Liberal vote gives Medicine Hat voice in Ottawa, candidate says

Rooke said the modern Conservative Party is divisive and more akin to the Republicans in the United States as they do more complaining than proposing alternative ideas.

“They want some action from their member of parliament and they won’t be able to do that unless it’s from the party in power,” he said.

While Canada388 poll aggregator is projecting a strong Liberal majority nationally, it identifies the Medicine Hat riding as “safe” for the Conservatives.

Incumbent MP Glen Motz has won the riding with over 60 per cent support three elections in a row since 2016.

To trigger the massive historical voting shift that would be required to win the riding, Rooke plans to mix door-to-door outreach with visiting smaller communities.

“I know it’s a tough territory out there but I don’t think any other candidate has ever gone out there and talked to the farmer in the field, so to speak,” Rooke said.

Conservative officials describe Liberal leader Mark Carney as essentially another Trudeau who will continue what they see as harmful economic policy and anti-Alberta sentiment.

Rooke insisted Carney is an improvement, a “world-class statesman” who can negotiate with other world leaders in a way that Conservative leader Pierrie Poilievre won’t be able to.

“Mr. Carney has the experience. Mr. Poilievre does not,” said Rooke.

Rooke also brought up the support the “Freedom Convoy” received from Conservative politicians in 2022.

“Mr. Poilievre went out and shook hands, so did Mr. Motz. They shook hands with the protestors, despite the fact that they were breaking the law in a lot of cases,” he said.

Earlier this week, “Freedom Convoy” organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were found guilty of mischief for their roles in the 2022 mass protest in Ottawa.

Lich and Barber were also found not guilty of obstructing police and counselling someone to obstruct police.

Both were arrested without incident ahead of a mass police enforcement operation that began on Feb. 18, 2022, to end the protest entirely.

Election day is on April 28.

by Eli J. Ridder

Liberal vote gives Medicine Hat voice in Ottawa, candidate says

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