Province-wide consultations by the Quebec Liberal Party

A new approach in politics, this consultation process is not limited to Liberal members, but rather open to all interested citizens. Residents of Montreal’s West Island can participate in two ways: by attending the consultation meeting on Monday, November 12 or through the Quebec Liberal Party’s Web site at www.plq.org. The West Island consultation will take place at the Montreal Airport Days Inn, 4545 Côte-Vertu West, beginning at 7 p.m.

Participants can complete their responses through a questionnaire filled in at the consultation meeting or on the Web site, and will have a choice of three themes to choose from: economic and regional development, sustainable development, and identity and federalism.

“The Quebec Liberal Party has never been afraid of innovating and daring to be different. This is why we have opened our doors wide – we want to hear the opinions of citizens who are not necessarily active within a political party but who have important things to say. We feel that this exercise is important, since more than 95% of the population is not active within a political party. These citizens deserve a chance to be heard, and to feel that a political party can support their ideas,” said Robert Dobie, President of the Montreal West Riding Association.

Jean Charest announced the creation of the three working groups last July 4. After being nominated, Pierre Corbeil, chair of the economic and regional development group, Manon Laporte, chair of identity and federalism, and Marc Tanguay, chair of sustainable development, spent the summer preparing the groundwork for the consultations. A first progress report was presented to Liberal Party supporters at the Party’s General Council meeting in Montreal in September.

Since October 20, the three groups have been traveling Quebec to meet and consult with citizens. So far, citizens have been consulted in the following regions: Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Chaudière-Appalaches, the Gaspé, the Lower Saint Lawrence, Mauricie, North Shore, Montreal East, Montérégie and the Eastern Townships.

(Source: Communications Quebec Liberal Party)