Projet Montréal will choose a new leader Sunday, one they hope will be able to challenge mayor Denis Coderre in the next municipal election.
The race is between two candidates, Projet Montréal finance critic Guillaume Lavoie, and city councillor Valérie Plante.
Plante recently garnered headlines for her plan to add a new Metro line that would run from Montreal's downtown core to Montreal-North, passing the city's existing Green, Orange and Blue lines. She also says she would invest more money into Montreal's social housing and improve energy efficiency for municipal buildings.
Lavoie has also put emphasis on improving the city's transit system but plans to focus on what is already in place. He says he'd like to see essential bus lines run every 10 minutes or less, and that under his plan, Montrealers would be able to commute to wherever they need to go in under 45 minutes. Lavoie also proposes to better integrate Montreal's existing transit options.
Both leaders suggest Coderre doesn't have a clear plan, and that he too often improvises and doesn't think many decisions through.
Projet Montreal members will gather at the Olympia Theatre to decide their next leader.