Laurier–Sainte-Marie

The last time a Liberal was elected in the downtown Montreal riding of Laurier–Sainte-Marie was in 1988 and the party has recruited the noted environmentalist Steven Guilbeault to end that 31-year drought. The NDP have recruited their own star candidate to replace the incumbent Hélène Laverdière who retired at the end of her mandate: Nima Machouf, an epidemiologist and activist who is well known for her work with the provincial party Québec Solidaire. Author and screenwriter Michel Duchesne is the Bloc candidate and Lise des Greniers is the Conservative, an artist and former town councillor in Granby. CPAC's Marc-André Cossette has the story from Montreal.