At the local federal debate last week, we here at the radio station were asked to provide a question to all our candidates.
Following a lengthy council discussion regarding security guards at Talbot Gardens and possibly the County Administration Building, we asked each candidate what they think is a solution out of the current drug epidemic and what they would do to help local municipalities.
Each candidate was only given a minute to respond, so none touched at the second part of the question regarding assisting municipalities.
Here are their responses:
Conservative candidate Leslyn Lewis:
Liberal Candidate Colin Walsh:
Christian Heritage Party candidate Lily Eggink:
People’s Party of Canada candidate Henry Geissler:
Green Party candidate Nathan Hawkins:
NDP candidate Shannon Horner-Shepherd:
Candidates were given a chance to respond or offer a rebuttal at the end of questions, and Hawkins provided this additional point:
The full debate can be viewed below: