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| Catherine Sloan has a shot at the Conservative nomination in St. Thomas, Ont. on Dec. 6, 2014. (Twitter) |
Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press
For voters in the area around St. Thomas, Ont., who might be weary of mean, nasty, personal campaigns that are short on substance, next year's federal election might just hold a pleasant surprise.
Municipal politician Lori Baldwin-Sands has been acclaimed as the Liberal candidate in Elgin-Middlesex-London. Her daughter, financial-sector worker Catherine Sloan, has a shot at the Conservative nomination coming up on Dec. 6.
Little chance here of the campaigns going negative. Mother and daughter say they are committed to fighting it out on the issues.
"People can learn from us, mother and daughter, that we are both strong, independent, we have our own voice, and we really focus on the issues themselves," said Baldwin-Sands.