Holness: Montreal elected the Liberals, they need to serve Montrealers' best interests

In a statement by Balarama Holness, the Bloc Montréal party leader stressed the need for the Quebec Liberal Party to advocate for policies that serve the best interests of Montrealers specifically. This is in light of the Liberals’ performance in the Oct. 3 election, where 17 of the 21 seats they won were in Montreal.

“Without Montrealers, the QLP would have fallen well short of being the Official Opposition.
”Montrealers elected the Liberals, therefore the Liberals must recognize and remedy the fiscal inequity whereby Montreal is utilized as the provincial cash-cow all while being underfunded when it comes to infrastructure, climate change, housing, transportation and more.”
—Balarama Holness

The next leader of the PLQ should recognize the unique status of Montreal and advocate for more powers.

Beyond the greater Montreal region, the PLQ has *one* MNA. Electoral reform is beak; however, if Montrealers collectively demand more powers from QC, we will not be denied. https://t.co/VKmlNR59LG
— Balarama Holness (@BalaramaHolness) October 8, 2022

The red wave in the city prompted one observer to say that Montreal and the rest of Quebec are like two different worlds politically.

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