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It was billed as an all-candidates debate for the 11 hopefuls seeking election in the two ridings that take in parts of Aylmer.
But in the end, it boiled down to the two Liberal candidates and the two NDP standard-bearers directing their attention almost exclusively at each other.
It was difficult to judge which side left the strongest impression, but it made for some entertaining back-and-forth.
NDP incumbents Nycole Turmel (Hull-Aylmer) and Mathieu Ravignat (Pontiac) and their Liberal opponents Greg Fergus and Will Amos, respectively, had a common bad guy, of course.
“We will give our scientists and public servants their voices back,” Fergus said at one point to huge applause in the filled venue, a movie theatre.
Apart from that, the four spent most of their time parsing the others’ statements and parliamentary records.
However, the well-intentioned but cumbersome format made it difficult for any candidate to bite into any topic with much gusto.
There were interesting hints and snippets. All of the participants gave interesting suggestions on boosting small and medium business to diversify the Aylmer economy.
And Hull-Aylmer Green hopeful Roger Fleury was determined to push his vision for improved transit, including an LRT line across the Prince of Wales Bridge.
“They’re spending hundreds of millions in Ottawa. And we should be doing something,” he said to applause.
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But in the end, it boiled down to the two Liberal candidates and the two NDP standard-bearers directing their attention almost exclusively at each other.
It was difficult to judge which side left the strongest impression, but it made for some entertaining back-and-forth.
NDP incumbents Nycole Turmel (Hull-Aylmer) and Mathieu Ravignat (Pontiac) and their Liberal opponents Greg Fergus and Will Amos, respectively, had a common bad guy, of course.
“We will give our scientists and public servants their voices back,” Fergus said at one point to huge applause in the filled venue, a movie theatre.
Apart from that, the four spent most of their time parsing the others’ statements and parliamentary records.
However, the well-intentioned but cumbersome format made it difficult for any candidate to bite into any topic with much gusto.
There were interesting hints and snippets. All of the participants gave interesting suggestions on boosting small and medium business to diversify the Aylmer economy.
And Hull-Aylmer Green hopeful Roger Fleury was determined to push his vision for improved transit, including an LRT line across the Prince of Wales Bridge.
“They’re spending hundreds of millions in Ottawa. And we should be doing something,” he said to applause.

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