Published on September 29, 2014
David MacLeod was elected to be the Liberal candidate for the riding of Central Nova on Saturday.
David MacLeod
I served in the Canadian Forces for twenty-seven years, the candidate said. I am pleased to be able to continue to serve.
MacLeod is a 49-year old veteran, husband and father. In 1982, he enrolled in the military at the age of seventeen. He spent the first seventeen years in the infantry, and the last ten years of his career in military intelligence, before being discharged in 2010. He served in several missions including Cyprus, Bosnia and Kosovo. He played a key role in the NORAD closure and control of North American airspace during the 9/11 terror attacks. Between 2003 and 2007, he partook in operations in SW Asia and within Afghanistan.
A member of the Conservative Party at the time, he became disenchanted with the right wing direction the party had moved and switched to the Liberal Party in June of this year.
I still believe in being fiscally responsible, said the candidate, but am convinced that the Harper Government lacks the vision that Canada needs to be successful.
According to Employment and Social Development Canada, the unemployment rate in Eastern Nova Scotia is 15.5%. With high unemployment, young people are moving out west to find work. Those that remain are only getting older. To build strong, healthy communities, we need to create decent paying jobs right here in Nova Scotia, for people of every generation, said MacLeod.
MacLeod suggests that the ridings federal representative, Conservative MP Peter MacKay, is a part of the problem in moving to create a strong economy in rural Nova Scotia. Hes an absentee cabinet minister who spends more time in Ottawa than he does in New Glasgow, Pictou or Antigonish, said MacLeod.
Noting there are fewer ribbon cuttings to attend, the candidate said that to improve the local economy of Central Nova, government at all levels need to work together.
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