After a bit of digging, and with a little help from our friends, I've been able to collect a bit more news about who'll be running in the by-election ridings in Québec.

• Montmagny – L'Islet – Kamouraska – Rivière-du-Loup, QC - Liberals announced today that, as expected, retiring Cap-Saint-Ignace mayor Marcel Catellier will be their candidate for the by-election. Mr. Catellier was appointed today, and will be introduced to the media by former candidate Jean Bouchard on Thursday morning, reports InfoDimanche.com. The NDP was to introduce its acclaimed candidate, literacy worker François Lapointe, tonight, with Leader Jack Layton and deputy leader Thomas Mulcair on hand, but I haven't seen any coverage as yet. The Greens are expecting to announce their candidate soon, I'm told. Meanwhile Conservative candidate Bernard Généreux launched his campaign earlier today, reports Radio-Canada.
  
• Hochelaga, QC - The Liberals announced Harvard grad and university prof Robert David as their candidate for Hochelaga about an hour ago. The economist, who is also active in international development work, was appointed this evening by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff. Meanwhile, Conservative candidate Stéphanie Cloutier now has a website up and running. I haven't been able to ascertain the date or status of her nomination (acclaimed, appointed, won a contested nomination, etc.), so if anyone knows please get in touch. The Bloc Québécois has scheduled its contested nomination meeting for Thursday, October 8, according to the Bloc website's events calendar. Math teacher Jean Baribeau, who calls himself a "confirmed sovereigntist and social democrat", will challenge Gilles Duceppe's hand-picked candidate and newly appointed economic advisor, a former PQ Industry Minister and École des Hautes Études Commercials prof, Daniel Paillé. The Greens have named plumber/fitter Christine Lebel as their candidate, but again I'm still waiting to hear the date on which she was selected, and the nomination type. NDP candidate Jean-Claude Rocheleau's campaign claimed they were ready to go and on the streets within hours of the by-election being called, according to a news release issued by his campaign earlier today.

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Labels: Hochelaga, Montmagny – L'Islet – Kamouraska – Rivière-du-Loup, Nov 9 2009 By-elections