Councillor ready for return to private life
Brent Gallant keen to keep serving the city, but finishes third
Brent Gallant set down his pen with a sigh.
The sheet of paper he’d been keeping close at hand since the polls closed was left behind on the kitchen table. He stepped out for some air with his wife, Gloria.
Despite finishing with a good portion of votes, Gallant’s disappointment was acute as numbers from the polls in Summerside’s mayoral vote rolled in.
“We’ll see,” he said as the polls were reported, trying to stay positive.
He had eight members of his team distributed to the polling stations and as they called in their numbers, he was philosophical with each of them.
“We ran our best, that’s all we can do,” he told one.
As soon as the polls closed in the 2018 municipal election, Gallant sat down with a sheet of paper, nervously doodling between reports of the numbers. As the polls finished up and the results came in, Gallant steeled himself as the trend leaned away from him. After nine weeks on the campaign trail, he was looking forward to getting back to work as his business
This was likely his last crack at municipal politics.
“I have four years to think about it, but I think I’ve had my run,” he said.
“I put out the platform I wanted to put out.” He shrugged and added, “The other candidates will do a good job too.”