With three days before the poll, federal election candidates in the county draw a positive assessment of a short and abnormal campaign.
Involved in the Conservative Party since the 1980s, Jean-Pierre Pigeon emphasizes that the pandemic context has required the development of new strategies to reach people.
He persists and signs: according to him the county is in a three-way fight.
For her part, outgoing MP Diane Lebouthillier speaks of an intense campaign.
She said she felt a lot of support from voters, but also fears about the end of the pandemic.
The Liberal candidate thus hopes to have the opportunity to continue to act for her community by obtaining a third term.
Little known during the 2019 election, the Bloc member Guy Bernatchez underlines the path he has traveled, dotted with visits to the Islands.
He claims to have observed a change on the ground that allows him to hope to bridge the gap of about 600 votes that separated him from his liberal rival.
The Madelinots and Gaspésiens will have six names written on their ballot.
Lisa Phung from the New Democratic Party, Christian Rioux from the People’s Party of Canada and Monique Leduc from the Free Party Canada complete the ranks.
As of Wednesday, the QC125 platform, which establishes probabilistic projections for each of the counties in the country, considered the riding to be a Liberal and Bloc hub.
If Diane Lebouthillier remains in pole position, only 3% difference between the two candidates, so that with an estimated confidence interval of 9%, each vote could tip the scales by Monday evening.
Listen to our thematic interviews and our Friday discussions
Week of August 23: Managing the pandemic and economic recovery
Discussion with the entrepreneur Jean-Philippe Déraspe, the vice-president of the Gaspésie-les-Iles social economy pole, Roméo Deraspe and the director of the Chamber of Commerce of the Islands, Antonin Valiquette:
Week of August 30: The environment
Discussion with the director of Attention Fragile, Marie-Ève Giroux and the president of the Madelinot Association for energy and environmental security, Marianne Papillon:
Week of September 6: Transportation
Mid-campaign review with our collaborator, Justin Leblanc:
Week of September 13: Insularity, family, young people and seniors
Discussion with the president of the Club Fadoq des Iles, Joseph Poirier and the president of the student association at the Campus des Iles, Sam Arseneau:
The candidates’ meeting of September 7
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