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Last Thursday, myFM reported two Central Elgin residents had submitted nomination applications to represent the Conservative Party of Canada in the next federal election.
One of them, Tony Brooks advised us Friday that his nomination has not been accepted due to a membership technicality.
As of now, Anthony Shields joins Londoner Andrew Lawton in a bid to replace Elgin-Middlesex-London MP Karen Vecchio, who announced on myFM at the end of July she would not seek re-election.
Lawton contacted myFM over the weekend and his comments are below:
“It’s shameful and undemocratic that Tony Brooks isn’t being allowed to contest the Conservative nomination.
“All candidates should be given the opportunity to run.
“It’s clear the local nomination committee, which is stacked with old guard gatekeepers, is trying to tilt this contest for their preferred candidate.
“They oppose candidates who want to stand up for conservative values. During my interview, I was asked how I would protect Justin Trudeau’s dental and pharmacare programs. I was also asked for my plan to bring Hamas sympathizers into our party. This Red Tory cabal needs to be stopped.
“The local nomination committee should interview Mr. Brooks, and any other candidates that want to seek the nomination, and encourage the party to allow them to run.
“This nomination should be about who the members want representing them, not a backroom cabal trying to appoint Anthony Shields.”
