Conservative MPP Ben Lobb continues to be no stranger to representing Huron-Bruce during Liberal reign.
The Liberals, led by leader Mark Carney, captured a minority government in the country’s 45th election.
Lobb has represented Huron-Bruce since 2008, when he ousted the Liberals from the seat they held for fifteen years prior.
This election win marks Lobb’s sixth mandate by the voters of Huron-Bruce.
With an ongoing trade war with the United States, Lobb says there is a lot of work to do.
“If you go back to the United States… Bush two… with BSE [bovine spongiform encephalopathy] and R-CALF, really being hard on our beef farmers,” Lobb tells Bayshore Broadcasting News.
“The U-S is our neighbour, our trading partner, but they’ve also been pretty rough on us.”
The Conservative Party of Canada saw high popularity in the Fall of 2024, ahead of Justin Trudeau’s resignation as Prime Minister.
Lobb acknowledges a shift in tone since Trudeau’s resignation, and the rising trade war with the U-S, prompted by President Donald Trump.
“If this election would have been in October, we probably would have won by 40 or 50 per cent. And we know that was largely people who dislike Justin Trudeau,” Lobb says.
“When Trump was inaugurated and carried on, that was another change again.”
When the riding of Huron-Bruce was called for Lobb, he first thanked those he historically recognizes first: volunteers.
“When you’re talking about the volunteers helping you… when 29 or 30 thousand people put their faith in you to represent them the best you can in Ottawa, it’s overwhelming,” Lobb says.
“The people in Huron-Bruce, they’re the best.”
