{"id":12380,"date":"2019-10-10T06:50:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T09:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=12380"},"modified":"2019-10-10T06:50:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T09:50:49","slug":"election2019-candidate-profile-get-to-know-ndps-matt-stickland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=12380","title":{"rendered":"#Election2019 Candidate profile: Get to know NDP’s Matt Stickland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Stickland vying for MP Darrell Samson’s seat in Oct. federal election<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name:<\/em><\/strong>Matt Stickland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community:<\/em><\/strong> Live in Lawrencetown, running in Sackville Preston Chezzetcook<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family:<\/em><\/strong> I have been married for four years; my wife and I have a son, who\u2019s just starting to master walking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Profession:<\/em><\/strong> I was in the Navy for 10 and a half years serving on Frigates and then in Submarines as a Naval Officer. I deployed to Libya with HMCS Charlottetown and on an OP CARRIBE with HMCS Victoria. Injuries sustained during my deployments led to me being medically released from the Canadian Forces in June 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Matt Stickland is the NDP candidate for Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why are you running?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\n had the benefit of receiving support from Peter Stoffer. In the process\n of being medically released from the military, I needed help, but my \nrequests were being ignored. Even though he was no longer an MP he made \nsure I got the help I needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our riding has missed his strong \nvoice in Ottawa on behalf of veterans across Canada. I want to bring \nback to our communities that strong voice, open door and hard work for \nour families that has been missing for the past four years. As a new \nfather, I am well aware of the challenges our families face \u2013 access to \naffordable healthcare is getting more difficult, wages are stagnant, and\n the earth is getting hotter. I find it infuriating when politicians \npromise whatever people want in order to get elected and then fail to \ndeliver when they get to Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We deserve better leadership. \nI\u2019ve spent the last 10 years fighting institutions that ignore the \naverage person in order to improve the lives of sailors. It\u2019s the type \nof experience that we need to send to Ottawa. It\u2019s that experience that \nwill make sure that we have a voice in Ottawa, not a mouthpiece for \nOttawa in the riding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you see as the top issue in your riding?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\n biggest issue in the riding is healthcare. No matter where I am \nknocking on doors, the thing that people want to talk about most is \nhealthcare. The NDP wants to make sure everyone has access to the drugs \nthey need by making Pharmacare a reality in Canada. Whether in \ngovernment or opposition, a strong MP can fight for the issues that \nmatter. Federal transfer payments for health and development are based \non population. But a population number doesn\u2019t adequately predict the \nneeds of the people in the province. Transfer payments should be based \non demographics. A province like Nova Scotia with a lot of seniors and \nshould get a transfer payment that is realistically capable of meeting \nthe healthcare needs of the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And overall people are worried because the money they bring home doesn\u2019t go as far as it used to even 10 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have a hidden talent?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mole\n sauce. I had it once and loved it so much I had to learn how to make \nit. I\u2019m pretty good in the kitchen but I found reducing chocolate and \nchillies too challenging, so I practised. A lot. The good news is that \nby the time I started dating my wife I was very good at the sauce. I \nmade it for her on one of our first dates. When she ate it she sighed \ndeeply, looked dejectedly down at her plate and said: \u201cI\u2019m way more \nimpressed than I thought I\u2019d be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your hope for your riding?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My\n hope for the riding is that life gets better. I know that there\u2019s a \ntough road ahead, but I want to make sure people have access to the \nsocial programs and services they need. I want people to trust that I\u2019m \nfighting for them in Ottawa, and will help them when they need it so \nthat they can focus on the important stuff: Enjoying the outdoors, \nspending time with friends and family, or taking their dog for a walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to contact you?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt.Stickland@ndp.ca<\/p>\n\n\n\n

902-593-0845<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook.com\/landofsticks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instagram.com\/landofsticks (@landofsticks)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter.com\/landofsticks (@landofsticks)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Landofsticks.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stickland vying for MP Darrell Samson’s seat in Oct. federal election Name:Matt Stickland Community: Live in Lawrencetown, running in Sackville Preston Chezzetcook Family: I have been married for four years; my wife and I have a son, who\u2019s just starting to master walking. Profession: I was in the Navy for 10 and a half years […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[111,8],"tags":[214,773,774],"class_list":["post-12380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-column","category-community","tag-chezzetcook","tag-election","tag-matt-stickland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12380\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}