The municipal election campaign is launched today. Five parties are in the running and put forward a candidate for mayor and 21 candidates for the posts of municipal councilors. Between now and the November 7 poll, they will try to convince the 411,000 voters of Quebec that they have what it takes to lead the city, after 14 years of reign of Régis Labeaume. Here is a portrait of the forces involved.
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Marie-Josée Savard
47 YEARS
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- Graduated with a certificate in psychology from Laval University
- Manager and franchisee in the food industry and owner of a retail business in Place Québec
- City councilor and member of the executive between 2009 and 2013 and between 2017 and 2021
- Mother of two children
- No running mate
Party: Team Marie-Josée Savard
21 candidates: 12 men, 9 women
THREE MAIN COMMITMENTS
- Limit the increase in taxes to inflation with the possibility of setting a ceiling
- Animating the city for the post-pandemic revival of the event and tourism sectors, tackling the labor shortage.
- Realization of the tram, using this opportunity to rethink the layout of the city
Bruno Marchand
48 YEARS
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- Graduated in philosophy from Laval University
- Former President and CEO of Centraide Québec Chaudière-Appalaches and Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Father of two children
- Running mate: His identity has not yet been revealed
Party: strong and proud Quebec
21 candidates: 13 women, 8 men
THREE MAIN COMMITMENTS
- Revitalize commercial arteries and revitalize neighborhoods
- Create a one-stop shop for mobility that brings together all means of transport; pay-per-use
- Limit tax increases to inflation and study tiered taxation for non-residential
Jean-Francois Gosselin
46 YEARS
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- MBA graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York
- Former administrative director of the Amis-Maux family business
- Leader of the opposition since 2017, former ADQ MP in 2007 and 2008
- Father of five
- Running mate: Manouchka Blanchet, in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux in Beauport
Party: Quebec 21
21 candidates (two of whom will be announced today): 12 men, 9 women
THREE MAIN COMMITMENTS
- Construction of the VALSE project, a 13.5 km light metro between Sainte-Foy and Parliament Hill, and a 4.5 km trambus at a cost of $ 2.925 billion
- Expose new ideas for economic recovery and restore powers to the boroughs
- Freezing of residential and commercial taxes during the first two years of the electoral mandate
Jean Rousseau
60 YEARS
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- Graduated with a doctorate in chemistry from the State University of New York
- Biotechnology entrepreneur
- Municipal councilor since 2017
- Father of three children
- Running mate: David Johnson in Cap-aux-Diamants
Party: Democracy Quebec
13 candidates (4 of whom will be announced today): 9 men, 4 women
8 upcoming applications
THREE MAIN COMMITMENTS
- Limit tax increases to inflation, implement tiered taxation for local businesses
- Tree policy which aims to green neighborhoods and reduce felling
- A regional transport network that includes a third link reserved exclusively for an under-river metro
Jackie Smith
39 YEARS
Archive photo, Dominique Lelièvre
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- Graduated from the Faculty of Law of Laval University
- Activist and business analyst
- Mother of a child
- Running mate: Madeleine Cloutier, in Limoilou
Party: Transition Quebec
21 candidates: 11 women, 9 men, one non-binary person
THREE MAIN COMMITMENTS
- Free on public transport
- Obligation to include 20% of social housing in any real estate project with five or more dwellings
- Modulation of the taxation of citizens and businesses according to their environmental footprint
What is a running mate?
If a party leader loses the race for mayor, he still has a possibility of sitting as a municipal councilor. For that, it is imperative that his running mate wins the election in his district. In this scenario, the running mate immediately gives up his place of municipal councilor to his boss. Of the five mayoral candidates, only Marie-Josée Savard, head of Team Savard, chose not to have a running mate.
The Québec municipal poll in figures
Voting on Sunday, November 7 and advance polls on October 30 and 31
- You have to elect a mayor (or a mayoress) and 21 municipal councilors
- Deadline for submitting applications: 1is October at 4:30 p.m.
- There are 21 districts spread over six arrondissements
- About 411,000 voters registered on the electoral roll
- 165 polling places open throughout Québec on polling day in addition to certain residences for the elderly
- Election budget of $ 6.1 million including reimbursement of election expenses ($ 4.2 million in 2017)
- In 2017, the participation rate was 50.9%
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