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Vote 2015 – Eglinton–Lawrence
CPAC’s Jacqueline Milczarek visits the riding of Eglinton--Lawrence to examine key election issues and meet candidates. This wealthy north Toronto riding is unchanged by redistribution. Finance Minister Joe Oliver won here in 2011 with 46.8 per cent of the vote. Before that Eglinton-Lawrence had exclusively elected Liberals for more than three decades. Oliver faces a tough challenge from both the Liberals and the NDP. The Liberals are hoping to win this riding back with Marco Mendicino, a labour lawyer, who has been a Crown attorney for nearly a decade. He was part of the team that successfully prosecuted the Toronto 18 terrorist cell. Former Saskatchewan finance minister Andrew Thomson is running for the NDP. Some have dubbed the race here "the battle of the two finance ministers" although Liberals insist it’s a two-way race between Mendicino and Oliver. Also running is Rudy Solomonvici of the Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada, Ethan Buchman of the Libertarian party and Matthew Chisholm of the Green party.