Roughly 225 Parkdale-High Park residents turned out for the BWVRA candidates’ debate — the last candidates’ debate before the election. A question system using randomly-drawn tickets led to a wide variety of question topics ranging from free trade to the current economic crisis to Afghanistan to leadership qualities to GST on education.

Thanks to the many thoughtful and articulate questioners, to the four invited candidates (Conservative, Green, Liberal, NDP), who had the difficult task of conveying complex concepts during the brief 1 minute we allotted for their answers, and to the Christian Heritage Party candidate who deftly attempted to answer nearly all the evening’s questions in his one-minute closing statement.

Thanks as well to the many enthusiastic volunteers who helped us to distribute leaflets and publicize the meeting.

The full slate of candidates for Parkdale High Park is:

Andrew Borkowski (Christian Heritage Party of Canada)
Lorne Gershuny (Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada)
Gerard Kennedy (Liberal Party of Canada)
Peggy Nash (New Democratic Party)
Terry Parker (Marijuana Party)
Robert Rishchynski (Green Party of Canada)
Jilian Saweczko (Conservative Party of Canada)

See Elections Canada if you have any questions about the October 14 election.