Party leader Jack Layton made the official announcement this Monday at a press conference next to the Westmount Public Library, but Lagacé Dowson's candidacy had already been widely reported as much as a week ago.
Lagacé Dowson, a former Westmounter who now lives in Montreal, is hoping her high profile in the local English-speaking community will help send her to Ottawa. She has taken a leave of absence from her job as host of CBC's Radio Noon in order to focus her attention on the campaign.
NDP Deputy Leader Thomas Mulcair, whose victory over heavily favoured Liberal candidate Jocelyn Coulon in Outremont last year was considered a major breakthrough for the NDP in Quebec, was also in Westmount for Monday's announcement.
"It is very exciting to see that the people of Quebec are getting to know the NDP better," Layton stated last week in obvious reference to Mulcair's win and the momentum he hopes it will sustain in this province. "Quebecers are ready for something new, and they have begun to realize that we stand up for their interests and the issues that matter to them most."
The Westmount – Ville Marie by-election, which should be announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper within the next two weeks, is expected to be held this fall.
With Lagacé Dowson's candidacy confirmed this week, the NDP is the last of the major parties to announce a candidate in the race to replace former Liberal MP Lucienne Robillard in Parliament. Guy Dufort (Conservative), Marc Garneau (Liberal), Claude Genest (Green Party) and Charles Larivée (Bloc Québécois) have all announced that they will be on the ballot.
Lagacé Dowson to run on NDP ticket
As the anticipation continues to build for the federal government's announcement of Westmount-Ville Marie's impending by-election, the NDP has jumped into the fray with its candidate — broadcaster Anne Lagacé Dowson.
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- Josie Woods
- - February 17th, 2010 at 14:18:07
How shameful is it for the NDP candidate to say she is running she to win, when she’s actually taking a leave of absence from the crown corporation in which she works: CBC. If she was seriously hoping to win, she'd quit her job ! In fact, the NPD is just playing low politics by trying to hurt the Liberals by all means. They are just trying to divide the English votes hoping Harpers’ Conservatives will win... And after her lose, Lagacé will always be able to go back to the comfort of her radio job and run NDP radio shows on the expense on tax payers... So much for media objectivity !!!
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- Amanda
- - February 17th, 2010 at 14:18:03
I can't believe Lagacé-Dowson claimed that she was hoping to get the women's vote becaus she's the only woman candidate... Does she think of women as bein as stupid as to vote for a socialist party just because she's a woman. This is insulting ! Westmount deserves better - and notably an MP with a national and international stature.
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- Josie Woods
- - February 10th, 2010 at 12:55:36
How shameful is it for the NDP candidate to say she is running she to win, when she’s actually taking a leave of absence from the crown corporation in which she works: CBC. If she was seriously hoping to win, she'd quit her job ! In fact, the NPD is just playing low politics by trying to hurt the Liberals by all means. They are just trying to divide the English votes hoping Harpers’ Conservatives will win... And after her lose, Lagacé will always be able to go back to the comfort of her radio job and run NDP radio shows on the expense on tax payers... So much for media objectivity !!!
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- Amanda
- - February 10th, 2010 at 12:55:33
I can't believe Lagacé-Dowson claimed that she was hoping to get the women's vote becaus she's the only woman candidate... Does she think of women as bein as stupid as to vote for a socialist party just because she's a woman. This is insulting ! Westmount deserves better - and notably an MP with a national and international stature.
