Robert Coole introduced Tuesday as get together’s native candidate in upcoming provincial election
A longtime get together supporter will carry the Progressive Conservative Occasion banner regionally into subsequent month’s election. Robert Coole, president of the Guelph driving affiliation, was introduced Tuesday because the get together’s native candidate.
“I believe in what they stand for,” Coole mentioned of what impressed him to place his identify ahead for the nomination. “If I’m gonna believe in it, I’m going to have to do it at some point.”
Coole has been a member of the Guelph PC driving affiliation since 2012 and has served as its president since 2014. He’s additionally on the board regionally for the Conservative Occasion of Canada driving affiliation.
The semi-retired horse coach is a volunteer on the Guelph legion department govt board and acts as a liaison with town concerning growing plans for a veterans’ memorial crosswalk. Additional, he’s a member of the realm’s grant evaluation group for the Ontario Trillium Basis.
Coole mentioned there have been others who expressed an curiosity in operating for the PCs in Guelph, however he opted to place his identify ahead for vetting by provincial get together officers as properly.
In the long run, they selected him somewhat than host a nomination assembly with different potential candidates within the operating.
Requested what he thinks are probably the most urgent points within the driving, Coole recognized healthcare – “We need a second hospital.” – housing and dealing with the Metropolis of Guelph to extend the variety of industrial companies on the town.
“If you don’t have a seat at the table, you can’t get any of it done,” he mentioned, a seemingly veiled reference to electing an MPP who just isn’t a part of the get together that types a authorities.
By way of the timing of the snap election, Coole identified get together leaders have been campaigning for greater than a month at this level, they only weren’t allowed to place up indicators.
Additionally within the operating for Guelph’s seat at Queen’s Park are incumbent MPP Mike Schreiner, representing the Inexperienced Occasion of Ontario, and the NDP’s Cameron Spence.
