Final sprint for candidates in the election campaign

This was the case for Liberal candidates in l’Acadie and Saint-Laurent, Christine St-Pierre and Jacques Dupuis. According to them, the announcement made by Jean Charest last Wednesday to grant a tax break of about 700 million dollars is important.

"I am very proud that our team can reduce the tax burden of Quebecers by taking advantage of the important progress made on the issue of fiscal imbalance and from our rigorous management of public finances," said St-Pierre, recalling that the Liberal Party undertook to bring the taxes in line with that of the Canadian average.

At the Maison des jeunes in Bordeaux-Cartierville outgoing Minister of Public Security Jacques Dupuis introduced the action plan of the Liberal Party regarding prevention and security.

He stated that the priorities are to counter the phenomenon of street gangs and support municipal police bodies. "We also foresee measures aimed at restricting the possession and use of firearms and the creation of a unit to fight the smuggling of firearms," he said.

Parti Québécois (PQ) candidate in the district of Saint-Laurent, William Fayad deplored the loss of more than 100,000 jobs in Quebec in the manufacturing sector while at a meeting with employees of aeronautical giant Honeywell.

The PQ candidate in the district of l’Acadie, Frederic Lapointe, for his part, increased meetings with voters while devoting one day at Bois-de-Boulogne College. He discussed the situation of school fees and financing education. Lapointe spoke about the importance of community initiatives, at the invitation of the Table de concertation Solidarité St-Simon and took part in a debate at CÉGEP Saint-Laurent.

The Action démocratique du Québec candidate in the district of l’Acadie, Charles Ghorayeb, continued his campaigning with the traditional door-to-door approach and took part in several radio and television programs. Last Wednesday, he was questioned on the subject of family by the audience of the program “Au Coeur de l’actualitié,” hosted by Anne-Marie Dussault.

Chosen to represent the Green Party in l’Acadie, Nicolas Rémillard-Tessier was also at Bois-de-Boulogne College last Tuesday evening. The political science student at University of Quebec at Montreal met with voters, who shared their concerns.

Translated by Michael Beigleman