Chamber Forum To Be Held Tuesday Evening
It is an election tradition which goes back decades when the Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce holds its federal candidates forum.
The forum will be held this Tuesday October 15th at 7 pm at the Cosmo Senior Citizens Centre located at 235 3rd Avenue NE.
To help out voters with their questions Nick Murray and Robert Thomas conducted interviews with all of the five candidates running in the Moose Jaw - Lake Centre - Lanigan riding asking about who they are, their life, their background, why they are running and some tougher questions.
We encourage our readers to not only read these profiles but also read other sources, attend the forum, ask questions then make up your own mind and when you vote cast an informed ballot.
We would like to thank all of the candidates for their participation in this project.
Click on the links below the candidate's photograph for the profile story. They are listed in the order received.
Chey Craik (r) - supplied photo
Talon Regent - supplied photo
Gillian Walker - supplied photo
Tom Lukiwski - supplied photo
Cecilia Melanson (l) - supplied photo
Cecilia Melanson - Liberal Party of Canada
As per an earlier story the format of the debate is as follows:
The forum will consist of an initial five minutes where candidates have the opportunity to introduce themselves and tell people why they are running to represent the residents of Moose Jaw - Lake Centre - Lanigan in the House of Commons.
The order in which candidates will speak will be determined by a draw just prior to the event.
Following the candidate's five minute introductory remarks there will be questions where each candidate is afforded a two minute opportunity to respond.
The Chamber will also be providing each candidate with three questions prior to the forum so as “to allow them to prepare and provided well informed responses,” Clark said.
Although the three questions are still being formulated they will be questions of local issues and interest, Clark said.
“They will be questions on issues important to the City of Moose Jaw and the riding overall,” Clark said.
For those in attendance there will be the opportunity to also submit questions and have the Forum's moderator ask them on your behalf.
The Forum is scheduled for 90 minutes in duration but there is the possibility it may run longer.
“If it's an engaged discussion and people are being respectful we will continue longer,” Clark said.
During their speeches and answers all candidates will have a bell rung 30 seconds before their allotted speaking time us up.
Following the questions and answers portion of the Forum all candidates will have three minutes to give their closing remarks. The speaking order for the closing remarks will be in reverse order of the opening remarks.
Four out of the five local candidates have confirmed their attendance - Chey Craik for the People's Party of Canada, Talon Regent for the NDP, Cecilia Melanson for the Liberals and Tom Lukiwski for the Conservative Party.
The Green Party of Canada's candidate Gillian Walker has indicated they are unable to attend.
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