Archive 1997-2016
By Suman Bhattacharyya
Whether they’re right, left, blue, orange or red, they all concede that traditional issues in Ottawa Centre have a sharper edge this time round.
“It’s one of the most exciting constituencies in Canada,” says George Devine, campaign manager for Liberal candidate Richard Patten. “To be involved politically, it’s kind of a microcosm of all the issues that there are provincially.”
Age: 40
Born: Ottawa
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Geography at Simon Fraser University and a Master’s in Urban Planning at Queen’s University.
Career: Arnold is the city councillor for Somerset Ward in Centretown. She is Chair of the Planning and Economic Development Committee, is a member of the Community Services and Operations Committee, the Advisory Committee on Equity and Diversity and the Environmental Advisory committee.
By David MacGillivray
With promises of fighting ill-health while smashing the debt, the Natural Law Party (NLP) is hoping their message is picked up by the mainstream political parties.
Citing studies in peer review journals, the NLP wants to show that integrating natural medicine, establishing preventative medicine hospitals, and covering Yogic Flying under OHIP is the cure for Centretown’s ills.
By Lindsey Parry
Richard Patten says education cuts, the threat of school closures, and restabilising the health care system are the top issues in Ottawa Centre.
The current Liberal MPP says his party plans to “get creative” with excess space in smaller schools, opening up buildings to daycare, organizational training, and ESL students.