A new Montreal party in the provincial political scene

Quebec’s Liberal Party suffers from a “lack of leadership” and has long taken the votes of cultural minorities “as an end in itself”.

The former player of Montreal Alovets, who dusted off the mayor of Montreal last November, confirmed with the Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec on Wednesday that steps have been taken to officially recognize the next October 3 election.

After applying for the name reservation, he should now collect about 100 signatures, which should be a formality, according to Mr Holnes, about 100,000 voters voted in favor of his other party, the Mouvement Montreal, in the last municipal elections.

“We are going to field candidates especially in Greater Montreal, but we are all over Quebec,” he told a news conference before the National Assembly. Holnes said.

Mostly Montreal Party

He is targeting about 30 candidates, but above all it is on rides like Westmount-Saint-Louis in the western part of Montreal Island where he thinks his chances are best and energies will be kept.

Mr. According to Holnes, many Montreals are frustrated by the “lack of leadership” of the Quebec Liberal Party against the law on secularism, which he points out is “discriminating against religious minorities, especially women.”

He also condemned the liberal approach to the reform of the French constitution and the PLQ’s recent retreat.

Disappointed liberals

This volt-face of Dominique Anglade’s party has provided ammunition to members of a study group formed by a legal expert from the Sherbrooke region, with Colin Stondish threatening to form a new party with frustrated liberals.

When asked about this, Mr. Holnes, Mr. He noted that his exchanges with Stondish were “only for a text message”. “They have been exploring for a long time,” Mr Holnes said.

“We are here today to make it clear that the Montreallers need a voice, and here in the National Assembly, there is someone to truly represent them,” he said.