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The former mayor has already achieved something.
After the controversial end of his reign in Montreal, a second painful defeat against Valerie Plante and a stroke crippled him and in the shadows, he rediscovered his joy in the spotlight.
During an editorial interview with our Parliament office on Tuesday, we see him enjoying the moment to the fullest.
With a sharp eye, he answers questions quickly, very quickly, literally, and creates many colorful pictures, as if to convince the doubters of his new agility.
Strange to say, the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party didn't even take the time to read the report of his recovery committee.
And when he lacks arguments to explain his positions and contradictions, the former union minister turns to past events.
A new opportunity
No matter, he was amused to see that the customer sitting next to us recognized him.
Evidently, Denis Coderre once again hears the sound of the crowd chanting his name in his head.
It's this moment of intoxication that boxers feel before entering the ring that often pushes them to fight a fight in the twilight of their lives.
We understand that.
He had to learn to walk and talk.
He passed through the mists of a year's bliss.
We ask him, isn't it too much on his shoulders, all that, to build a political movement to promote his return, to go and march in Compostela?
“It's not a life, it's a passion,” he says, responding to Regis Labeaume, who has publicly advised him to hang up.
Besides, really, 60 is relatively young… unless you have twelve federal and municipal election campaigns under your belt.
Back to the future
Obviously he can't be helped.
In particular, the well-known tunes from its glorious era seem to be making a comeback, as if the stars have shone again!
In the dark moments after the stroke, the Parti Québécois returned to the top of the charts.
Heaven forbid, past slogans like “no thanks” and toga effects against “separatists” save Canada.
His notoriety means that with him as leader, the PLQ will already score six points in the polls.
Nostalgia works.
Just like the good old days, it's enough to convince people to go see his hits one last time.
While the Liberal caucus has been cool so far, it may be tempting to see the PLQ not shying away from the spectacle of allowing itself to be back in the public space.
However, with only seven percent support among French-speakers, even the threat of a good fight against the threat of a referendum does not seem to attract other well-known candidates.
On a given horse, we don't see the bridle.
It is unlikely that the federalists will abandon the CAQ wholesale in the short term, no matter what anyone says.
For example, this will give a younger candidate time to spend his years with his young family before preparing for the big leap.
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