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All candidates meetings/debates in Ottawa

27 Tuesday May 2014

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With regret, we must announce that scheduling challenges prevent us from organizing an energy-themed all-candidates’ meeting in Nepean-Carleton riding (home to PC energy critic Lisa MacLeod).

Here are some all-candidates’ meetings scheduled for Ottawa:

May 29, 7-9pm, in Ottawa South at Hillcrest high school, 1900 Dauphin Rd
June 4, 7-9pm, Ottawa Vanier at Centre de services Guigues, 159 Murray St
June 5th, 7-9pm, in Ottawa West Nepean at F.J McDonald School, 2860                                          Ahearn Ave

However, Rogers TV is running several Ottawa-area riding debates…available to Rogers subscribers only.

Here are the TV debates scheduled:

May 27 Ottawa South 7 PM

May 28 Ottawa-Orleans 7 PM

May 28 Ottawa Centre 8 PM

May 29 Ottawa West-Nepean 8 PM

May 29 Nepean-Carleton 9 PM

May 29 Carleton-Mississippi Mills 10 PM

May 28 Ottawa-Vanier 9 PM

Information available at rogerstv.com

We do plan however to present statements on wind power from the candidates in Nepean-Carleton, where the only wind power project has been proposed for the Ottawa area.

Election goal: unseat Ontario’s Minister of Energy

06 Tuesday May 2014

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Ottawa West-Nepean candidates are familiar rivals

Bob Chiarelli faces off against Randall Denley and Alex Cullen

CBC News Posted: May 06, 2014 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: May 06, 2014 2:57 PM ET

NDP candidate Alex Cullen, left, and Progressive Conservative Randall Denley, right, are both familiar foes of current MPP and Liberal energy minister Bob Chiarelli, centre.

Residents in Ottawa West-Nepean could be forgiven for forgetting which election they were voting in when they cast their ballots on June 12, as three men equally known for their roles in municipal politics battle in the Ontario riding.

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Former mayor and current Liberal energy minister Bob Chiarelli again faces off against former Ottawa Citizen city hall columnist Randall Denley, the candidate for the Progressive Conservatives he beat in 2011. Joining them in the race this time is another familiar face from city hall: former Bay Ward councillor Alex Cullen, who is representing the New Democratic Party.

But all three candidates say their campaigns will be focused firmly on the issues today facing the province and the riding.

Chiarelli to campaign on budget

Chiarelli said he and his party will campaign on their recently released budget, which both the NDP and Progressive Conservatives said they would not support.

The budget called for the province to spend $130 billion over a 10-year period, another $11.4 billion on hospital expansion and laid out plans to establish an Ontario Retirement Pension Plan.

After NDP leader Andrea Horwath said she had lost confidence in the minority government of Kathleen Wynne and signalled she would not support the budget, Wynne went to Lt.-Gov. David Onley to dissolve the legislature, triggering the election.

Denley, who lost to Chiarelli by just over 1,000 votes in the 2011 election, said people he’s spoken with this weekend are most concerned about their high power bills.

“Of course I’m running against the energy minister, and people understand that and they’re not very happy with it,” said Denley.

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Read the full story here.