{"id":22044,"date":"2022-05-11T18:52:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T18:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=22044"},"modified":"2026-02-17T21:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:54:43","slug":"new-ndp-candidate-researches-local-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tribune-express.ca\/en\/politique\/new-ndp-candidate-researches-local-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"New NDP candidate researches local issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;I\u2019ve been using a lot of my spare time to research the area and its issues,&#8221; said Alicia Eglin, during a Monday morning phone interview.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The 23-year-old Ottawa resident was confirmed May 3 as the NDP candidate for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell. She is from Ottawa\u2019s Centretown district and works in the hospitality industry.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;It comes down to the sheer amount of issues,&#8221; Eglin said, regarding why she decided to become an NDP candidate. &#8220;There are lots of issues that I care about.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Eglin criticized the Ford Progressive Conservative government for &#8220;mishandling&#8221; the provincial response to the pandemic over the past two years, including the impact on Ontario\u2019s health care system. For the GPR riding itself, Eglin noted that access to public transit, more affordable housing, and continued improvements to regional health care serves are key issues.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;A lot of the issues in the riding are similar to a lot of issues in other ridings,&#8221; she said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">During her research on the riding, Eglin noted two specific issues for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell are francophone language rights and also concerns over the planned cement plant project near L\u2019Orignal.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new NDP candidate for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell is doing a crash-course on local issues before the June 2 provincial election date.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":22134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politique"],"acf":[],"featured_media_global":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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