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Vote 2015 – Calgary Centre
CPAC's Ed Watson examines Calgary Centre, a riding that has experienced significant economic and political disruptions in the past year. In May, the provincial Progressive Conservatives were turfed out after 43 years in power while the price of oil fell by nearly 60 per cent over six months. Both of these events have created a certain degree of anxiety among Conservative candidates including Calgary Centre's Joan Crockatt. A former journalist with the Calgary Herald, Crockatt was first elected to the riding in a by-election in 2012 with a margin of victory of only 1,100 votes. Kent Hehr, the Liberal candidate and former Liberal MLA, believes the time is ripe for a Liberal win. The riding has never voted for someone other than Conservative, Progressive Conservative or Reform since it was created in 1968. The nominated candidate for the NDP is Jillian Ratti ,a family doctor, and Thana Boonlert, a Quebec-born engineer who is fluent in English, French and Thai, is the Green candidate.