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MPP Grant Crack acclaimed as Liberal GPR nominee
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
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 income program for Ontario residents. This will be Crack’s third provincial elec-
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
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
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.
Amanda Simard confident of future of the Ontario PC Party that Mr. Brown made the right decision in resigning as Leader.”
ALEXIA MARSILLO alexia.marsillo@eap.on.ca
Simard also went on to say that right now is the time to look forward to the future and select the new leader of the party for the upcoming election.The party executive has decided that a leadership race will be held to choose Brown’s replacement by the end of March. Doug Ford, runner-up to John Tory in the 2014 Toronto mayoral race and one-term
PC Ontario candidate for Glengarry- Prescott-Russell, Amanda Simard, is con- fident about the future of the Ontario PC Party after the resignation of PC leader, Patrick Brown. “We’ve put together a solid platform that will make positive changes to the burdens
that Ontarians have been feeling with Kathleen Wynne’s policies,” said Si- mard. “Now, it’s time tomove forward and select our new lead- er.” Vic Fedeli, the MPP for Nipissing, was appointed as interim leader of the party, on Friday,
city councillor, has officially thrown his hat in the rink for the leadership position. Simard supported the idea of a leadership race, along with over 30 other candidates, including Caroline Mulroney and Rod Phillips, amongst others.
“Such behaviour is completely unacceptable and has no place in our society. Although they are only allegations at this time, and I trust there will be due process, I believe that Mr. Brown made the right decision in resigning as Leader.” .
January 26. This move comes the day after the resignation of Ontario PC leader Pat- rick Brown, last week, amidst allegations of sexual misconduct.The allegations date back to when Brown was a federal MP. Simard initially responded to the alle- gations over her social media, on Thurs- day, January 25. “The allegations of sexual misconduct put forward by women against Patrick Brown (…) are very serious,” she said. “Such behaviour is completely unacceptable and has no place in our society. Although they are only allegations at this time, and I trust there will be due process, I believe
Rick Dykstra, the president of the Ontario PC Party, also resigned from his post on Sunday, January 28, before Maclean’s pub- lished allegations that he sexually assaulted a young staffer in 2014 while he was serving as anMP. Amidst the turmoil the Ontario PC Party is facing, just months before the June 7 election campaign is set to begin, Simard stays steady in her message. “Life has become unaffordable under Kathleen Wynne and the Liberals,” said Si- mard. “It’s been 14 years of Liberal waste, scandal and mismanagement. It’s time for change in Ontario.”
Amanda Simard, candidate pour le Parti progressiste-conservateur (PC) de l’Ontario pour Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, a répondu, sur ses médias sociaux, aux allégations d’inconduite sexuelle portées contre le chef du PC Patrick Brown. « Un tel comportement est complètement inacceptable et n’a pas sa place dans notre société, a-t-elle commenté. Maintenant, il est temps d’aller de l’avant et de choisir notre nouveau chef, a ajouté Mme. Simard. —photo d’archives
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