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Vote 2015 – Central Nova
Central Nova was left wide open earlier this year when former cabinet minister Peter MacKay announced he would not run for re-election. MacKay, and his father before him, held versions of this riding since 1971 -- with a Liberal interruption in 1993. Ottawa-based Fred DeLorey, former director of policy operations for the CPC, is carrying the Conservative banner, but is seen as a parachute candidate, despite his roots in the riding. The Liberal candidate is Sean Fraser, a lawyer raised in the riding, who is giving DeLorey a good run. The NDP have put up Ross Landry, former provincial justice minister. Green candidate David Hachey, a sheep dairy farmer, is an anomaly – a former Wall Street economist. Keeping things interesting is an independent candidate. Known as the Ballot Box Bandit, Alexander Mackenzie has stolen and destroyed ballot boxes in four elections in protest of a government settlement over pulp mill effluents – he’s been in jail, he’s done community service and now he’s on the ballot. Join CPAC’s Bill Kendrick in Central Nova.