Dear candidate for Ottawa-Centre,
First, thank you for putting your name forward to represent the residents of Kitchissippi ward as our Member of Parliament. Federal election campaigns are an exciting time as we debate the big issues, but sometimes very local concerns get lost in the headlines. I’ve reached out to the residents of our ward asking what questions they’d like posed related specifically to our neighbourhoods, and, on their behalf, would be grateful if you could reply to the questions below by October 10 (by email, jeff.leiper@ottawa.ca). I’ll publish the replies that I’ve received verbatim (with light editing for obvious typos, etc.) at kitchissippiward.ca on October 11 at mid-day.
This is the first time to the best of my knowledge that the candidates for all four major parties in the election will be women. That's exciting, and I thank you again for putting your name forward. Thanks in advance for your replies.