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The 2025 federal election has officially kicked off, with ballots on the North Shore filling up and lawn signs getting pounded in. Canadians go to the polls to elect a new government on April 28.
In North Vancouver-Capilano (formerly just known as North Vancouver), three-term Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson is seeking re-election. Challenging Wilkinson for the seat is Conservative Stephen Curran, the NDP’s Tammy Bentz, the Green Party’s Andrew Robinson and the People’s Party of Canada’s Seyed Ehsan Arjmand Boroujen. In 2021, the Liberals held the North Vancouver riding with 44.7 per cent of the vote, beating the Conservatives’ 29.4, the NDP’s 19.1 and the Greens’ 4.27. West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, one of the largest and most disparate ridings in the region, will see Liberal incumbent Patrick Weiler run for a third term, facing challenges from the Conservatives’ Keith Roy, the NDP’s Jäger Rosenberg, the Greens’ Lauren Greenlaw and the People Party’s Peyman Askari. This riding was the closest of the North Shore’s races in 2021, with Weiler finishing just 3.9 percentage points Continued on A20
GRANT WRITER Armed with a fresh stack of newspapers, West Vancouver author and radio personality Grant Lawrence relives the days of his first ever job as a North Shore News paperboy in the early 1980s. Lawrence is presenting a show at Kay Meek Arts Centre April 12. See Page 13 for the full story. NICK LABA / NSN