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Campaign Trail Winding Down Federal By-Election this Monday
Pierre Poilievre stopped at Battle River Implements in Killam on Sunday evening, where he spoke to and met with around 130 people, including local farmer Mabel Thompson, who shared a laugh with him. LESLIE CHOLOWSKY PHOTO
Leslie Cholowsky Editor
Pierre Poilievre is hot on the campaign trail, stopping on Forestburg over the weekend and then in Killam on Sunday, Aug. 10, at Battle River Implements. There, he spoke to a crowd of around 130 people. Former Battle River-Crowfoot Member of Parliament Kevin Sorenson introduced Poilievre, and thanked everyone for coming on such short notice. “I want to thank you for being here today. Today is Aug. 10 and on Aug. 18 we have an election here. We have eight days left, to work hard, to stay focussed. Eight days to get people out and get
them to the polls.” He said Poilievre had been to Drumheller, Three Hills, Stettler, and Forestburg over the weekend. Sorenson noted that there were people from all over Flagstaff County and Viking, in attendance. He also thanked Terry Hamilton and the crew at Battle River Implements for allowing the use of the building for the event. “We’re going to work hard over the next eight days because there is a lot at stake. “Friends, the media are watching. Radio Canada is phoning, CBC is phoning. All of them are asking questions. What about the Longest Ballot? What
about Pierre Poilievre coming out to impact of a “hostile Liberal Prime MinBattle River-Crowfoot? He’s going to ister.” He talked about his journey into polianswer all those questions for you tics, and his desire to give people, tonight. “But it’s important that we focus on “More freedom, less government, to the next eight days, and the important leave more money in the hands of the part is getting people out to vote. It is people who earned it rather than the vital that we get people to the polling politicians who taxed it. “To unlock the immense potential of stations.” Poilievre took the podium to a big our resources that could make us the round of applause. He started with a richest people on planet Earth.” He talked about the close general elecshort biography, talking about growing tion, “We can’t give up, we 6can’t up in Calgary with his parents,We who will reopen Tuesday, Aug. at back were school teachers, who adopted him down, we have to keep moving for9 a.m. and our next edition ward.” He said that’s why he’s running and raised him. still Wedneday.riding. Aug. 7 the Battle River-Crowfoot He talked about the familywill losing his beinpublished Hewill says having the leader home due to Liberal energy policies, Ad deadlines bethat noon Tuesday, Aug. 6of the Continued on Page 30 and the impact on the economy, and the
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