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A fundraiser was held in Chapeau on Sept. 30 by the Pontiac Federal Liberal Riding Association, featuring a special guest speaker. Malpeque, P.E.I. MP Wayne Easter, left, and Pontiac MP William Amos spoke at the event on everything from the ties between Canada and the U.S. to the roles of rural MPs.

Donald Teuma-Castelletti
CHAPEAU Sept. 30, 2017
The Pontiac Federal Liberal Riding Association held a fundraiser in Chapeau, featuring an MP from P.E.I. to Chapeau for a special meet and greet.
Held at the Ancienne Banque, the brunch welcomed around 40 guests to the Upper Pontiac, marking the first fundraiser in the area since the 2015 election.

“We wanted to make it special, so we asked [Malpeque MP Wayne Easter] to come,” said Pontiac MP William Amos.
Easter boasts an impressive resume, entering federal politics in 1993 when he was first elected MP for the Malpeque, P.E.I. riding. Holding onto that seat, he acted as Solicitor General in 2002-03, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food from 2004-06. Easter also served as critic for a number of positions from 2006 through to 2015.
Currently, Easter is Vice Chair for the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Association and the Chair of the Finance Committee.
“I think what makes him a special speaker for our riding is that he totally understands rural Canada,” said Amos. “His riding is all about lobster and clams.”
Easter spoke to the group about several topics, including Canada’s relationship with the U.S. and the role of rural MPs.
“He spoke about how important it is for rural MPs to always go to the small events, in all of the small towns,” said Amos.
Amos said it was an honour to have Easter join them in Chapeau, especially since it was a weekend event and that meant he gave up valuable time in his own riding back home. Amos admitted that he looks towards Easter as a mentor in rural ridings, and has learned many valuable lessons that he seeks to incorporate into his own work.
“These last two years, he and I have both sat on the Liberal rural caucus,” said Amos. “I’ve seen how he is absolutely brutally honest in a caucus setting, with no media present, he doesn’t beat around the bush. But you’ll never catch him like that in front of the media.”
People came from all over the Pontiac to attend the brunch, with some even coming from as far as Renfrew to meet Easter.

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