Quebec election: PQ deploys secret weapon Blanc in battle for Mercier

It may be an uphill climb for the Parti Québécois to win the Mercier riding on Oct. 1 but try telling that to Michelle Blanc.
“My team is so good, it knocks me on my ass just thinking about it,” said Blanc, who’s running in the Plateau-area district. “I feel like we’re shaking things up. We’re rattling the competition, I can see it on social media. It’s getting nasty.”
The plain-spoken candidate paced outside her St-Denis St. campaign