Ottawa Byelections

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by acottawa

Her CV only lists sitting on local public sector boards: no employment experience, no leadership experience. Sounds like someone with good political connections but not much else. Certainly compared to other local MPs (Mckenna, Leslie) she is not very impressive. We're clearly being asked to elect a career backbencher, and since Ottawa-Vanier MP is a lifetime appointment it will be decades before we see have the potential for a minister.

Even worse though, her website indicates almost no interest in local issues. The "priorities" section is just vague motherhood statements with no clickable links or further details. For a riding with big challenges (transit, crime, truckways) someone without a strong interest in issues will hurt the riding.

Mona Fortier founded, owned and ran her own consulting firm. I kinda knew her and rubbed shoulders with her in a previous life.