And they’re off! City Hall campaign begins with feud between Hamad and Villeneuve Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The signs are going up, candidates are filing their papers…
Hamad adds former mayoral hopeful Moisan to team Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Sam Hamad’s campaign has one more candidate and the mayoral race has one less, with…
Québec d’Abord Leader Claude Villeneuve launches his party’s campaign for City Hall at a Montcalm brewpub. (Photo by Peter Black) Villeneuve launches campaign; ‘Happy to be underdog’ Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Although he doesn’t have all of his candidates yet and the official start of the municipal…
Transition Québec Leader and Limoilou Coun. Jackie Smith is surrounded by fellow TQ candidates at a campaign event in Jardin Jean-Paul-L’Allier on Aug. 25. (Photo by Céline Fiuza courtesy of Transition Québec) Smith unveils full slate, gets booted from council Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com A day after Transition Québec Leader and Limoilou Coun. Jackie Smith unveiled a full roster…
Justine Savard, Leadership Québec candidate in Sainte- Thérèse-de-Lisieux; Stevens Melançon, incumbent and candidate in Chute-Montmorency–Seigneurial; party leader Sam Hamad; and Isabelle Roy, incumbent and candidate in Robert-Giffard fist-bump at a campaign event on Aug. 23. (screenshot) Équipe Priorité Québec eliminated in City Council musical chairs Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com With the launch of the municipal election campaign just around the corner, there’s been…
Journalist Marianne White runs for Marchand team in Saint-Louis–Sillery Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Veteran journalist Marianne White, most recently a senior editor at Le Journal de Québec,…
Sitting councillors Louis Martin and Isabelle Roy Former Équipe Labeaume and Québec d’abord councillors Louis Martin and Isabelle Roy will run for Sam Hamad’s party, Leadership Québec. (Photo montage courtesy of Leadership Québec) Hamad recruits two sitting councillors for City Hall team Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Mayoral candidate Sam Hamad now has two sitting municipal councillors on his own slate…
Youngest councillor, St. Pat’s grad Alicia Despins leaving City Hall Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Stories abound of people leaving municipal politics for negative reasons. Then there’s the…
Transition Québec leader Jackie Smith encourages candidate Espérance Mfisimana (at podium) during the party’s launch event on May 10 at Le Bivouac in Limoilou. (Screenshot) Jackie Smith enters mayoral race for Transition Québec Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Limoilou Coun. Jackie Smith and the Transition Québec party she leads have officially jumped into…
Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Sam Hamad runs for mayor Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com It’s official. After months of speculation and a certain amount of teasing, Sam…