NDP, Progressive Conservatives have provincial candidates for Niagara Falls; Liberal candidate to be announced soon – NiagaraFallsReview.ca

Posted: November 27, 2021 at 5:09 am

Two of the three main political parties in the Niagara Falls riding now have their candidates set for the 2022 provincial election, while the other is closing in on selecting who will represent them in the June 2 vote.

On Thursday night, New Democrats chose incumbent MPP Wayne Gates to wave the orange banner. He has represented Niagara Falls, Fort Erie, and Niagara-on-the-Lake at Queens Park since 2014. Gates currently serves as the NDPs critic for Workplace Health and Safety, Training, Trades and Apprenticeships, and Auto Strategy.

Gates nominators included Burdett Sisler, a 106-year-old Second World War veteran living in Fort Erie.

Im very proud to represent the people of Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Fort Erie at Queens Park, and Im grateful for the trust families in the riding have placed in me, said Gates.

Niagara has seen some tough times over the past two years, and as we move forward and recover, well need to tackle the big challenges like affordability, getting our hospital built, and fixing long-term care so our parents and grandparents get the care they deserve. Under the tireless leadership of (Leader) Andrea Horwath, the NDP can form government in 2022 and invest in making Niagara an even better place to live.

Gates first won his seat in 2014 in a byelection after Liberal Kim Craitor resigned before the end of his term. In the byelection, Gates defeated Progressive Conservative runner-up Bart Maves by 1,025 votes. In the general election in June four months later, Gates defeated Maves again by almost 7,500 votes. Gates won the seat for the third time in 2018, defeating Tory candidate Chuck McShane by more than 9,000 votes.

Gates is a former Niagara Falls city councillor and served as a local union president for more than a decade.

Horwath said from the union hall to Queens Park, Gates has always fought to make the lives of working people better.

Wayne has been fighting, throughout the pandemic, to make sure the voices of workers, families and small businesses in Niagara Falls were heard loud and clear, she said.

In 2022, were going to work together to make life better for Niagara families. That means fixing our broken health and long-term care system, investing in public education, and making homes and the cost of living in Niagara more affordable.

In March, the Progressive Conservatives chose Niagara Falls regional Coun. Bob Gale as their candidate.

Gale is serving his second term on regional council. A businessperson, he also served as a Niagara Parks commissioner, when he came to political prominence during a battle to modernize some of the commissions procurement and board policies.

Meanwhile, the Liberals are scheduled to select their candidate Dec. 11.

There are two candidates vying to become the partys representative former Niagara-on-the-Lake town councillor Terry Flynn, and Ashley Waters of Niagara Falls.

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