P.C Party can't be trusted to hold honest views...?? Reality Check: Buyer Beware: Voters Denied Full Knowledge of Alliance-Conservative Views
Reality Check: Buyer Beware: Voters Denied Full Knowledge of Alliance-Conservative Views
The Issue:
In a score of ridings across Canada, Alliance-Conservative candidates have refused to participate in all-candidate debates, have refused media interviews or have been silenced by the national campaign.
Reality Check:
Voters in the following ridings were denied the right to question their local candidates:
1. Abbotsford �?Randy White misses environmental debate with David Anderson.
2. Kootenay-Columbia �?Jim Abbott, Conservative culture critic, refuses to discuss cultural issues with national media.
3. Edmonton Spruce Grove �?Rona Ambrose misses forum on the Enoch Reserve and did not participate in forum organized by the Regional Chief for the Assembly of First Nations.
4. Edmonton-Sherwood Park �?Ken Epp is a no-show at debate organized by high school students after confirming his attendance the night before.
5. Edmonton East �?Peter Goldring misses three forums: the Small Press Association debate, one organized by a local high school students union, and a third organized by the Bissell Street drop-in and support centre.
6. Calgary South Centre �?Lee Richardson is a no-show at all debates, except for one with previously available questions.
7. Calgary �?Conservative candidates fail to join debate hosted by city’s ethnic communities, June 20.
8. Calgary West �?Rob Anders is a no-show at public meeting on hate propaganda law.
9. Wild Rose �?Myron Thompson is a no-show at public meeting on hate propaganda law.
10. Kildonan-St. Paul �?Joy Smith misses debate on women’s issues.
11. Dauphin-Swan Lake �?Inky Mark misses four local debates on riding issues.
12. Winnipeg Centre �?Robert Eng misses CBC Radio all-candidates�?debate.
13. Essex �?Jeff Watson doesn’t participate in all-candidates debate, June 16.
14. Elgin-Middlesex-London �?Joseph Preston doesn’t participate in all-candidates debate, June 14.
15. London-Fanshawe �?John Mazzilli doesn’t participate in all-candidates debate.
16. Newmarket-Aurora �?Belinda Stronach misses debate, June 14.
17. London North Centre �?Tim Gatten misses two all-candidate debates.
18. Parkdale High Park �?Candidate Jurij Klufas no longer participates in any public events after missing June 14 debate.
19. Etobicoke North �?Candidate Rupinder Nannar misses all candidates�?debate organized by the Coalition of Muslim Organizations. No Conservative candidate participates.
20. London West �?Michael Menear misses all-candidate debates.
21. Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke �?Cheryl Gallant refuses all requests, misses at least six previously scheduled events.
22. Fredericton �?Kent Fox has misses a number of campaign debates.
23. Charlottetown �?Darren Peters is a no-show at debate on health care.
24. St. John’s South �?Loyola Hearn refuses at least two debate requests and refuses media interviews.
25. Nunuvat �?Duncan Cunningham misses health care debate in Iqaluit.
Under a Conservative Party policy, candidates were forced to sign an agreement forbidding them from criticizing the leader or the campaign. The party also silenced several candidates �?Cheryl Gallant, Scott Reid, Art Hanger, Myron Thompson, and others �?to ensure their points of view were not shared with voters again during the campaign.
Canadians should remember to “beware�?when they vote on Monday �?who knows what the Conservative Party of Canada really represents.
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