An iconic south Calgary riding that has sat vacant since January will soon have its federal seat filled as voters hit the advance polls in Calgary-Heritage.
The riding was previously held by former prime minister Stephen Harper and most recently Conservative Bob Benzen. The first-time MP, who was elected to represent the area in 2017, announced in October 2022 that he would resign and return to private life.
Majumdar is a former policy advisor to Harper and former Conservative foreign minister John Baird. He currently works with Harper’s international consulting firm.Eight candidates are now battling for votes including Shuvaloy Majumdar, a long-time Conservative staffer who won the party’s nomination in March.Representing the federal Liberal Parry as a candidate for Calgary-Heritage is Elliot Weinstein, the owner and president of The Beach YYC, an indoor beach recreation facility.
“Everyone is talking about health care, affordability, and a little bit about energy and I want to be able to bring representation from Calgary-Heritage directly to the federal government to talk about all those issues.”NDP candidate Gurmit Bhachu said he’s running in his home riding because he wants to create positive change in an area that he’s lived in for nearly 20 years.
“A lot of working-class families are struggling right now and we know that there's CEOs making record profits as they always do and income inequality has been one of the one of the things that I have really tried to advocate trying to fix.”“Post-secondary education should be part of public education. Why is that not in the public education system?”
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