By Rosalind Russell – There will be a debate within our coverage area for the federal election.
The Manitoulin Expositor is hosting an all-candidate’s night in two weeks to give voters from across the Island and the North Shore an opportunity to meet the federal candidates.
The debate is set for 6:30 pm at Manitoulin Secondary School on Wednesday, April 16th.
At this time, three candidates are running into the new Sudbury East–Manitoulin–Nickel Belt Riding: Liberal Marc Serré, New Democrat Andréane Chénier and Conservative candidate Jim Bélanger.
The incumbent candidate is Liberal Marc Serré, who resides in Verner.
First elected as the MP for Nickel Belt in 2015, Serré previously served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Official Languages, as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Rural Economic Development.
The NDP candidate is Andréane Chénier, who resides in Hanmer and is a national representative for CUPE who last sought public office in the 2021 election.
The Conservative candidate is Jim Bélanger, a lifetime resident of Azilda, who operates a petroleum wholesale and delivery business.
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