RIDING PROFILE: What you need to know about Nickel Belt

The Nickel Belt riding covers an area of 30,490 square kilometres andhas a population of 93,772, with 77,594 people on the elector's list.

Most of them live in Greater Sudbury or West Nipissing, but the riding also covers many smaller communities and First Nations.

According to Statistics Canada, 50.4 per cent of households in Nickel Belt are both French and English-speaking, higher than the provincial average of 11.2 per cent.

The riding is currently held by Liberal MP Marc Serr.

Who's running in Nickel Belt

Andrane Chnier, New Democratic Party

Andrane Chnier, who has a PhD in biomolecularscience,has worked for the Canadian Union of Public Employeesfor the past decade. The Hanmer residentalso volunteers with the Valley East Minor Hockey Association and the SPCA.

"I'm an occupational health and safety specialist, and I was working to help workers on the frontlines of the pandemic. And time and again, I saw decisions that were not made with the best interests of workers, that were not made with the best interests of Canadians, but that, in fact, seemed to benefit the very few while the rest of us were left with very real needs that were not being addressed."

Charles Humphrey, Conservative Party of Canada

Charles Humphreyworks as an advanced care paramedic in Greater Sudburyand a research assistant in pre-hospital medicine, with prior experience in post-secondary education and public policy research.

"Living in China, I saw the kind of government society we were facing and recognized the current trends in Canadian public policy towards China weren't really appropriate. Working as a paramedic in this community on the front lines of the pandemic, the opioid crisis, the mental health crisis, I saw that we weren't getting the kind of rapid results based approach to evolving crises that are really required to deal with public health emergencies. So like many Canadians, I had growing concerns about the competence and reliability of the current government."

Marc Serr, Liberal Party of Canada

Marc Serr was first elected to Parliament in 2015. His father, Gaetan Serr, represented the same riding from 1968 to 1972 under the Pierre Trudeau government. In Ottawa, he is the chair of CPAM, the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas.

"My focus remains on priorities set by you, by working with businesses, local community organizations, seniors, youth, legions, trade unions, international newcomers and mayors and councillors directly. My team and I were able to advocate for over $675 million, historic investments in Nickel Belt since my election in 2015. Whetherit's supporting a seniors club, connecting homes, businesses to broadband or upgrading public transit...those investments are not just dollars. They make a difference in the daily lives of residents."

Craig Gravelle, Green Party of Canada

Gravelle, who was raised in communities aroundSudbury and Mississauga,has been employed as a cook in Sudbury for threeyears. He is a guaranteed living incomeadvocate, a supporter of proportional representation, housing as a human right advocate.

David Hobbs, People's Party of Canada

Hobbs, who has lived in the north his entire life,has worked in the mining industry for 30 years. He strongly believes in "upholding our constitutional freedomsand rights."

"I entered into politics to represent fellow Canadians who have had our constitutional rights and freedoms negated at alarming rates. Whereas Canadians may freely express views without fear of discrimination or coercion based on informed consent, research and critical thinking. These promote debate and open conversation, which is the basis of a free and democratic society. COVID measures have been imposed under Section 1of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which states reasonable limits to our rights and freedoms can only be imposed if it has been demonstrated that they are justified in a free and democratic society. Such a demonstration has not been made for COVID 19 restrictions."

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