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Local News: AFRICAN CANADIAN CANDIDATES HOST FEDERAL ELECTION FORUM
Major parties field only four Black candidates in all of Ontario.
TORONTO (January 4, 2006)—As the GTA’s African Canadian community
continues the battle against gun violence and under-representation, the
region’s three Black candidates seek to increase the community’s
presence on Parliament Hill. Eager to encourage community
participation,
Rochelle Carnegie, Kevin Modeste and Dr. Sandra Romano Anthony will be
guests at the First Fridays networking session on Friday January 6,
2006
at 7 p.m. All are encouraged to attend the open session at Opal Dining
Lounge, located at 472 Queen Street West.
“There is a great deal at stake for our community and our youth in this
campaign,” said Dr. Romano Anthony, the NDP candidate in Toronto’s York
West Riding. “We’re calling on you to join us by getting active and
getting involved.”
Despite the problems of 2005 and the community’s widely recognized need
for increased political participation, the current campaign has been
marked by an actual decrease in Black candidates throughout the
province. In Ontario’s 106 ridings, the three major parties have
fielded
only four African Canadian candidates and all four are running with the
NDP.
“With all of the issues facing our community, it’s imperative that we
are difference-makers on all stages, including the House of Commons.”
said Carnegie, the NDP candidate in Toronto’s Willowdale riding.
“The struggles we faced in 2005 must be fought on multiple fronts,”
said
Modeste, running in Ajax-Pickering. “We can’t leave community
organizations to wage this battle alone. Let’s be sure that our voices
are clearly heard on January 23.”
Edwin Laryea, the other African Canadian candidate, is running in
Kitchener-Waterloo.
Posted on Thursday, January 05 @ 10:13:42 UTC by jcohen
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