Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Nanaimo this morning to introduce the Liberal Candidate for the May 6th by-election.
Michelle Corfield from the Ucluelet First Nation is a former vice-president of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, and most recently chair of the Nanaimo Port Authority.
The announcement will be at 12:45 at the inner boat basin marina
Green Party leader Elizabeth May was in the mid-island region yesterday, helping Paul Manly campaign for the Nanaimo – Ladysmith seat.
The by-election was made necessary when NDP MP Sheila Malcolmson resigned to run in the provincial by-election in Nanaimo, which was caused by MLA Leanord Krog resigning after being elected Mayor of Nanaimo.
