A candidate for Pontiac

Conservatives in Quebec? Sure! I mentioned a week ago that our riding association has been courting a high profile candidate to run locally. And now he's agreed -- Lawrence Cannon, a former cabinet minister in the Bourassa government, has announced his intention to seek the Conservative nomination in Pontiac.

He's getting a bit of national press. And the Liberals have already started to build their defence for ten-month-veteran David Smith:

Deputy Government House leader Mauril Belanger dismissed Cannon's candidacy outright, predicting sitting Liberal David Smith would be re-elected.

"Liberals are offering municipalities five cents a litre on gasoline and have a very strong cities agenda -- what have the Tories got?'' Belanger asked in an interview.

Some Liberals privately derided Cannon as a parachute candidate who lives in Hull, Que., which is near, but not in, Pontiac riding.

Well. Some news for you guys: David Smith also lives in Hull and lived there before the last election. And somehow I think a promise from Paul Martin to toss some cash to their municipal governments (if he wins the election) isn't going to cut it.

We should see the big guns showing up locally this time. It's going to be fun...

Posted by Bruce Gottfred at April 22, 2005 05:50 PM | TrackBack