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MPP Grant Crack acclaimed as Liberal GPR nominee
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
provincial politics, Crack served 11 years as mayor of North Glengarry Township. During his time as MPP, Crack has also served as parliamentary secretary to the
education minister and now is the parlia- mentary secretary for agriculture, food, and rural affairs.
It came as no surprise that MPP Grant Crack was again selected as the local Lib- eral candidate in the upcoming June pro- vincial election. “Let’s go door-knocking, everybody,” Crack said during the January 29 nomination meeting of the Glengarry-Prescott-Russell Ontario Liberal Association. Crack was ac- claimed by a unanimous vote during the Sunday afternoon gathering of local party members in Isidore. “I amexcited to be standing for reelection to continue serving our communities and to keep delivering positive local results,” said Crack during his acceptance speech. “It’s been an honour to work hard for our communities at Queen’s Park, on Premier Kathleen Wynne’s team.” Crack highlighted some of the actions of the Liberal provincial government dur- ing the past year leading up to the election call. Included was the legislation for a new minimumwage of $15 an hour to be phased in over an 18-month period, revamping of rent control regulations, and the OHIP-Plus project that would guarantee free prescrip- tion medications for Ontario children and youth who are covered under the program. “We’re also moving forward with our affordable and responsible program fight climate change,” Crack said. He also noted that theWynne Liberal government is look- ing into a possible pilot project for a basic
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Le député libéral sortant Grant Crack a été élu par acclamation le 28 janvier, comme candidat du parti pour la circonscription de Glengarry-Prescott-Russell lors des prochaines élections provinciales de juin. Ce sera la troisième campagne électorale provinciale de Grant Crack. —photo Gregg Chamberlain income program for Ontario residents. This will be Crack’s third provincial elec- tion campaign since he first took the GPR seat in 2011. He took over from former lib- eral MPP Jean-Marc Lalonde who retired after almost two decades. Prior to entering
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