The Conservative party candidate in Timmins-James Bay in the September 20th federal election says he has seen firsthand, the social issues facing the riding.
Thirty-three-year-old Morgan Ellerton is a nurse who works with the Timmins and District Hospital and city police mobile crisis rapid response team. So he’s been exposed to the homelessness, mental health and drug problems.
He’s confident his party will form the government, and deal with those issues.
“Across the country, people are saying that it is time for that change,” he says. “Justin Trudeau decided to throw us into this rapid election and a lot of people are a little vindictive and looking forward to sort of proving him wrong.”
Married to another nurse and raising a four-year-old with her, the Englehart native says too many businesses are closing. He hopes to land a significant number of the one-million jobs Erin O’Toole is promising.
“I see the railroads. I see the waferboard mills, forestry collapse, a number of mining opportunities that are here that people are just knocking, saying ‘Hey, please get us some work.’ Absolutely, work for the entire riding is what our main goal is.”
My Timmins Now Dot Com has reached out to NDP incumbent Charlie Angus and Liberal candidate Steve Black for interviews. We’re still waiting to hear from them.
Here’s our complete interview with Morgan Ellerton:
