| Young Blood: The freshest candidates on the campaign trail
We asked the youngest candidate running for each of the major federal parties
the same 8 questions. Given the apathetic attitude that has been attributed
to most youth, we wanted to know why they were moved to become active in
politics and how they got started. To read the answers from the candidates
who replied, click on the links.
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| Vahid Fortin-Vidah |
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Conservative - Vahid Fortin-Vidah
Age: 22
Riding: Matapedia-Matane, QC
In Brief: Vahid Fortin-Vidah has been actively involved
in student unions and human rights groups for 10 years. He was an organizer
with the Concordia University Student Union. Most recently, he has been
working as a freelancer for a the Journal L'Avant-Poste in Amqui, QC and
is the CEO of his own multimedia start-up, according to a Conservative
Party of Canada press release. He graduated from Champlain St-Lambert
College in 2000 and completed a certificate in public relations at Concordia
University in 2003.
Vahid's Q&A
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Max Silverman |
NDP - Max Silverman
Age: 18
Riding: Eglinton-Lawrence, ON
Brief Bio: Max Silverman has been involved in 6 political
campaigns, starting when he was 9 years old. He has been active in the
Toronto Coalition to Stop the War, the Coalition for a Just Peace in Israel
and Palestine, Ontario New Democratic Youth and other organizations. He
has just completed his final year of high school at Northern Secondary
school.
Max's Q&A
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| Mari-Lou Moisan-Domm |
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Green - Mari-Lou Moisan-Domm
Age: 18
Riding: Charlesbourg, QC
In Brief: Mari-Lou Moisan-Domm is keeping a close eye
on another riding in Quebec. Her grandmother, Jeannine T. Desharnais is
running in the riding Beauport, Quebec. At the age of 74, she has also
chosen to represent the Green Party in this year's federal election.
Mari-Lou's
Q&A »
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Marie-Eve Bilodeau |
Liberal - Marie-Eve Bilodeau
Age: 25
Riding: Saint-Maurice Champlain, QC
In Brief: Marie-Eve Bilodeau is an adviser by profession,
who has been involved with the Liberal Party for almost 10 years. She
is a graduate of Shawinigan College who has also studied at the University
of Ottawa. Most recently she was a legislative assistant and political
advisor to the Minister of Industry Canada for the Province of Quebec.
From 1999-2001 she was a political assitant to Senator Lucie Pepin. This
riding has been held by former Prime Minister Jean Chretien for the majority
of the last 40 years.
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| Micael Poirier |
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Bloc Quebecois - Micael Poirier
Age: 20
Riding: Laval-Les Isles, QC
In Brief: Micael Poirier is an interviewer/pollster with
Ipsos-Reid. He completed his degree and is currently studying at College
Montmorency in Laval, QC. He has been involved in politics at the provincial
level since 2002, when he was a youth counsellor on the Parti Quebecois
executive in the Fabre riding. He has been a member of the Bloq Quebecois'
youth wing, Forum jeunesse du Bloc Quebecois since 2002. He was also the
vice-president of the student Parti Quebecois club at College Montmorency
from 2002 to 2003. He ran unsuccessfully for the Parti Qubecois in the
riding of Nelligan in 2003.
Micael
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For more information about any of these ridings, check out Canada
Votes: Candidates
and Ridings.
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