Quebec election update: Several new Outaouais candidates announced

Greg Newing

With the election period well underway, several new candidates have been announced for the Outaouais region. Audrey-Ann Chicoine, social worker and community organizer with the CISSS de l’Outaouais, has been confirmed as the Parti Quebecois candidate for the Papineau riding, completing the PQ’s list of candidates for Outaouais. Communications and Political Science student William Twolan has also been confirmed as the Pontiac candidate for the Canadian Party of Quebec (CaPQ) and Pierre Soublière has been confirmed as the Marxist Leninist candidate for Chapleau. Further information about these candidates can be found on their respective party websites.

The election period officially began on August 28 and will last until election day on October 3. For more information about the upcoming provincial election and to verify whether you are registered to vote, visit the Elections Quebec website at www.electionsquebec.qc.ca and click the “Verification of your registration on the list of electors” link in the yellow box.