The Liberal candidate in the upcoming federal election in Huron Bruce says the election is long overdue.
Charlie Bagnato opened his Port Elgin campaign office on Monday morning with a handful of party faithful on hand for the event.
Bagnato says the Harper government is the longest serving minority government ever in Canada but hasn’t accomplished very much.
He refers to a former Lester Pearson Liberal minority government that brought in Canada’s new flag and a pension plan for the country in less than 2-years at the helm.
Bagnato says he’s received very little flak about another election being foisted upon Canadians.
Meanwhile, he’s ready to run on leader Michael Ignatieff’s plan to help families deal with the rising costs of basic necessities.
He says the Harper government is more interested in corporate tax cuts and new fighter jets.
The former mayor of Brockton also said he’s excited about the agricultural policy of the Liberals.
He says a risk management plan will be instituted by the Liberals “from the farm up, not from Ottawa down.”
Bagnato says his party’s food policy will level the playing field for Canadians competing against other farmers around the world.
Bagnato had been mayor of Brockton since 2003 and decided in 2010 to give federal politics a go.
He is running against, incumbent Conservative Ben Lobb; the NDP’s Grant Robertson, Green Party candidate Eric Shelley and Independent candidate Dennis Valenta.
