La Presse endorses Justin Trudeau's Liberals

Montreal's La Presseis endorsing Justin Trudeau's Liberals in the 2015 election.

In an editorial published this morning, the newspapersays Trudeau is ready to lead the country.

• JustinTrudeau'srise shows the benefits of being underestimated
• Liberal comeback in Toronto dampensMulcair'shopes for victory
• Looking for more Quebec federal election coverage? Go here

The editorial says it's time for a change after nine years of Conservative rule.

It says both the NDP and the Liberals are viable options but that Trudeau's collaborative leadership style would make his party the best choice.

It also makes the case for Quebecers to unite behind a single party to ensure the Conservatives are ousted from powerand the province is well-represented in Ottawa.

La Presse hasn't endorsed a party in a federal election since 2006.Here is a full list of their recent endorsements:

• 2011 - No endorsement(advocatedonly for "a strong Quebec in Ottawa")
• 2008 - No endorsement
• 2006 - Conservative Party
• 2004 - No endorsement (advocatedfor a minority government)
• 2000 - Liberal Party
• 1997 - Liberal Party
• 1993 - Liberal Party
• 1988 - ProgressiveConservative Party