Liberal Terry Duguid running in Winnipeg South

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Terry Duguid is banking on his experience in public office and record on sustainable development to wrestle Winnipeg South from Conservative representation.

Duguid, director of the Northern Sustainable Prosperity Initiative at the University of Winnipeg’s Richardson College for the Environment and owner of Sustainable Developments International, is running for Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party of Canada in Winnipeg South.

The former city councillor for the Miles MacDonell (1989-1992) and North Kildonan (1992-1995) wards has been a resident of Whyte Ridge for over six years, and said during his time in the constituency local issues have not been addressed.  

“I am a lifelong Winnipegger, I love our city and I’ve stood up for our city for the last 25 years, and I am really concerned that we’re not realizing our potential under the Harper government,” Duguid told The Sou’wester.

“I hear repeatedly from residents that they don’t feel they’re being represented well. They don’t feel their voices are heard in Ottawa and they don’t feel that local MPs are standing up for their priorities,” he said.

The riding of Winnipeg South has been represented by Conservative MP Rod Bruinooge since 2006 when he defeated Liberal incumbent Reg Alcock by just 111 votes. Duguid previously ran unsuccessfully against Bruinooge in 2011, earning 32.7 per cent of the vote. Bruinooge announced in January that he would not be seeking re-election. The Conservative candidate in Winnipeg South is Gordon Giesbrecht. Other candidates have yet to be declared.

During Duguid’s terms at city hall he helped enhance seniors’ programming in local community centres and spearheaded the blue box recycling program. Community investment and environmental responsibility will characterize his time in Parliament if elected, Duguid said.

“My belief is that we have to have a steady continual investment in infrastructure or you get the problems that we’ve been having in Winnipeg,” he said.

On the subject of Canada’s resources Duguid said a healthy economy and sustainable development go hand in hand. He is in favour of developing the oil sands and using pipelines to transport the product to market, but also champions lowering Canada’s carbon footprint and switching to renewable energy.

“These are resources that are going to run out, we have to use them responsibly, sparingly. Also we know that we have to, in the medium to long term, move away from fossil fuels,” Duguid said.

He also advocates for working with the community, a thorough environmental review, and getting permission from local stakeholders before moving forward with resource development, including in Winnipeg South where TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline will pass through.

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“There are concerns raised by community members in Winnipeg South and I share the same concerns. I want to see the results of a full and fair environmental review. So under our watch we will strengthen those environmental review provisions so that any potential impacts are looked at carefully,” said Duguid.

Duguid maintains the Liberal party’s stance on marijuana legalization, Bill C-51, and women’s right to choose abortion, but adds that his collaborative approach to leadership in the public and private sector will mean better representation for Winnipeg South.

“Society works best when we work together and there’s been too much them versus us.”

The federal election is on Oct. 19.

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