The Conservative Party of Quebec will unveil eight new Montreal candidates on Monday, including that of Carmel-Antoine Bessard, an engineer and writer who participated in the reconstruction of Haiti after the terrible earthquake of 2010.
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Ms. Bessard will seek the votes in the riding of Bourassa-Sauvé, represented by the Liberal Paule Robitaille who has already announced that she will not run again.
Specialized in chemical engineering, this engineer, born to parents of Haitian origin, who has more than 25 years of experience in her community, works today for the City of Montreal, where she ensures in particular that urban planning projects respond well to the needs of the Montreal North community.
Following the earthquake in Haiti, Carmel-Antoine Bessard went to Truitier, where she helped to recover the concrete debris from the buildings destroyed by the earthquake.
This experience led him to write “Dyaspora Lakay”, an illustrated novel in two volumes that tells the story of a Montreal engineer going to Haiti, a story freely inspired by what she experienced there.
Recently, Ms. Bessard spoke about her career in the magazine of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, as part of a file devoted to diversity within the profession.
“I am very proud of my career path and the chance I had to have access to higher education,” she told the magazine, explaining that she had to make her way in science, both in as the wife and daughter of immigrants.
PCQ leader Éric Duhaime is due to officially announce the candidacy of Ms. Bessard and seven other candidates at an evening event in Montreal.
