A positive outlook for the PQ

Guy Lachapelle, candidate in Fabre, believes that the PQ is the only choice for Quebec. "We have a clear vision of where we're going. We will form a responsible government," he says.

The PQ candidates think that Laval should be a 'global city'. They want for the city investment in technology, economic development that would create jobs, help for small and medium-sized businesses (PMEs), assistance for public housing and a government conscientious of its environmental obligations.

Guy Lachapelle reiterates his party's objective to "make of Quebec a country". He assures that regional consultation would be held on the matter and that the steps taken would be responsible ones.

The opponent in Fabre of incumbent Michelle Courchesne finds it inacceptale that Stephen Harper would state that he would not negotiate spending powers with any party in Quebec that does not support federalism "It's not up to the Hrper government to decide what Quebecers want," Mr. Lachapelle states.

Vimont PQ candidate Marie-France Charbonneau says that she's felt the anger of voters in this past week. "Jean Charest has weakened the force with which the fiscal imbalance should be redressed," she specifies.

The 'pequistes' are no more tender toward the ADQ. Mr. Lachapelle feels that voters who might have been tempted to vote for the ADQ earlier have changed their minds. "People see that the promises just don't hold up, and neither does the ADQ's financial program," he says.

"If they didn't realize that we were there, that they didn't see us, well … I'll let you draw your own conclusions," says Laval-des-Rapides PQ candidate Marc Demers, who adds that party membership has grown from 2000 to 7000 in Laval in the last few years.

For her part Maude Delangis, who is seeking the Mille-Iles seat a second time, says that the reception from voters was excellent. "The people realize that they've been bamboozled," she says, reiterating a claim she made in an earlier press release in which she accused Maurice Clermont of not telling the truth when he says that the government has purchased l'Île du Mitan.

In Chomedey, Jöelle Quérin emphasizes that she has been a member of the PQ riding executive for the past five years. She believes her party is poised to make inroads in this strongly Liberal constituency.

All candidates remind voters that is is important to show up at the polls on election day.