The 2019 federal election campaign officially kicked off Wednesday morning when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped the writ and triggered an election.
Trudeau asked Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament and begin Canada’s 43rd general election. Canadians will head to the polls Oct. 21.
In St. Albert, Conservative incumbent Michael Cooper is running for a second term. Cooper has been campaigning full-time through the summer and says he has already knocked on 10,000 doors in his riding of St. Albert-Edmonton.
“We're just going to keep on knocking on doors, getting feedback from constituents and conveying the message of why it's important that we see a change in government in Ottawa,” Cooper said.
Cooper said the feedback he has been getting on the doorsteps is positive so far and people in the riding are ready for that change.
Liberal Party candidate Greg Springate is running in the St. Albert-Edmonton riding and was acclaimed by the party over the weekend.
Chair of the local federal Liberal association for St. Albert-Edmonton Bob Russell said he believes the party has done well over the last four years in government.
Russell said although their candidate is starting a bit later than other people in the race, he thinks Springate would be a great choice for the community.
“I’m encouraged by having a good candidate. We need a good candidate who is articulate and prepared to learn, and he is.”
People's Party of Canada candidate Brigitte Cecelia is representing the newly formed party in the St. Albert-Edmonton riding and could not be reached by press time.
In Sturgeon River-Parkland, Conservative incumbent Dane Lloyd will be looking to earn his seat back after serving half a term. Lloyd won his seat during a byelection after interim leader Rona Ambrose stepped down. Ronald Brochu is running for the Liberal Party, Cass Romyn will be representing the Green Party, Ernest Chauvet is representing the Christian Heritage Party, Derek Thompson is running for the National Citizens Alliance and Tyler Beauchamp is representing the People's Party of Canada.
