VANCOUVER — Former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says her victory as an Independent candidate sends a message to Ottawa about the need for change in the country’s politics. Wilson-Raybould will be the only Independent in the House of Commons after she was ousted from the Liberal party over the SNC-Lavalin scandal. Wilson-Raybould said she’ll use her Vancouver Granville seat to fight for better climate change policy, electoral reform and “true reconciliation” with Indigenous Peoples. The federal campaign was plagued by divisive politics but Vancouver Granville voters have shown there’s a different way, she said. It worked.” But in Markham-Stouffville, the reality of running as an Independent proved a tougher hill to climb for Philpott.

Source: Huffington Post October 22, 2019 04:41 UTC