 Permalink
There’s time for Coderre to come back now!
Kate 12:06 on 2025-02-07 Permalink
Nooooo!
SMD: Someone has to put a lot of effort into mustering support and recruiting possible candidates if they want to establish a party. Lot of talking up plans. I wonder if anyone has seen Vincent Marissal doing this…
DeWolf 13:02 on 2025-02-07 Permalink
There’s some speculation that Marissal is abandoning QS over the the Bouazzi affair, but if Marissal thinks he’s going to find a more sympathetic ear in Montreal of all places, he’s going to be disappointed.
Kate 14:14 on 2025-02-07 Permalink
I didn’t blog much about the Bouazzi affair at the time because it wasn’t primarily a city concern. This piece from Maxim Fortin on the Iris Recherche site is a good summary.
We did have one previous thread about it here.
A lot of ink (or pixels) has been spilled in outrage over Haroun Bouazzi’s claim that he sees racist attitudes in the National Assembly every day.
Manny Mato 16:34 on 2025-02-25 Permalink
The biggest priority for any new mayor to STOP turning Montreal into a VILLAGE owned by cyclists and GRANOLAS! The Tax payers need to STAND UP and actually vote next election. Yes, housing is a priority, but not to satisfy unrealistic Liberal Immigration targets. Its to lower cost of living for everyone. STOP building useless bike paths that reduce commerce and business in Montreal center. Protect small business. Advocate at the provincial and federal level for assistance for small business. Stop protecting criminals and protesters who have NO respect for private property and freedom of expression and liberties.
Kate 20:34 on 2025-02-25 Permalink
Manny, I see a lot of trolls like you on local Facebook groups. Did you know, a lot of merchants find that they do better with a bike path on the street? La Presse looked into this in December.
Also, I haven’t seen anyone called a “granola” in years. That’s so cute.