PERTH-WELLINGTON – It appears there will be at least six candidates vying to become the next MP of Perth-Wellington.
On Aug. 28 Irma DeVries of Minto announced she has been chosen as the Christian Heritage Party candidate for Wellington County’s northern riding, which includes Minto, Mapleton and Wellington North.
IRMA DEVRIES
DeVries, who has run in past federal and provincial elections, will face the following candidates in the Oct. 21 federal election: Geoff Krauter of the NDP, Rory A. Tekanoff of the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) (Tekanoff has replaced Ken Metzger who withdrew his candidacy after the initial nomination), Pirie Mitchell of the Liberal Party, incumbent Conservative John Nater and Collan Simmons of the Green Party.
DeVries, 60, has been married to her husband John for 41 years and is a proud mother and grandmother. She said she wants to offer residents “a credible alternative to mainstream politics.”
In a press release she stated four years researching government policy and court cases, means she offers “an articulate voice to property rights issues, government overreach and the freedom of religion.”
Noting the Christian Heritage Party’s election theme – “Life, Family, Freedom” – DeVries said she wants to “expose wrongdoing by de facto government agents and bring forth de jure government based on the contract Queen Elisabeth entered into with her oath of office and by sworn allegiance to the God of the Bible.”
She stated, “As secularism has taken root in our society, we have seen increasing limitations on our historic freedoms and equalities.”
DeVries implores voters to “consider the moral decay of our society and choose to support a principled party, whose morals and standards don’t change with the winds of political will.”
For more information visit www.chp.ca, call 1-888-VOTE CHP, call DeVries at 519-492-0910 or email chppw@xplornet.com.
The Perth-Wellington PPC Association acclaimed Rory A. Tekanoff as the Official People’s Party of Canada candidate in the riding on Aug. 26.
RORY A.TEKANOFF
Born and raised in a rural farming community in Saskatchewan, a PPC press release states Tekanoff has built an International reputation as a medical entrepreneur, specializing as a medical education consultant with 30 years of experience in pharmaceuticals, medicine and physician training.
“He developed his expertise through working as an executive for some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world and utilizing his medical knowledge and training at Harvard University to build two major continuing medical educational consulting firms in Canada,” the release states. The release indicates Tekanoff has more recently invested and built pharmacies and medical clinics in rural Ontario, “bringing much needed services to those Ontarioans who live in areas where access to medical care is limited.”
