Reimer in the running for Kildonan-St. Paul

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David Reimer is taking another run at federal politics, hoping to win the Kildonan-St.Paul seat for the Christian Heritage Party.

While Reimer’s campaign has only been up and running for a couple weeks, he and his team have been out knocking on doors.

“The reality is, there are a lot of people dissatisfied with the present government and a lot of people who are cynical,” he said.

Reimer believes that the Christian Heritage Party offers an alternative to the major parties when it comes to many issues, especially for people “are concerned about the sanctity of life.”

“Even though Conservative party allows pro-Life candidates to run for them, the Prime Minister shuts them down and he is not open to a debate on it,” Reimer said.

“We are not a single-issue party, but we all begin, things begin with life,” Reimer added. “The reality is that is a major distinction between parties.”

Proportional representation, a strong national defence and economic stability are key priorities of the Christian Heritage Party, according to Reimer.

“We believe it’s a crime to saddle future generations of Canadians with the debt that we are incurring,” he said. “I’ve got grandchildren, and I want to leave it a better place for them than it is today. That’s a main motivation of mine.”

“Our party believes in the supremacy of God, the God of the Bible,” Reimer continued. “Our party is called Christian Heritage party, because our nation, when it was founded, was Christian. We’re not trying to evangelize the nation, but to provide framework and freedoms for people of all faiths to meet peacefully and worship freely.”

Reimer, a Steinbach-based pastor, has tried his hand at securing a seat in the House of Commons for the Christian Heritage Party before.

“This is my second time running in Kildonan-St. Paul,” Reimer said.

A Christian Heritage Party member since 1987, Reimer ran in the 1997 federal election in the riding of Winnipeg North – St. Paul. He received 442 votes.

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Reimer has been a federal candidate in Portage-Lisgar (2004, 2006) and Provencher (2008, 2011). He first ran for federal office in 1988, when he was living in Wetaskiwin, Alta., winning 7.7 per cent of the votes in the riding.

Reimer, who has served previously as president of the Steinbach Chamber of Commerce and vice-president of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce, lives in Steinbach, Man., with his wife Katharine.

He said his connections to Kildonan-St. Paul run deep.

“My wife and I first lived in North Kildonan,” he said. “I lived on Edison Avenue, so I do have a history and an affinity with the area.”

Also running in Kildonan-St. Paul are MaryAnn Mihychuk (Lib), Jim Bell (Con) and Suzanne Hrynyk (NDP).