乌鸦传媒淚 hope to be calling you prime minister soon,乌鸦传媒� one Kelownian told Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer during his visit to Kelowna on Canada Day.
But Scheer wasn乌鸦传媒檛 just visiting to take in the fireworks. He was visiting to promote MP hopeful Tracy Gray.
乌鸦传媒淭here乌鸦传媒檚 a lot of frustrations with the local MP,乌鸦传媒� Scheer said about Kelowna-Lake Country MP Stephen Fuhr. 乌鸦传媒淭here乌鸦传媒檚 a real feeling that he sold people out.乌鸦传媒�
乌鸦传媒淗e does what Justin Trudeau tells him to do, not what the voters of Kelowna tell him to do.乌鸦传媒�
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乌鸦传媒淭hat乌鸦传媒檚 classic politics,乌鸦传媒� Fuhr responded. 乌鸦传媒淭he unemotional, non-partisan truth is we乌鸦传媒檝e had the best federal investment in the history of our community.乌鸦传媒�
The national caucus in 2017, pre-budget consultations and over $150 million in federal investment are all general accomplishments Fuhr recalled as examples that debunk Scheer乌鸦传媒檚 statement.
乌鸦传媒淲hat乌鸦传媒檚 he going to say? That I乌鸦传媒檓 doing a great job?乌鸦传媒�
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In 2017, during Bill Morneau乌鸦传媒檚 乌鸦传媒渁ttack on small businesses,乌鸦传媒� Scheer said Fuhr supported the tax hikes before the Liberals slackened up and brought new approaches to the legislature.
It would seem as though this was the main selling point for conservative MP candidate Tracy Gray, as both she and Scheer spoke up about the conservatives commitment to small businesses.
乌鸦传媒淭racy is going to reverse that,乌鸦传媒� Scheer said. 乌鸦传媒淭racy is going to be a strong voice for Kelowna and the people here and that乌鸦传媒檚 why we need her representing the riding.乌鸦传媒�
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乌鸦传媒淚 think one of the main reasons why I decided to run was because of some of the changes that were being imposed on small business,乌鸦传媒� Gray said.
Gray and Scheer both emphasized the importance of listening to the people, citing that 85 per cent of businesses in Kelowna are small- to medium-sized enterprises.
乌鸦传媒淎nybody with an internet connection and some critical analysis could pull up in about five seconds that I was pretty vocal about the initial tax changes,乌鸦传媒� Fuhr said, noting he was one of the few MPs that later opposed Morneau乌鸦传媒檚 proposed tax hike and pushed for amendments.
Fuhr has been quoted on multiple occasions about his 乌鸦传媒渘on-partisan乌鸦传媒� commitment to the Kelowna-Lake Country riding and its residents, rather than vouching for his Liberal successors.
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In the past few weeks, Fuhr, along with municipal and provincial partners have cut-the-ribbon on two water treatment plants, the Pelmewash Highway and broke ground on the Multi-Generational Activity Centre in Lake Country alone. All of which were largely funded by the federal government.
乌鸦传媒淚乌鸦传媒檓 quite proud of what the federal government has done for our riding and my ability to help facilitate that,乌鸦传媒� Fuhr said.
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