An all-candidates meeting is being held on Friday, April 26, 2024 in Dresden for the Lambton-Kent-Middlesex by-election.
Organized by “concerned citizens of North Kent”, the meeting will be held at The Old Czech Hall, located at 116 St. John St. E., with a question and answer period starting at 7 p.m.
“Come and familiarize yourself with your Lambton-Kent-Middlesex candidates and their platforms before you vote for your new MPP on May 2 (or advanced polls),” organizers say.
The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for the event.
Complimentary coffee and refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome to attend.
People are being asked to submit their questions by April 25, 2024 by emailing L.il.jub@hotmail.com.
The following candidates are listed on the ballot for the by-election:
– Keith Benn – New Blue Party
– Cathy Burghardt-Jesson – Ontario Liberal Party
– Stephen R. Campbell – None of the Above Direct Democracy Party
– Steve Pinsonneault – PC Party of Ontario
– Kathryn Shailer – Ontario NDP/NPD
– Andraena Tilgner – Green Party of Ontario (GPO)
– Hilda Walton – Family Rights
– Cynthia Workman – Ontario Party
The by-election was sparked after MPP Monte McNaughton, who was also the Minister of Labour in Ontario, announced his resignation back in September.
“It is always difficult to know the right time to leave politics,” McNaughton said in a statement issued on Friday morning, September 22, 2023.
“It has been the honour of a lifetime to serve the people of Ontario as Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development for more than four years. I want to express my deepest gratitude to the people of Lambton-Kent-Middlesex. It has been a privilege to have represented you since 2011.”
A writ was issued on April 3, 2024 for the by-election.
Voting day will be May 2, 2024.
More details can be found, here.
