MONTREAL—Former Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre says he doesn’t want the city’s upcoming municipal election to be a referendum on his personality, but it’s not clear if Montrealers will agree.
The race to lead Canada’s second−biggest city pits Coderre, a former federal Liberal cabinet minister and one−time mayor, against the woman who defeated him in 2017, incumbent Mayor Valérie Plante. And with the two well−known candidates running neck and neck in recent polls, observers say personality may matter more than policy.
