\u201cThey don\u2019t often realize the impact of their vote,\u201d said Lapierre during a September 1 phone interview. <\/p>\n
During his door-to-door campaigning, Lapierre noted several people told him that they either didn\u2019t vote in the last election or did not plan to vote in this one. Some residents, he added, did not seem to realize how strong their vote could prove when the ballots are counted to select Glengarry-Prescott-Russell\u2019s representative in Parliament on September 20. <\/p>\n
Lapierre, a L\u2019Orignal resident since 1997, has a physics degree from the University of Ottawa, coaches youth soccer, baseball, and hockey and is a past-president for his local minor association. He decided to become the Green Party candidate for the riding because he believes that federal government policy needs to put more emphasis on immediate action on science-based solutions to deal with climate change and other environmental issues. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is important,\u201d he said, citing the current controversy about a proposed cement plant project near L\u2019Orignal as an example of an environmental issue that has community impact. <\/p>\n
Lapierre also expressed concern about the need for government policies that will help address social needs issues like subsidized housing and also support economic development to reduce the potential local impact of poverty. <\/p>\n
\u201cThese (problems) create emotional and psychological impacts,\u201d he said, \u201cthat spill over into other areas of the community.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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