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Cable 14 will host a televised candidates’ debate for the upcoming Hamilton Centre byelection on Tuesday night.
The debate comes weeks after the province announced the byelection slated for March 16, which has 10 candidates vying for the provincial seat left vacant by Mayor Andrea Horwath.
Cable 14 invited all 10 candidates to participate in the debate, however, only the four main parties were invited to take part in the live debate.
The other six candidates were given the opportunity to record a three-minute statement, which will be played live during the debate.
For the four main parties, the format of the debate will allow each of them to give an opening statement and then they will take pre-recorded, streeter-style questions from voters. The candidates will then be able to ask each other questions.
Who is running?
Sarah Jama is running as the candidate for the Ontario New Democratic Party. Jama is co-founder and executive director of the Disability Justice Network of Ontario and has worked behind the scenes on other local political campaigns.
Deirdre Pike is the Ontario Liberal Party candidate. She is a Hamilton Spectator columnist as well as a justice advocate, community researcher, and training facilitator for the LGBTQ and Two-Spirit community.
Pete Wiesner is the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidate. Since 2019, the police sergeant has supervised a police crisis response unit for those facing severe mental-health and addiction issues.
Lucia Iannantuono is the Green Party of Ontario candidate. She has been heavily involved with several environmental groups, including local organization Hamilton 350, fighting climate change and urban sprawl.
The other candidates include:
- Peter House, Electoral Reform Party
- Matthew Lingard, independent candidate
- Mark Snow, Libertarian
- John Turmel, independent candidate
- Lee Weiss Vassor, New Blue Party
- Nathalie Xian Yi Yan, independent candidate
The debate will begin live at 7 p.m. and is expected to wrap up at 8:30 p.m. To watch, visit cable14now.com/live-streams/.
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