Maltais, Pierre-Alexandre (June 19, 2018). "Le conservateur Richard Martel élu député fédéral de Chicoutimi-Le Fjord". In June 2014, he took section in the People's Assembly Against Austerity, that captivated an estimated 50,000 men and women marching from the BBC office to Westminster. He also criticised an election "set up not to depict people's wishes". Brand was not registered to vote in the 2015 election.