It s no secret that it s become harder than ever to find housing and affordable rent in Montreal recently. Many have called the housing situation in Montreal a crisis and with a municipal election this weekend, it s important to know how each party hopes to solve it.
The mayoral candidate faced questions Friday about how she reacted to a complaint made against close ally Craig Sauvé, who withdrew from the Projet Montréal caucus Thursday.
The race for Montreal mayor was shaping up to be an encore performance of the Plante-Coderre rivalry until Balarama Holness crashed the political stage. With bold proposals and a promise to put people before politics, the community organizer and former CFL star is looking to bring his Mouvement Montréal party into city hall.
On the final day of the campaign, Projet Montréal leader Valérie Plante held a news conference to make a final pitch to Montrealers. She ended up spending much of the event fielding questions about the sexual assault allegations against one of her candidates.
The promises have been made, the debates hashed out and the campaign is nearly over. The distinctions between Denis Coderre and Valérie Plante have finally become more clear.