{"id":118252,"date":"2022-09-26T15:33:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T19:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=118252"},"modified":"2022-09-26T16:38:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T20:38:15","slug":"green-party-of-quebec-brome-missisquoi-candidate-caitlin-moynan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/green-party-of-quebec-brome-missisquoi-candidate-caitlin-moynan\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Party of Quebec: Brome-Missisquoi candidate Caitlin Moynan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Quebec provincial election is on the horizon, with voting day taking place on Monday, Oct. 3.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the \u00c9lections Quebec website, there are ten candidates running in the Brome-Missisquoi region for this year\u2019s election.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The candidates are Isabelle Charest (Coalition avenir Qu\u00e9bec); Pierre Fontaine (D\u00e9mocratie directe); S\u00e9bastien Houle (Ind\u00e9pendant); Alexandre Legault (Qu\u00e9bec solidaire); Lynn Moore (Canadian Party of Qu\u00e9bec); Caitlin Moynan (Green Party); Guillaume Paquet (Parti qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois); St\u00e9phanie Pr\u00e9vost (Parti conservateur du Qu\u00e9bec); Tommy Quirion-Bouchard (Climat Qu\u00e9bec); and Claude Vadeboncoeur (Quebec Liberal Party).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the next week, CIDI 99.1 FM is sitting down with candidates who will speak about their political platforms and the issues they plan to address in the Brome-Missisquoi riding and at the provincial level.<\/p>\n

Caitlin Moynan about her run in this year\u2019s provincial election as she enters politics for the first time as candidate for the Green Party of Quebec (GPQ) in a recent interview with CIDI.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve worked in different organizations as a special care counsellor, like the Alzheimers Society of Montreal. I\u2019m currently working for Waterloo Elementary as a special education technician,\u201d said Moynan. \u201c(\u2026) The political platform I didn\u2019t see coming, but when presented the opportunity I thought why not since I have been working so hands on with so many different clientele.\u201d<\/p>\n

Working directly in the education system, Moynan said that education is an important area of focus of her platform, along with the environment and the health care system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d also like to focus on rights for people as well. Helping with the rape culture, women\u2019s rights, and even animal rights as well, so banning animal testing I think is super important,\u201d explained Moynan. \u201cI mean, economy can be improved as well. I feel like since COVID we\u2019ve seen where we can improve in terms of the economy; raising minimum wage and helping people in the workplace have more work-life balance.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Brome-Missiquoi specifically, Moynan said making changes in the workplace and the way we go about educating children is a priority for her.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like a lot of people aren\u2019t applying for certain jobs because they know the environment could be improved and have that better-work life balance,\u201d emphasized Moynan. \u201cAs well, educating our children simple life skills that we didn\u2019t necessarily learn about when we were kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also wants to take certain steps to better protect the environment, such as reducing the use of plastics and taxing large corporations that she says have contributed to the environment\u2019s deterioration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Green Party is lucky because we do have a lot of scientists we work with and people who do work in the environment. Just contacting them to go over what we should focus on, what could be improved on from that standpoint, I would definitely reach out to them for more support on that,\u201d noted Moynan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Addressing Quebec\u2019s controversial language law Bill 96, Moynan mentioned that the GPQ does not stand for it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe would be fighting against that and making sure that the bill does not go through. Yes we are bilingual, yes we do support all languages, but we feel like the bill more discriminates against languages,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Going into this year\u2019s election, Moynan said she hopes that voters will make the choice for themselves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing that I hear most often is \u2018I\u2019m just going to vote for the party I feel like is going to get the most votes\u2019 and not necessarily for the party they feel aligns with their values,\u201d she said. \u201c(\u2026) I always encourage people to go out and vote and not necessarily for the person they feel will get the most votes, but for the party they actually think will have the most positive impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

Listen to the full interview below:<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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