Fair Election coverage: brief return to Laval-Les Îles

With fellow Green Party of Canada candidate Tristan Desjardins Drouin, Brent Neil will is the youngest candidate to run for office in a Laval riding on October 14. A student of Natural Sciences at John Abbott College, Mr. Neil, a resident of Pointe-Claire, is on the ballot for voters in the constituency of Laval-Les-Iles. The aspiring young politician is aiming at a career in marine biology. He is presently dividing his time between his full-time studies and a part-time weekend job.

Although he doesn’t live in Laval, Brent Neil doesn’t miss any opportunity to come to the island to meet electors in the constituency of Laval-Les-Iles on the western end of the city. In fact, he says he was recently in Laval on a visit to Montmorency College.

On the question of the environment, Mr. Neil maintains that the number of wooded areas on Ile-Jesus which are protected by law is grossly insufficient. “In other parts of Canada, the protected areas amount to 12%, In Laval, less than 1% of the areas are protected, at 0.73%.”

He also believes that Laval residents are concerned about high municipal taxes. Despite these high taxes, people in Laval don’t think they’re getting their money’s worth with respect to access to green spaces, he says. He cites the Chomedey Woods as an example: “Many of the people I’ve met have talked to me about it.”