A Nanaimo woman is one of the first-ever candidates for the People91裸聊视频檚 Party of Canada.

PPC members in Nanaimo-Ladysmith chose Jennifer Clarke as the party91裸聊视频檚 potential byelection candidate at a meeting Saturday in the north end.

Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson was chosen to represent the PPC in Burnaby South as the party seeks to be prepared for 91裸聊视频渢he two upcoming B.C. byelections,91裸聊视频� according to its Facebook page.

Clarke said she thinks a byelection in Nanaimo-Ladysmith will happen 91裸聊视频渇airly shortly91裸聊视频� and said the People91裸聊视频檚 Party of Canada will have a strong presence in the campaign. She said PPC leader Maxime Bernier 91裸聊视频� who is expected to visit the riding as soon as this week 91裸聊视频� is an 91裸聊视频渁mazing91裸聊视频� speaker and person with a strong message and a lot of good leadership qualities.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e got people from all the parties realizing that they91裸聊视频檙e wanting something fresh and new, that has integrity, that is honest, that91裸聊视频檚 doing politics differently, that is listening to the people,91裸聊视频� she said.

Clarke ran for school trustee in the October local government election, falling about 2,300 votes short, and then tried in November for the .

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Clarke suggested she has a lot of freedom of speech to speak about the issues important to her built right into the party platform.

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Shannon Kewley, PPC provincial organizer who will manage the campaigns in both Burnaby South and Nanaimo-Ladysmith, said Clarke is a bright, knowledgeable candidate who already has community support.

Kewley said the People91裸聊视频檚 Party of Canada was able to set up 42 electoral district associations in nine weeks and said there are strong boards in place that are ready to go and are raising money.

91裸聊视频淚t is amazing. We91裸聊视频檝e got so many people coming to us from all parties 91裸聊视频� from the NDP, from the Liberals, from the Conservatives 91裸聊视频� because their leaders and their platforms, they have nothing to offer, and especially in British Columbia,91裸聊视频� Kewley said. 91裸聊视频淢axime is just resonating with British Columbians with his common-sense approach.91裸聊视频�

Clarke is holding a meet and greet today, Jan. 8, from 1:30-8 p.m. at Kiwanis Manor at 1201 Kiwanis Cres.

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