She acknowledged that the party has a steep hill to climb in the province.
Nima Machouf will be the NDP candidate in the downtown Montreal riding of Laurier—Sainte-Marie.
Nima Machouf, a member of the sovereigntist Quebec solidaire provincial party, acknowledged that the NDP has a steep climb ahead of it to recapture the success it enjoyed under the late Jack Layton in 2011. Alexandre Boulerice, the Montreal MP named deputy to leader Jagmeet Singh Monday, presented Machouf as the candidate for the downtown riding of Laurier—Sainte-Marie in the election expected in October. Helene Laverdiere, who has held the riding since 2011, has announced she will not run again.Machouf, whose husband is former Quebec solidaire spokesman Amir Khadir, said she is drawn to the NDP's progressive agenda and its commitment to fight neo-liberalism.
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