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Laval Chamber of Commerce only invites political parties <\/i><\/b>
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\nBy Robert Frank<\/b>
\nwww.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Independent candidate Jacques Foucher can’t fathom why he was barred from the upcoming debate between his four rivals for the mayor’s office, Oct. 23. <\/p>\n

The Laval Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has limited participation to the mayoral candidates who belong to political parties: Robert Bordeleau (Parti au Service du citoyen), Marc Demers (Mouvement lavallois), Jean-Claude Gob\u00e9 (Action Laval) and Claire Le Bel (Option Laval). <\/p>\n

\u201cThe way the population sees politics has changed, of late, in Quebec and in Laval,\u201d Foucher told The Suburban<\/i> in an interview. \u201cPeople need to know that there’s an alternative to political parties, so it’s very important that LCCI keep pace by putting this option forward.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThe interim mayor, Martine Beaugrand, is also an independent,\u201d he noted. \u201cHad she decided to run for mayor, would they have shunned her as well?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s odd that the LCCI would do that,\u201d Foucher continued. \u201cI simply don’t understand.\u201d <\/p>\n

Foucher was one of the first candidates to register officially with Elections Quebec. <\/p>\n

In a Feb. 13 interview, he told The Suburban<\/i> that unlike a party-based organization, he planned to run an austere campaign on a tiny budget. <\/p>\n

\u201cI intend to run as an independent, like Andr\u00e9e Boucher did successfully when she ran for mayor of Quebec City in 2005,\u201d the 63-year-old Fabreville resident said at the time. \u201cShe budgeted only $5,000 for her whole campaign, with no posters or campaign machine.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cIt sends a message that\u2014if we can organize an efficient election strategy\u2014once in office we probably will act likewise.\u201d <\/p>\n

LCCI CEO Chantal Provost was unavailable for comment. The Chamber is organizing the upcoming debate together with the Laval Youth Forum. <\/p>\n

The venue is the Ch\u00e2teau Royal hotel on du Souvenir. The luncheon is slated to start at 11:45 a.m. and wrap up by 2 p.m. Details are available at the LCCI website at www.ccilaval.qc.ca<\/p>\n

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