Two candidates vying
L’Orignal woman
on health board
for Liberal nomination
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Former Cambridge Township mayor
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L’O RIGNAL
Gerry Bertrand is the only other person to
A LFRED
confirman interest in succeeding Jean-Marc
Lalonde who is not seeking re-election as
Jocelyne Beauchamp, a L’Orignal
M.P.P. in the October 6 election.
To date, two candidates have expressed
restaurateur and former civil servant, has
July 13 is the tentative date set for the
an interest in the Liberal nomination in the
been named to the board of directors of
nomination meeting which will be held at
provincial riding of Glengarry-Prescott-
the Champlain Local Health Integration
the St-Isidore arena, Lalonde said at a press
Russell.
Network.
conference held Friday in Alfred.
NorthGlengarryTownshipMayorGrant
Appointed for a three-year term,
Lalonde said he was not surprised that
Crack was expected to announce this week
Beauchamp began working with the
morecandidateshavenotenteredthecontest.
he was entering the race.
MinistryofCommunityandSocialServices
For one thing, a nomination race can be
in 1988, where for a decade she occupied a
costly. He recalls that when he sought the
variety of positions fromFrench-language
nomination in 1994, he spent $45,000. “It
servicescoordinator toprogramsupervisor
took me four years to pay off that bill,” said
for people with development disabilities.
Lalonde.
Later she joined the regional office of
Atthe1994nominationconvention,where
theMinistryofHealthandLongTermCare,
Lalonde defeated Yves Drouin, then the
with portfolios related to seniors’ home
mayor Hawkesbury, about 5,000 riding
support services, programs forpeoplewith
association members voted.
acquired brain injuries, and evaluation of
That was the second nomination
proposals for new longterm care home
campaign Lalonde had waged. In 1984, he
beds.
was among the many hopefuls who lost out
She is now the owner of a successful
to Don Boudria for the federal Liberal
breakfast restaurant, and spends time
nomination.
volunteering at a long-term care home.
Grant Crack
Lemieux returns
to Parliamentary
Secretary post
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O TTAWA
Glengarry-Prescott-Russell MP Pierre
Lemieux will continue to serve as
ParliamentarySecretary to theAgriculture
Minister and Agri-Food.
“It is a great honour for me to have been
asked by the Prime Minister to continue
serving farmers in this very important
capacity,” said Lemieux. “Agriculture is a
cornerstone of both our local and national
economy and it is indeed a privilege to
defend and promote the interests of the
hard-working farmers in our riding and of
farmers across Canada.”
He will work directly for the minister,
GerryRitz,representinghimoncommittees
and helping him move key agricultural
legislationthroughtheHouseofCommons.
The local MP is also responsible for being
the government lead on the Parliamentary
Agriculture Committee, for making
agricultural announcements on behalf of
the minister, for meeting with farmers and
agricultural groups andassociations across
Canada and for answering questions on
behalfoftheministerwhenevertheminister
is unable to attend Question Period.
Lemieux explained that his primary role is
to work closely with the Minister of
Agriculture to ensure that farmers are well
representedingovernment. Lemieuxstated,
“I amvery pleased, for example, to see that
our Speech from the Throne highlights the
importanceof supplymanagement andour
Conservative government’s defence of
supply management in all international
trade negotiations.”
“I have worked very hard for farmers
during these past five years. I have been a
strongvoice forour farmers andfor farmers
across Canada and I have delivered real
resultsforthem.Canadianfarmersaredoing
better now, under our Conservative
government, than they have in a very long
time,” concludedLemieux. “It is an honour
and pleasure for me to continue my work
for them in this official capacity as
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of
Agriculture.”
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