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Sam Routley, Western University Canada’s Liberals have, once again, risen from the dead. Their re-election with Mark Carney at the helm is a remarkable development in Canadian federal politics — the party not only managed to reverse the dire predictions of its demise but also, despite voters expressing a desire for change, retained its control […]
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Former radio host Andrew Lawton, 35, retained the riding of Elgin-St. Thomas-London South for the Conservatives in Monday night’s federal election following a campaign marked by some inter-party tension and loud protests. He spoke with LFP reporter Brian Williams about his first political victory.  Q. You campaigned unsuccessfully for Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives in the London […]
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In an election-night shocker, Conservative candidate Kurt Holman turned his low-profile first run for public office into a huge win by taking London-Fanshawe in Monday night’s federal election, ousting NDPer Lindsay Mathyssen. LFP reporter Jonathan Juha spoke with him in the afterglow of his victory. Let’s start from the beginning. Tell us a bit about […]
London Free Press
The Conservatives tightened their grip Monday on the 10-riding London region, snatching an urban riding in London to increase the party’s seat count to eight. Kurt Holman, who knocked off the NDP’s Lyndsay Mathyssen in London-Fanshawe, and Andrew Lawton, who took Elgin-St. Thomas-London South after a bruising campaign, are the new faces for the Conservatives […]