Coderre recruits Jean Airoldi

Denis Coderre has recruited TV host Jean Airoldi to run for a councillor’s seat in Verdun. On Twitter, a keen observer of the local scene noted that Airoldi, on TV (the clip’s included), said “Sincèrement je suis pas équipé. Si vous pensez faire une entrevue avec moi pour savoir ce que je veux faire, on n’est pas là.”

Coderre is grasping at straws. Yes, he may dominate the city if he picks people simply for name recognition, but what kind of city will it be, by 2025?

Meantime, Valérie Plante is challenging the federal parties to do more to squelch the flow of illegal firearms across the border.

(Speaking of politics and ignorance, Wilfrid Laurier (!) posted a clip showing the Bloc’s Yves‑François Blanchet completely nonplussed by a journalist’s request that he clarify what he meant by saying Quebec City’s planned “troisième lien” would have environmental benefits. Some politicians don’t even have the decency to improvise plausible bullshit any more, and Blanchet falls back on going tight-lipped, trying to make it look as if the question is a rude one. But in this case it definitely wasn’t. Props to Catsmeat Potter on Twitter for pointing this one out.)

Update: The relatively minor Ralliement Montréal party has recruited actress Patricia Tulasne to run in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. Who’s next? Ricardo?