[1682 Election] Parliamentary Campaign Thread

[Soraya Hoseini]

Robert Beaumont speaks with reporters after a leak from an ANA fundraiser surfaced today.
 

I’ve never said I’m a perfect person, nor pretended to be someone that I’m not. I’ve said and done things I regret, but the words released today on this are taken out of context. Completely out of context. These comments were made in a private conversation with other people in a private event. Anyone who knows me understands that it was a joke, said to lighten the conversation on an issue that is very much hurting my family.

I have said foolish things and made mistakes. But you know who you should all be focused on? How the Prime Minister has been phoning it in by releasing a platform that is practically identical to the last election platform. How the leader of the Democratic Socialist Party worked closely with folks to shut down our ports and hurt our economy. That's where you should be directing your attention, members of the media.

This campaign should be focused on issues. Issues. Things that impact people. My opponents have not been asked a single question by you on any of their issues. You have the staff of the Prime Minister partying like rock stars and not paying their bills. You have a political party working actively to cause a strike that could paralyze our country.