DON’T COUNT HIM OUT
Mayoral candidate Balarama Holness (his holiness if you will) was coasting along in seemingly tranquil political waters. Then on the weekend of Saturday, October 9, came news that his Mouvement Montreal party had been denied the privilege to participate in the party leaders debate alongside incumbent mayor Valérie Plante of Projet Montréal and former mayor Denis Coderre of Ensemble Montréal. Organized by the Montreal Chamber of Commerce, the Mouvement Montreal party leader mildly protested the Chamber’s decision to not invite him, telling various media outlets at the time that his party met the criteria for inclusion in the October 18 …