On a clear evening in late April, the dimly lit interior of a resto-pub in Rimouski smells of beer and poutine. More than 100 people are here, a blur of blue jeans, tattoos, T-shirts, combat boots, and windbreakers. They chatter to each other, waiting for the man they hope will help them to a breakthrough in the coming provincial election.
The door swings open on Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois pushing a baby pram. Dressed in a navy blazer, blue shirt, and loafers, he seems an unlikely addition to this casual crowd. Parking the stroller by a table near the entrance, he carefully lifts his two-month-old daughter and hands her off to his partner, who begins to nurse her.
