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KONSTANTINE MALAKOS NAMED NDP GPR CANDIDATE
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
his parents’ pizzeria and diner. He now lives with his partner on the small poultry farm they operate near the tiny Québec village of Sainte-Justine-de-Newton, just across the border from Glengarry County. Almost all of their shopping, socializing and other interests are in and around Alexan- dria in Glengarry county or Vankleek Hill and Hawkesbury in Prescott county. Malakos feels close to these communities and when he started thinking about running as an NDP candidate he decided he wanted to represent GPR. “It feels authentic, to me, to be running in GPR,” he said. «The people are so warm, they made me feel so welcome so quickly. It’s a really lovely area, and I’ve come to embrace it.» Three key issues The 2019 federal election is October
21. Malakos listed three key issues for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell voters based on his own research and talks with residents. “I think people care very much about sup- ply management,” he said, adding that dairy farmers in the GPR are concerned for their operations and he wants a stronger supply management system which will help support family farms against unfair competition from big agribusiness corporations. “We need to see more small family farms get into the market,” Malakos said. “We do need to see more small family farms benefit.” He criticized the Harper Conservative government for letting the system “erode” and the present Liberal government for failing to provide full support for supply manage- ment during the talks that led to creation of the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), which would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. “It (CUSMA) opened the door to American milk,” Malakos said. Support for improved rural access to high-speed Internet service is another key election issue on Malakos’ list. He descri- bed the present setup as “inadequate and expensive” for most rural households and businesses. “In our modern world,” he said, “reliable Internet and (cellular) phone service is a basic infrastructure need.” The third key election issue for Malakos is universal dental care and prescription medi- cine supply. During his encounters around Glengarry and Prescott counties, he often hears about people who cannot afford even basic dental service and some who have to decide between their prescription medicine purchases and other necessities.
“When people go to the pharmacy, they should not have to use their credit card,” he said. “They should be able to use their (provincial) health card.” Malakos described the federal govern- ment’s proposal for a new national phar- macare system for prescription medicine as “incredibly limited” and said it is “a patchwork approach” that depends too much on a partnership arrangement with medical insurance outfits. The NDP solution, he said, is to provide universal pharmacare coverage through existing agreements with provincial health ministries and to revise the federal capital gain tax to cover the cost.
Konstantine Malakos is ready to change Glengarry-Prescott-Russell to NDP Orange instead of Liberal Red or Conservative Blue in this October’s federal election. Malakos was acclaimed April 11 as the party’s candidate during the GPR NDP Rid- ing Association’s nomination meeting. «It’s an honour to have this opportunity,” said Malakos during a media interview session following his candidate confirmation. “Now I need to start knocking on some doors. My goal is to meet every last voter in this riding.” Malakos, 31, was born and raised in Peterborough, Ontario and remembers liste- ning to «mostly unionized workers discussing the bread-and-butter issues of the day» at
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Le candidat Konstantine Malakos représentera les néo-démocrates lors des élections fédérales d’octobre. M. Malakos a été élu par acclamation comme candidat du parti lors de la réunion du 11 avril de l›Association de circonscription du NPD Glengarry-Prescott-Russell. —photo fournie
TUCKER HOUSE FOREST FINALLY GETS CERTIFIED
PARLEZ DE VOTRE PROJET DE RÉNO AVEC UN DE NOS CONSEILLERS OU FAITES NOUS PARVENIR VOTRE RELEVÉ HYPOTHÉCAIRE DE LA CONCURRENCE O VÉ E
It’s a certification that the Tucker House has been working towards obtaining since 2011. On April 29, members of Tucker House and Boisés Est sported broad smiles as they officially unveiled a plaque explaining that the Tucker House woodlot, also known as the Tucker Forest, had qualified for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification. The FSC is an international organization whose main objective is to ensure the long-term sustainability of forests and the many forms of life they support. By signing up to the certification of its woodlot, Tucker House commits to managing it in compliance with the principles and criteria set by FSC to achieve this objective. It has chosen to do so because the values promoted by FSC happen to fit broadly with Tucker House’s own values, and because the Tucker Forest is ideally located to demonstrate such values to its members as well as a rapidly growing urban population. “We’ve been working on it for quite some years,” said TJ Turenne, deputy director of Tucker House. “We have a unique forest with several mature trees.” The woodlot spans for 32 acres and is home to several trails, opened to the general public. Pictured is Melanie Anderson, director of the Tucker house and Turenne. —photo Francis Racine
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