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MacLaren to run for provincial PC re-nomination in Kanata-Carleton Jessica Cunha
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Carleton-Mississippi Mills MPP Jack MacLaren says he will run for his party’s nomination in the new riding of Kanata-Carleton. The Progressive Conservative incumbent – in what is currently the riding of Carleton-Mississippi Mills – began knocking on doors about two weeks ago, he said. The riding will be slightly reshaped before the next provincial election – scheduled for 2018 – and take on the name Kanata-Carleton. “We fully intend to carry on and compete in this nomination meeting and work our
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Olympics bound Dunrobin’s Cameron Smedley practices his technique in the canoe slalom in Ottawa last week as he prepares to leave for the summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil. He will be competing Aug. 7-8 in the preliminaries with the medal runs scheduled for Aug. 9 to 11. For more on Smedley’s preparations, see story on Page 25.
MPP no longer follows Dorion tweets
way to the election and win the election because I enjoy this job,” he said. “I would say we have a lot of trust and respect from a lot of constituents now who are encouraging me to carry on and to seek the nomination and run in the election in 2018 and they would like to have me continue as their MPP because they say they’re satisfied with the work that I do. They like me, they like having me as their representative. And I like being their representative.” Two other riding residents launched their campaigns for the provincial PC nomination in Kanata-Carleton on June 28. See SUPPORT Page 6
Progressive Conservative Carleton-Mississippi Mills MPP Jack MacLaren has distanced himself from the former constituency association director whose comments on Twitter have provoked criticism both inside and outside the party. MacLaren unfollowed J.P. Dorion early on July 14 after a story broke on the tweets. See RACIST Page 3
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