NDP sets sights on Montreal-area Liberal stronghold LaSalle-Émard-Verdun

Craig Sauvé was an NDP regional director in the 2011 election which saw the left-of-centre party win 59 of 75 seats in Quebec, including this Montreal-area riding.

NDP candidate and Montreal City Councillor Craig Sauvé has been campaigning in the yet-to-be-announced byelection in LaSalle-Émard-Verdun. He said he believes the party is 'absolutely in a position' to unseat the Liberals in this riding.Photograph courtesy of Craig Sauvé

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BY ABBAS RANA

July 22, 2024

With the exception of the 1984 and 2011 elections, the Montreal riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que., has been in the red column since 1968, but now a recent poll is showing the Liberals are running neck and neck with the Bloc Québécois and New Democrats.

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