A man who has become the Bloc Québécois’s only candidate outside of Quebec says he will remain in the race and sees a realistic chance of turning part of the Saskatchewan capital a light blue on election night.

Brandon Souris, 28, says he filed the required legal paperwork to become a candidate, and as the only person seeking the Bloc nomination in the Regina-Qu’Appelle riding he was automatically acclaimed.

“I believe in the Bloc’s values,” Souris said in an interview conducted entirely in French. “I want massive transfers of money and power to Quebec, to protect Quebec culture and prevent it from being overrun by dirty pipelines. And of course I’m for Quebec sovereignty.”

Asked about his candidacy, the Bloc’s official agent said he hadn’t realized Regina-Qu’Appelle wasn’t in Quebec and signed the nomination form. Revoking the candidacy would require too much paperwork, he said, so the party has decided to let it go and see what happens.