Voters voting in Darcy McGee's precinct will see a familiar name on their ballots this fall, but not for another political party. Former Hampstead City Councilor and longtime Liberal Party member Bonnie Feigenbaum is running for the Quebec Conservative Party.
The 53-year-old candidate says the Liberals' initial support for Bill 96 was the final straw.
"Liberals can't be trusted. They tell us one thing, but when they're in power they say, 'I'm sorry, I have to do something else. You have to,'" Feigenbaum said.
D'Arcy McGee's incumbent MNA, his David Birnbaum, is stepping down after two terms. Equestrians representing parts of the Côte Saint-Luc, Hampstead and Côte des Neiges Notre Dame de Grasse were strongholds of liberals.
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They were only defeated twice at Darcy McGee by Robert Libman in 1989 and 1993.
Feigenbaum told reporters that she was not haunted by Conservative Party leader Eric Duheim's past shocking statements or his opposition to the government's public health measures.
"I like the fact that I can stand by my community as long as we are open and transparent with each other," Feigenbaum said.
The Hampstead resident said that from 2005 he served on the city council until 2013, when he ran for mayor but was unsuccessful.
Marlene Jennings says ex-Liberal MP would vote for Feigenbaum if she was on horseback
``She's great. Even if she doesn't, she's not afraid to speak her mind," Jennings told Global News.
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Duhaime is the Conservative candidate an English-speaking voice.
"We needed exactly this type of candidate to make sure that English-speaking people are also part of our coalition, our movement," he said. rice field.
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Support for the Conservative Party of Quebec is growing. According to Léger's poll, 22% of her non-French speakers intend to vote Conservative. The Liberals are second only to 49%, but political science professor Daniel Belland says the Liberals shouldn't be taken for granted.
"This time it's a much more competitive race than the recent races in that riding," Belland said.
A Liberal spokesperson told Global News that it has yet to announce a successor to Birnbaum, and there is no timeline for when it will announce a new candidate.
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