In a story that just keeps getting delightfully weirder, ex-Montreal mayoral candidate and Mouvement Montréal leader Balarama Holness has challenged Sunwing Party flight guy James William Awad to a five-round MMA fight. Asked by MTL Blog if this was an April Fools joke, Holness replied, "no it is not. 100% serious." So this is where we're at now.
Is the mayor on her way to a second term? A new poll from Mainstreet Research shows Valérie Plante leading Denis Coderre by six percentage points among decided and leaning voters. Between November 2 and 4, the poll asked 850 voting-age Montrealers about their intentions in the voting booth.
It s no secret that it s become harder than ever to find housing and affordable rent in Montreal recently. Many have called the housing situation in Montreal a crisis and with a municipal election this weekend, it s important to know how each party hopes to solve it.
The race for Montreal mayor was shaping up to be an encore performance of the Plante-Coderre rivalry until Balarama Holness crashed the political stage. With bold proposals and a promise to put people before politics, the community organizer and former CFL star is looking to bring his Mouvement Montréal party into city hall.
Mouvement Montréal leader and mayoral candidate Balarama Holness has announced a new campaign promise that is sure to please would-be first-time homeowners in Montreal. Holness tells MTL Blog that his party would offer a 15% tax rebate for any first-time homebuyers.