Wed Feb 22, 03:21 PM

Bob Rae promotes Liberals in Quebec

The Canadian Press
Liberal interim leader Bob Rae speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, Feb.8, 2012.
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MONTREAL — A day after the NDP released record-breaking party membership totals for Quebec, Bob Rae is trying to revive Liberal support in a province it dominated through most of Canada's history.

The NDP says its card-carrying membership has increased by 50 per cent across Canada since October -- and has jumped by 600 per cent in Quebec.

Rae spoke to students today at the French-language Universite de Montreal.

The Liberal leader expressed little concern about the NDP numbers, saying it's normal for memberships to rise during party leadership races.

Rae says the Liberals have around 5,000 party members in Quebec -- which is less than half the NDP's tally of 12,000.

He says the Liberals have lots of work to do to win back the francophone vote after watching it drop in Quebec in recent years.

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