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‘It’s fantastic to see’: Rural Alberta riding in spotlight ahead of August byelection
BATTLE RIVER-CROWFOOT, ALBERTA, JUL 24 – Pierre Poilievre seeks to regain a seat after losing in Ottawa, facing local criticism and multiple challengers in a historically Conservative rural Alberta riding.
- On Aug. 18, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre will contest the Battle River-Crowfoot riding, which spans eastern Alberta from Edmonton to Calgary.
- Last month, the writ was dropped when Damien Kurek stepped aside to allow Pierre Poilievre to run, after Kurek’s April resignation in Carleton.
- Sarah Spanier said she halted door-knocking after receiving death threats, prompting RCMP notices while over 130 candidates registered by the Longest Ballot Committee.
- All seats for the candidate forum are booked with 10 candidates signed up, and Jennifer Fossen said it’s “fantastic to see the voter engagement and just the interest in the democratic process.”
- On July 24, phones at Jennifer Fossen’s office rang with debate inquiries, as Lisa Young notes vocal independents tap into sentiment for locally rooted representation.
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'It's fantastic to see': Rural Alberta riding in spotlight ahead of August byelection
The upcoming federal byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot has Jennifer Fossen in unknown territory.Fossen is the president of the Camrose & District Chamber of Commerce. In the April federal election, it held a candidate forum. Only one nominee showed up to speak to a half empty room.
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