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A national battle plays out in the Tri-Cities Leaders’ visits show two local ridings are key for all parties Stefan Labbé slabbe@tricitynews.com
ings with different kinds of populations. So there’s something for all three of those major partners to work with,” political scientist Stewart Prest told The Tri-City News.
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A volunteer clears a planting bed at Finnie’s Garden last Saturday as part of an effort to revitalize a garden that was first used for therapy at Riverview Hospital in the 1950s. The Finnie’s Garden cleanup was hosted by BC Housing, which is in charge of the Riverview site. for more photos, go to tricitynews.com. Stefan Labbé/tHe tRI-CItY neWS
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With 33 days to go until the federal election, the Tri-Cities’ two ridings are increasingly shaping up to be key electoral battlegrounds, say experts. Pundits have cast the Lower Mainland — along with Quebec and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) — as swing regions that could help decide who will next govern the country. Like the GTA, the ridings of Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam and Port MoodyCoquitlam reflect a wider national struggle over suburban votes, where conservative sensibilities, progressive social policies and concerns for the environment all resonate with a mixed voter base. “It’s a diverse group of rid-
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In the 2015 federal election, Liberal MP Ron McKinnon won the Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam seat riding a “red wave” that carried the federal Liberals from two MPs across British Columbia to 17. Still, the margin was slim: Less than 1,800 votes separated McKinnon from his then Conservative rival. And while this time around McKinnon has the incumbent advantage, his riding is not a Liberal bastion of support guaranteed to help carry the party to victory in October. “This entire region is essentially a new hold for the Liberal Party,” said Press. “They’re going to have to work to secure [it].” see
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