Mount Royal battle finds an outspoken Conservative angling to defeat a veteran Liberal

Mount Royal battle finds an outspoken Conservative angling to defeat a veteran Liberal

Montreal Island’s 18-riding federal map might remain comfortably dominated by Liberal red—with Bloc Québecois accents and one NDP orange speck—but the Jewish community is paying particular attention to a race that stands a chance of adding a different shade of blue. Mount Royal, a diverse urban riding spanning four west-central municipalities, has been Liberal since 1940. But because Conservatives have mounted strong challenges in the past, comb…