Bourassa: NDP

NDP: Moraille is perhaps best known for her few minutes in the spotlight 15 years ago as the soulful voice of the Bran Van 3000 song Drinking in L.A. She is also a Haitian-born entertainment lawyer who is representing the New Democratic Party in the northern Montreal riding of Bourassa , which the Liberals have locked up in all but two elections going back to 1968, according to The Star. When we first started, people were like clams, Moraille said this week. But now everywhere we go its like, Its the NDP, its you, St phane. I know you. I m going to vote for you. The stronghold that was there is no longer because they see us as an alternative and MONTREAL St phane Moraille, already a one-hit wonder, is determined not to become the symbol of another fleeting phenomenon in next Mondays byelection . Vacated by longtime Liberal MP Denis Coderre , who is now mayor of Montreal, the NDP is determined to demonstrate in Bourassa that its Quebec breakthrough in the 2011 election is a shifting political trend and not just a blip. Whether it be MPs coming to help out from Ottawa or party positions seemingly tailored to Bourassas demographics, there is no shortage of effort going into making that point. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.