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Conservative candidate David Piccini was notably absent from an all-candidates debate in Ottawa-Vanier on Tuesday night in which vows to reinstate the long-form census, unmuzzle scientists and forge a better relationship with public servants drew applause from the crowd.
The debate, attended by Liberal incumbent Mauril Bélanger, NDP challenger Emilie Taman, Green candidate Nira Dookeran and Libertarian Coreen Corcoran, was dominated by issues close to the hearts of Ottawa audiences, from governance and Senate committees to omnibus bills.
Conservative Party of Canada candidate David Piccini’s seat is vacant at the Ottawa-Vanier all-candidates debate in Ottawa on Tuesday.
The audience at the debate, sponsored by the Rockcliffe and other community associations, was even reminded by a former employee of the National Research Council that a Canadian scientist had just been awarded a Nobel Prize and that basic science needs government support.
The largest cheer was reserved for Bélanger’s vow that the victims of communism monument “must not be built” where the Conservative government wants it, along Wellington Street near the Supreme Court of Canada.
NDP candidate Emilie Taman looks on as Libertarian Party of Canada candidate Coreen Corcoran speaks at the Ottawa-Vanier all-candidates debate in Ottawa on Tuesday.
Ottawa-Vanier, which includes Rockcliffe, among the city’s wealthiest communities, as well as parts of Vanier and Lowertown that are among the city’s poorer communities, is a longtime Liberal riding that is seeing a spirited race.
Bélanger has represented the riding for two decades. Members of the NDP say they are optimistic their candidate, Taman, has a good chance of winning the riding for the party. The former federal prosecutor was forced to quit her job in order to run for Parliament, something she is fighting in court. Her own experience seemed to resonate with the crowd.
“It has become a lot harder to be a public servant these days,” she said. “The Harper government has created toxic work environments that follow many people home.”
Liberal Party of Canada candidate Mauril Belanger speaks at the Ottawa-Vanier all-candidates debate.
Bélanger said he has worked on linguistic duality and with immigrants, “but this election is about more than my record. It is about values, it is about priorities, it is about whether Canadians want to continue with the Harper government or if Canadians are ready for change.”
Taman noted that Ottawa-Vanier is a riding in which “ you can choose the best candidate without fear of giving a boost to Mr. Harper. Despite what others may want you to believe, the NDP has the best chance to win back the country from Harper’s destructive reign.”
Green Party of Canada candidate Nira Dookeran speaks at the Ottawa-Vanier all-candidates debate.
A member of the audience who worked with the Senate criticized the NDP’s vow to abolish the upper chamber. “I have seen some useful work come out of the Senate. I do see that value, so we will just have to see how things unfold,” said Taman.
Bélanger said the Liberal party’s infrastructure funding plan could support a tunnel from Lowertown to Quebec, if it proves to be feasible.
Members of the public line listen at the Ottawa-Vanier all-candidates debate.
The Green party’s Dookeran, a political rookie who described herself as an “ordinary, engaged citizen” received a round of applause when she noted the Green party would return the country to parliamentary democracy “where the prime minister is the first minister among equals and not the whole government until himself.”
Ottawa area Conservative candidates have missed a number of public meetings during the campaign, including a meeting with Mayor Jim Watson.
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The debate, attended by Liberal incumbent Mauril Bélanger, NDP challenger Emilie Taman, Green candidate Nira Dookeran and Libertarian Coreen Corcoran, was dominated by issues close to the hearts of Ottawa audiences, from governance and Senate committees to omnibus bills.
Conservative Party of Canada candidate David Piccini’s seat is vacant at the Ottawa-Vanier all-candidates debate in Ottawa on Tuesday.
The audience at the debate, sponsored by the Rockcliffe and other community associations, was even reminded by a former employee of the National Research Council that a Canadian scientist had just been awarded a Nobel Prize and that basic science needs government support.
The largest cheer was reserved for Bélanger’s vow that the victims of communism monument “must not be built” where the Conservative government wants it, along Wellington Street near the Supreme Court of Canada.
NDP candidate Emilie Taman looks on as Libertarian Party of Canada candidate Coreen Corcoran speaks at the Ottawa-Vanier all-candidates debate in Ottawa on Tuesday.
Ottawa-Vanier, which includes Rockcliffe, among the city’s wealthiest communities, as well as parts of Vanier and Lowertown that are among the city’s poorer communities, is a longtime Liberal riding that is seeing a spirited race.
Bélanger has represented the riding for two decades. Members of the NDP say they are optimistic their candidate, Taman, has a good chance of winning the riding for the party. The former federal prosecutor was forced to quit her job in order to run for Parliament, something she is fighting in court. Her own experience seemed to resonate with the crowd.
“It has become a lot harder to be a public servant these days,” she said. “The Harper government has created toxic work environments that follow many people home.”
Liberal Party of Canada candidate Mauril Belanger speaks at the Ottawa-Vanier all-candidates debate.
Bélanger said he has worked on linguistic duality and with immigrants, “but this election is about more than my record. It is about values, it is about priorities, it is about whether Canadians want to continue with the Harper government or if Canadians are ready for change.”
Taman noted that Ottawa-Vanier is a riding in which “ you can choose the best candidate without fear of giving a boost to Mr. Harper. Despite what others may want you to believe, the NDP has the best chance to win back the country from Harper’s destructive reign.”
Green Party of Canada candidate Nira Dookeran speaks at the Ottawa-Vanier all-candidates debate.
A member of the audience who worked with the Senate criticized the NDP’s vow to abolish the upper chamber. “I have seen some useful work come out of the Senate. I do see that value, so we will just have to see how things unfold,” said Taman.
Bélanger said the Liberal party’s infrastructure funding plan could support a tunnel from Lowertown to Quebec, if it proves to be feasible.
Members of the public line listen at the Ottawa-Vanier all-candidates debate.
The Green party’s Dookeran, a political rookie who described herself as an “ordinary, engaged citizen” received a round of applause when she noted the Green party would return the country to parliamentary democracy “where the prime minister is the first minister among equals and not the whole government until himself.”
Ottawa area Conservative candidates have missed a number of public meetings during the campaign, including a meeting with Mayor Jim Watson.
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