Election

For whom will the bell toll in Peterborough-Kawartha?

By Charelle Evelyn October 17, 2019

In a riding where voters are deeply engaged in the political process, candidates avoid the low-hanging fruit and stay out of the mud as they grapple with who to send to the House of Commons.

Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a rally in Peterborough on Sept. 26, to boost local candidates Kim Rudd, Maryam Monsef, and Judi Forbes. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

PETERBOROUGH, ONT.—In a red coat and matching Doc Marten-style boots, Liberal MP Maryam Monsef jokingly implores a Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont., resident with an eye-catching wetlands view to adopt her if he and his wife ever want to rent out their beautiful red home.

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For whom will the bell toll in Peterborough-Kawartha?

In a riding where voters are deeply engaged in the political process, candidates avoid the low-hanging fruit and stay out of the mud as they grapple with who to send to the House of Commons.

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For whom will the bell toll in Peterborough-Kawartha?

In a riding where voters are deeply engaged in the political process, candidates avoid the low-hanging fruit and stay out of the mud as they grapple with who to send to the House of Commons.

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