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Hamilton Spectator
01-05-2025
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Post-election victory, Baldinelli to focus on ‘issues that matter most to the people here'
Tony Baldinelli will serve as Member of Parliament for Niagara-on-the-Lake's riding once again. Taking a lead of just over 2,500 Liberal candidate Andrea Kaiser, Baldinelli was named winner of the Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake riding late Monday night, marking his third consecutive electoral victory. Speaking with reporters Monday evening at his election party at Delphi Banquet Hall in Niagara Falls, Baldinelli outlined several concerns, including the need to address the industrial carbon tax on the steel and aluminum industries to protect jobs, to revise the excise tax on duty-free products, and to eliminate the 2035 electric vehicle mandate. 'I worked (at General Motors) facility in St. Catharines for four summers — it put me through university,' he said. 'My job now is to ensure that we can keep that facility going,' he said. 'What (the Liberals) have tried to do is stoke fear in the community about what's going on in the United States instead of responding to the issues that matter most to the people here,' Baldinelli said. Throughout the campaign, Baldinelli pushed a platform focused on affordability, public safety, and economic development, he said. Being able to represent the people of NOTL and Niagara Falls is a 'tremendous honour,' Baldinelli said. 'I can be that voice and that advocate to bring forward their concerns to Ottawa,' he said. In an interview with The Lake Report during election night, Baldinelli said he gained unwavering support from voters by forming strong bonds with residents in his riding — and he plans to continue building these relationships. 'I tell constituents, 'I'm just like you,'' he said. 'I'm blessed that I'm able to represent the people of this riding.' The Lake Report spoke with some of Baldinelli's supporters during election night. They emphasized his personability and work ethic. 'Tony is the most hardworking person I know. He's our incumbent. He's the person for the job,' Sheila DeLuca said. Alana Hurov, founder of Jewish Niagara, cited his support of communities like her own. 'Tony is a great example of just how the Conservative Party gets behind the Jewish community and minority groups. That's a big reason why I'm here, supporting the campaign and the Conservative party,' Hurov said. Liberal candidate Andrea Kaiser told The Lake Report that while she may not be walking away with a win in her riding, she's still celebrating a federal victory with Mark Carney and the Liberal party's federal win. 'I am absolutely ecstatic,' she said. Kaiser looks forward to returning to her role of regional councillor, she said. The Lake Report reached out to Baldinelli for updated comment regarding his plans for the riding this term, but he was not available to chat before publication deadline. Baldinelli won the Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake riding with 29,774 votes, followed by Liberal Andrea Kaiser at 27,194 votes, NDP Shannon Mitchel with 2,335 votes, Celia Taylor with the Green Party at 518 votes, PPC candidate Dinah Althorpe with 481 votes, Daniel Shakhmundes with the Libertarian Party at 160 votes and Yawar Anwar with the Centrist Party at 128 votes. juliasacco@
Global News
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Global News
Canada election 2025: Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake
See more sharing options Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake is a federal riding located in Ontario. This is a newly created federal riding made up of parts of the riding formerly known as Niagara Falls. Voters will decide who will represent Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario during the upcoming Canadian election on April 28, 2025. Visit this page on election night for a complete breakdown of up to the minute results. Candidates Conservative: Tony Baldinelli (Incumbent) Liberal: Andrea Kaiser NDP: Shannon Mitchell Green: Celia Taylor People's Party: Dinah Althorpe Centrist Party: Yawar Anwar Libertarian: Daniel Shakhmundes
CBC
16-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Know your riding — Canada Votes 2025: Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake
Social Sharing Read all of CBC Hamilton's coverage of the federal election here. Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake is a riding with a new name and significantly different boundaries following a 2023 redistribution. But the candidates should be familiar. In 2021, Conservative candidate Tony Baldinelli took Niagara Falls with 38 per cent of the vote ahead of second-place Liberal Andrea Kaiser at 33 per cent. The two are set for a rematch this election. Voters have elected Conservatives consistently since 2004. The boundary encompasses much of what used to be called Niagara Falls in northeast Niagara Region. It no longer contains Fort Erie, Ont., which is now part of Niagara South. The mixed urban-rural riding mostly includes the municipalities of Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake. It borders Lake Ontario to the North and the United States to the east. The median total household income of residents in the riding was $78,000, per the latest census. About 20 per cent of residents identified as visible minorities. The 342-square-kilometre riding has a population of about 114,000. CBC Hamilton sent a survey to major party candidates, or their party representatives, asking why people should vote for them. Here's some of what they said, organized alphabetically by candidates' last names. Dinah Althorpe, People's Party of Canada Dinah Althorpe did not respond to CBC Hamilton's survey before publication. A Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., resident, Althorpe believes "health comes before wealth," according to her campaign website. She said she is "deeply committed" to values including women's rights, freedom of expression and medical rights. Tony Baldinelli, Conservative Baldinelli did not respond to CBC Hamilton's survey before publication. "After 10 failed years of Liberal leadership, Canadians from all walks of life are rallying behind our common sense Conservative message of putting Canada First-for a change," he said on Facebook, adding he and his party will "keep pushing for a brighter future for us all." Andrea Kaiser, Liberal Kaiser did not respond to CBC Hamilton's survey before publication. Her website says she "has spent her adult life working to grow our local economy and strengthen our community" as a business leader working in the wine industry, Niagara regional councillor, former three-term municipal councillor, and active community volunteer. "Through her nearly 15 years in local politics, she earned a reputation for working with people from different political parties to deliver real change for Niagara. She is able to bring people together because she values local democracy, honesty — and results." Shannon Mitchell, NDP Shannon Mitchell, 38, worked with Ontario NDP MPP Wayne Gates as a constituency assistant, and is a two-term District School Board of Niagara trustee, first elected in 2018. "Canada must invest in the things that make us proud to be Canadian—to protect our future. That means standing up to for-profit, American-style private healthcare and strengthening our public healthcare system," a representative for Mitchell said. "[Mitchell] knows that working people and seniors deserve real change—affordable homes, food on the table, and a future they can believe in." Celia Taylor, Green Party Celia Taylor, 63, owns a business that offers legal education and resources. The Greens are concerned with the cost of living, affordable housing, keeping the environment safe for future generations, and providing doctors for every Canadian, Taylor said. "I am experiencing a lot of what everyday people in Canada are experiencing such as paying rent, being able to afford food, finding steady work that will [pay] the bills. I can relate to their struggles because I am also experiencing the same struggles." Also Running: Yawar Anwar, Centrist Party of Canada: Anwar's party platform includes "defending Canada against Trump's aggression," cutting income taxes by 50 per cent and fixing healthcare and housing. Daniel Shakhmundes, Libertarian Party of Canada: Shakhmundes' website said he is a computer scientist and entrepreneur based in Niagara-on-the-Lake. His "dedication to individual liberties and technological innovation aligns with the principles of the Libertarian Party of Canada, which seeks to reduce governmental responsibilities and expenses, empowering individuals to manage their lives through free and voluntary exchange."
