Various debates around the election
A discussion was held Thursday by MTL 24/24 and Scènes de musique alternatives du Québec (SMAQ) to discuss policies on night entertainment; the only party chief who participated was Craig Sauvé. A major issue was the domination of Evenko over smaller venues.
Saturday, Chinatown hosted a debate, a major issue being homelessness and social housing in the (very small) area. No party chiefs were present.
Ensemble’s Thierry Daraize has been caught out with more controversial postings on social media, but I don’t see any indication this unduly troubles his party.
DeWolf 14:39 on 2025-10-19 Permalink
To be fair to the other parties, it’s a good move to send their best representatives to debate these more specific issues. Ensemble sent Alan DeSousa for a debate on environmental issues for example. In this case, it was useful to have Jean Beaudoin represent Ensemble, given that the Plateau is one of the boroughs most relevant to nightlife policy, and Erika Alneus is PM’s culture czar (I certainly see her out and about at many events).