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Originally Posted by EnvisionSaintJohn
Bernard Lord running for the Saint John-Kennebecasis would be truly weird, but politics is the art of the possible... so it could happen. 
Would be funny if it was Peter MacKay. I think if the CPC would have voted in MacKay as leader instead of O'Toole, they could have ended up beating the Trudeau Liberals in the last election.
It'll be interesting to see who it ends up being. An MP who isn't chronically online, like Wayne Long, would probably be a good thing for Saint John, as long as they actually take a keen interest in advocating for the riding. I question how much a parachute candidate can actually care about the riding, but at the same time, I've always been of the strong belief that outsiders have a much more a positive outlook on the Saint John region than the locals who were born and raised here.
I wonder if they will actually move to the City of Saint John, and not Rothesay or Quispamsis... choosing to live in the city would be a promising signal, imo. |
A parachute candidate who has been living in Toronto is definitely not moving to the area, they will rent a furnished apartment (probably from someone they know or would like to curry favour with) to simply maintain an address, hire some local staff for their constituency office, and then only show up here and there for large events or announcements.
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