The Municipality of the District of Clare stretches along St. Marys Bay in southwestern Nova Scotia..
Local concerns over out-of-season lobster fishing are putting extra pressure on the Liberal candidate in Clare, N.S., to keep the riding from turning blue for the first time in three decades.Throughout the Nova Scotia election, the Progressive Conservatives have tried to capitalize on the unpopularity of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and dissatisfaction with the federal Liberal Party.
And that's a problem for Liberals in Clare, who are trying to keep a stronghold for the party from slipping from their grasp. That 2021 vote saw Liberal candidate Ronnie LeBlanc, a local fisherman and former municipal warden, win the seat by a mere 301 votes — a much smaller margin than the party had enjoyed in prior elections.
"Health care, housing and cost of living, and locally the lobster fishery is a big issue when I'm knocking doors," said LeBlanc. DFO, meanwhile, has pushed back against criticism from the commercial fishing sector that enforcement has been inadequate.PC candidate Ryan Robicheau shares some of LeBlanc's concerns.
"People are excited to see a new generation of representation here in our community," he said. "They see the progress that the PC government has done in the last three years and they want that growth in Clare, as well."He agreed with LeBlanc on two of the major issues in the riding: the cost of living and concerns about illegal fishing.
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