Former Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre on Tour, Eyeing Run for Quebec Liberal Leadership
Published on January 24, 2024
Former Montreal mayor and federal cabinet minister Denis Coderre says he’s going on tour ahead of a possible run for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal party. Mr. Coderre, who lost the last two mayoral races to Valérie Plante, says there are a lot of people who want him to jump to provincial politics and he is seriously considering the idea. He told a Montreal radio station on Jan. 24 that he’ll be in Drummondville, Que., northeast of Montreal, on Jan. 27 and that he plans to visit Quebec Liberal party organizers around the province. Mr. Coderre suffered a stroke last year, but he says he is in full health and won’t let his past struggles define him....