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Justin Chatwin (born July 3, 1975) is a Canadian politician. He was a New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate in the 2008 federal election, for the Eglinton-Lawrence riding in Toronto, Ontario. He is currently an NDP candidate in the 2011 federal election for the Eglinton-Lawrence riding in Toronto.
Background
[edit]At the time of his run in the 2008 federal election, Chatwin was a University of Toronto student. Before this endeavor, he'd pursued a career as an actor. He'd also been involved in local activist politics [1].
2008 Election
[edit]In the 2008 federal election, Chatwin's campaign platform addressed Toronto's "$123-billion infrastructure deficit," "improving Canada's foreign credentials system" and the accessibility of higher levels of government to regular citizens [2][3]. In an interview with the Toronto Star, he elaborated on the then-current state of the foreign credentials system by saying it resulted in "foreign-trained doctors driving cabs while millions of Canadians go without the medical help they need" [4]. Local issues he'd championed included the Eglinton LRT (Light Rail Transit) proposal and the Lawrence-Allen Revitalization Project [5].
He placed third in the final poll results, behind Liberal incumbent Joe Volpe and Conservative Joe Oliver.
References
[edit]- ^ Bruser, David. "Eglinton-Lawrence: Volpe Heads for 7th Straight Win," Toronto Star, 15 October 2008, U5.
- ^ "GTA Votes 2008: Eglinton-Lawrence," Toronto Sun, 9 October 2008, E5
- ^ Bruser, David. "Eglinton-Lawrence (2006: Liberal Joe Volpe won by 11,147 votes)," Toronto Star, 9 October 2008, M5.
- ^ Bruser, David. "Eglinton-Lawrence (2006: Liberal Joe Volpe won by 11,147 votes)," Toronto Star, 9 October 2008, M5
- ^ "Canada Votes 2008: Land of the Liberal Stronghold," Village Post vol.18 issue 2, October 2008, 12
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