Duceppe visits his own riding to shore up support against NDP threat

<p>MONTREAL – Gilles Duceppe has devoted a portion of the last day of the campaign to what has long been a near-guarantee for the Bloc Quebecois – his own Montreal riding.</p> <p>The Bloc leader has held the downtown riding of Laurier-Sainte-Marie since 1990, but the latest polls suggest even his own seat is in jeopardy.</p> <p>Duceppe didn’t want to speculate Sunday on possible outcomes, predicting that his supporters would vote in larger numbers than expected.</p> <p>”I’m always concerned about results as long as they’re not known,” he said. “I have to work until the very end.”</p> <p>The veteran politician said he ran an honest campaign and talked about issues important to Quebecers, unlike the other parties.</p> <p>”I think we are the only party that is defending the interests of Quebec and we are defending them in our national language for Quebec,” he said.</p> <p>On Sunday, Duceppe also planned to participate in a march for International Workers’ Day and campaign in and around Montreal.</p>