Former Oka mayor runs for Tories in Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel
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You never know...
Although Yvan Patry does not want to
the Bloc québécois has proven itself to be
O KA
Conceding that unseating Laframboise
attack directly his Bloc opponent, MP Mario
nothing more than a political machine that
will be a challenge, Patry cites the 1984
Laframboise, he does not mince words when
feeds off discord and stormy debates, which
defeat of former Cabinet minister Francis
discussing the presence of the BQ on
most of the time, it instigates. It makes me
Former Oka mayor Yvan Patry wants
Fox by Conservative Monique Landry.
Parliament Hill.
think of an athlete who is in the stands and
to run a ground-level campaign as the
“Anything is possible.”
“After 20 years of constant opposition,
never plays,” says Patry.
Conservative hopeful in Argenteuil-
Papineau-Mirabel in the May 2 election.
Mayor from 1989 and 2009, the federalist
Candidates’ signs targeted by vandals
observes: “My campaign will be simple
and on the ground. I will not have a large
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team around me and I want to meet the
of volunteers from each political campaign
signs be respected. People know that I am a
Julie Bourgeois suspects that there is
people. I am a guy of the people and I want
- Conservative, Liberal, NDP and Green
man of integrity and I do not hesitate to
a concerted effort to destroy her election
to put my experience to their service. This
parties - have generously given of their
condemn these irresponsible activities that
campaign signs.
is a big riding and there is work to do. As in
time and energy and they have worked
have taken place. Damaging elections signs is
The Glengarry-Prescott-Russell Liberal
my other campaigns, the opponents do
very hard to install signs in our
against the law and I fully support the police
candidate says that throughout the riding
what they wish and I am not there to fight
communities, and it is important that these
looking into this matter.”
her posters have been the targets of
with them.”
vandals. Almost all of her posters on Road
Former warden of the MRC de Deux
Stephen Matthews
300 in Russell Township have been
Montagnes and former president of the
destroyed or vandalized, as well as others
CLD, Patry recalls that economic
along the Limoges Road near the Highway
diversification is essential for economic
stability.
417 exit. Others have been vandalized on
represents Greens
Road 6 between Casselman and St-Isidore,
He lauds investments by the Harper
in Hawkesbury, Rockland, Limoges and
government in the aeronautical industry
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St-Albert. Between 20 and 25 posters have
of Mirabel, saying that Conservatives must
S AINT -A NDRÉ - D ’A RGENTEUIL
been destroyed and must be replaced.
repair damage done by the Liberals since
At the same time, MP Pierre Lemieux
charter flight service was ended at the
says his signs have also been targeted.
airport in 2004.
Stephen Matthews, a former municipal councillor from Saint-André-d’Argenteuil,
Patry says he wants to give citizens of
Earlier this week, Bourgeois stated:
represents the Green Party in Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel in the May 2 federal
the riding a voice to the citizens of the
“We suspect a political tactic since no
election.
district, which has been represented by the
Conservative posters have been attacked.
A teacher in Lachute, Matthews is new to the Green Party, but not to politics, since he
Bloc québécois since the 1990s.
Conservative candidate Pierre Lemieux
was a member of the village council in Saint-André-d’Argenteuil from 1994 to 1998. He
In 1993, the Conservatives lost in
had stated earlier that he wished for an
Argenteuil-Papineau, BQ candidate
honest and respectful campaign. We hope
surprised many when he was elected as an independent candidate in that campaign.
Maurice Dumas was elected with more
that he will ask his followers to refrain
During the federal campaign, “My plan is to meet a many people as possible. the more
than 47 per cent of ballots cast.
from damaging his adversary’s campaign
of possible world, it asserts. The difference is in the way to present things. I think that
Patry says he gives electors a chance to
posters until the end of the campaign.”
people are pretty sick of voting. Quite obviously, there is a problem. There are countries
elect a member “who will be on the good
Pierre Lemieux issued the following
where people are fighting for the right to vote... “
side of the chamber. It has to change. In the
statement: “I am extremely disappointed
House of Commons, the goal is to debate,
by what has happened to candidate signs
A hobby farmer, the father of two is concerned about the environment.
not to oppose everything.”
in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell during this
The Greens will not have a campaign office nor will they put up election signs in
In the 2008 elections, the Conservatives
election. Election signs are important
Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel. “People should know that our taxes pay for the campaign
got 17.38 per cent of the votes, finishing
because they remind voters of their
signs we see,” he comments.
third behind the Bloc and the Liberals.
options as they head to the polls. Teams
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