governmentlostanon-confidencevoteover
are able to come back stronger the next time.
Québec’s
the contempt of Parliament allegation.
We have nothing to feel bad about and we
Lemieuxalsopromisedtocontinuepushing
had the best team. That is something that
for maintaining Canada’s supply
nobody can take away from us, not even a
management program that helps support
Conservative,” says Bourgeois.
orange wave
farmers and livestock producers against
Historic
global competition without forcing the
“ History is being made,” declared
government to follow the example of other
swamps
Glengarry-Prescott-RussellNewDemocratic
countries like the U.S. and France in
PartycandidateDenisSéguinMondayashe
providing subsidies for some of their
watched the NDP run up an unprecedented
agricultural
sectors.
vote total. “ It gives us hope for the future,”
Lemieux offered congratulations to his own
Laframboise
addedSéguinwhileelectionresultsshowed
competition in the fight for Glengarry-
that Jack Layton’s New Democrats would
Prescott-Russell. He credited Liberal
bertrand.rochon@eap.on.ca
replace the Liberals as the Official
candidate Julie Bourgeois, the NDP’s Denis
L ACHUTE
Opposition. At the local level, Séguin
Séguin, and Green Party nominee Sylvie
benefited from the strong national showing
Lemieux with showing great courage and
to get 16 per cent of the popular vote, better
support for the democratic process.
Voters in Argenteuil-Papineau-
than the ten per cent theNDP got in the 2008
“It’s a challenge to put your name forward
Mirabel followed the trend of the whole
election.DenisSéguinsaidhewassurprised.
as a candidate,” he said. “They are really
provinceandelectedarepresentativefrom
“This is a rather traditional riding,” he
representing democracy when they do so.”
the New Democratic Party (NDP) in last
observed. The results will provide
The numbers
Monday’s federal elections, even though
motivation for the future. “Sure, I would
G l e n g a r r y - P r e s c o t t - R u s s e l l
most, if not all, electors have never met,
have liked to have seen Jack Layton take
Pierre Lemieux, Conservative 28,144 (49%)
heard or seen their new MP.
power. But the results show that the NDP
Julie Bourgeois, Liberal 17,698 (31%)
Not even a NDP sign was up in the
has become a serious choice. This will
Denis Séguin, NDP 9,613 (17%)
whole riding. Mylène Freeman was
encourageustoworkharderandtogetmore
Sylvie Lemieux, Green 2,055 (3.7%)
electedMPwithamajorityof8,925ballots,
volunteers.”
Jean-Serge Brisson, Libertarian 194 (0.4%)
whipping Bloc Québécois Mario
Voter turnout : 57,704 of 84,347 voters (68.4
“It is very disappointing”
Laframboise,whowasfirstelectedin2000,
Photo Gregg Chamberlain
%)
and had won the 2008 election with a
GreenPartycandidateSylvieLemieuxwas
Grit
PierreLemieuxandhisfamilycelebratethe
25,000-vote majority.
understandably very disappointed with
Glengarry-Prescott-Russell MP’s hat trick.
“Regardless of the outcome, I have no
As of Wednesday, May 4, Mylène
Monday’s numbers. Her vote total dropped
regrets,” says Liberal candidate Julie
Freeman had returned none of the many
A
from 2,905 in 2008 to 2,055. “There is a wave
Bourgeois, who finished second behind
calls L’Argenteuil and Le Progrès/
that has swept Canada,” points out Lemieux.
Pierre Lemieux. In her first election
Watchman had placed to the NDP offices
“What worries me a little is to see the
campaign, the Prescott-Russell Assistant
in Montreal. She did not participate in the
Conservativesattheheadofthegovernment.
"tremendous
Crown Attorney stressed that she was
TVC d’Argenteuil debate April 21.
I expect that Canadian politics will begin to
pleased with the effort shown by her team.
But this only goes to show how small
resemble American politics. I believe that the
“I can say that we worked hard. People did
the local candidates’ impact on the
image of Canada on the international scene
not give up. Right up to the end, the
victory"
campaign is. The whole province did the
will be eroded.” Lemieux was surprised by
atmosphere was good and people stayed
orangewave,sodidArgenteuil-Papineau-
the strong showing of the NDP. “The NDP
optimistic. It was a good honest campaign.
Mirabel, and in the end the BlocQuébécois
candidate was not really present during the
gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
Forme,thisisalreadyasuccessandachance
is practically wiped off the map of the
campaign,” she points out.
R OCKLAND
to bounce back. This is not finished and we
province. The Québec orange wave sends
Jack Layton and the NDP to Ottawa as the
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Official Opposition in the House of
A third win at the polls for the Harper
Commons.
Conservatives and a third time as the
IftheincumbentMarioLaframboiselost
party’sMPforGlengarry-Prescott-Russell
more than one third of the support he had
for Pierre Lemieux. That seemed to
for the last 10 years in the riding (16,876 in
warrant a toast at Monday night’s victory
2011, 26,455 in 2008), the other parties also
celebrationattheRiverRockInnballroom
lost ground to the NDP representative.
Ami de la jeunesse
in Rockland.
Liberal Daniel Fox ends the race with 7175
“What a tremendous victory in this
votes(12.3%).That’salmost2,000lessthan
riding,” Lemieux said, as he and his wife,
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the Liberals’ score in 2008, and the
Audrey, raised specially-craftedmugs in a
Conservative Yvan Patry (11.1%) comes
toast to another electoral success for both
third with 6,497 ballots, which is a loss of
himself and his Conservative colleagues
3,000 compared to the 2008 PCs’ results.
elsewhere in Canada. “Every election we
Green Party candidate Stephen Matthews
win by a greater amount (of votes),” the
had1,506votes(2.6%),alsodown549from
returning MP said during a media scrum.
the 2008 election.
“It’s very humbling. They (voters) can
NDP representative Mylène Freeman
expect continued hard work from me.”
won 42.9%of the popular vote with 25,801
During his victory speech, Lemieux
ballots.Inthe2008elections,BlocQuébécois
noted that he will resume efforts to get the
Mario Laframboise had won 48% of the
volunteer firefighters tax credit as was
ballots.
promised in the Conservative federal
The voter turnout in Argenteuil-
budget proposal tabled just before the
Papineau-Mirabel,at60.5%,waslowerthan
the national average, (61.4%), and in
Québec (62.2%).
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Wind of change
"It’sawindofchangeaswehaveseenin
the past in various countries. There is
nothing that can be done against this kind
of wave, " commentedMario Laframboise
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after the vote, still baffled about the fact he
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had to fight a ghost-candidate.
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Laframboisewasnotsurprisedwiththe
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outcome.
"Wefoughttotheendbecauseyounever
know... but we knew for a few days that I
was going to lose," he said, pointing out he
had never lost an election before.
Both Liberal Daniel Fox and Green
Stephen Matthews commented they were
sad about Freeman’s election. " She didn’t
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showany kind of interest in the riding and
itspeople, "said Fox. "Shewillhavelotsof
worktodotocatchupforwhatIhavedone
in the past two years. "As for Stephen
Matthews, his feeling was mixed. He was
happy the Green Party will be heard
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May’s election. But he thinks people of the
riding voted with their emotions. " People
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wanted change, but electing candidates
who know little about the riding they
represent is not a solution," he said.
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