In defence of Valérie Plante, a comment by a young progressive writer in of all places the usually reactionary and anti-environmental Journal de Montréal:
https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/09/04/a-la-defense-de-valerie-plante Basically because she has done what the party has always promised to do, improve conditions for cyclists and pedestrians, promote public transport and take action for a greener city. They have now bought a building in Parc-Extension to create public and social housing and as a fulcrum for building more (they were a bit slow on that plank of their platform)
There is a great danger of reactionary forces (similar to the Rob Ford crowd) undoing some of our proudest achievements as MontréalaisEs.