{"id":12419,"date":"2019-10-10T11:30:36","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T14:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=12419"},"modified":"2019-10-10T11:30:36","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T14:30:36","slug":"election2019-candidate-profile-get-to-know-kevin-copley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=12419","title":{"rendered":"#Election2019 Candidate Profile: Get to know Kevin Copley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Copley is running for the Conservatives in Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name:<\/strong> Kevin Copley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community:<\/strong> Beaver Bank (Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family:<\/strong>\n I was born in a small Cape Breton community to loving, hard-working \nparents. I am the grandson of a miner and farmer and from an early age I\n was taught the value of hard work and the importance of community and \nhelping others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2009, I have been living in Beaver Bank with\n my wife Jennifer, an elementary school teacher who grew up with her \nfamily in the community. Six years ago, we welcomed our first of two \nsons Charlie, and two years later we welcomed our second son Alex. In \nJuly, the Copleys welcomed newborn Julia to their family. The Copleys \nalso have a loving golden retriever, Maggie May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Profession:<\/strong> Proposal Development Specialist \u2013 Rockwell Automation Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For\n the past 15 years, I have had a successful career in the private sector\n in industries including telecommunications, oil & gas, and most \nrecently industrial automation. I have had the opportunity to work with \npartners across a number of sectors, including automotive, tire & \nrubber, oil & gas, energy, pulp & paper, food & beverage, \nand pharmaceuticals and I believe I bring a strong understanding of and \nappreciation for the Canadian companies, small and large, that drive our\n economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Just one \nyear after the 2015 election, I joined the Conservative Party of Canada.\n I knew we were on the wrong path for Canada and I wanted to be part of \nchanging that path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2015, the Liberal Party of Canada promised everything to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four years later, we have a government that is failing Canadians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They over-promised and have under-delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\n have been clear on why I am running \u2013 I believe politicians should do \nwhat they say they are going to. I am running to be an advocate for \ncommon sense, practical, achievable goals with a focus on continuous \nimprovement for our region and our country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

My\n team and I have knocked on over 10,000 doors in this riding to date, \nand while it isn\u2019t federal jurisdiction, healthcare is the number one \nissue for those we\u2019ve spoken to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next to that, affordability and \ncost of living are the issues that worry the residents we\u2019ve spoken to \nand that is driven by anxiety over high taxes, less money in their \npockets, high household debt, and job insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am pleased to \nhear that our leader, Andrew Scheer understands the importance of our \nhealthcare system has committed to maintain and increase the Canada \nHealth Transfer (CHT) and the Canada Social Transfer (CST) by at least \n3% per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I am also pleased that our leader, and our party,\n are focused on making life more affordable for everyone, and not \nlooking for new ways to tax Canadians and make the necessities more \nexpensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

If I do, it\u2019s hidden from me too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

My\n hope for our riding is that we don\u2019t get fooled again. I hear over and \nover again that people have voter\u2019s remorse over the last election. I \nhope voters will see through the rhetoric and unrealistic promises, and \nchoose a Member of Parliament who is focused on helping us all get \nahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Email: info@kevincopley.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kevincopleyspc\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instagram: kevin_copley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter: @krussellgreig<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website: www.kevincopley.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Copley is running for the Conservatives in Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook Name: Kevin Copley Community: Beaver Bank (Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook) Family: I was born in a small Cape Breton community to loving, hard-working parents. I am the grandson of a miner and farmer and from an early age I was taught the value of hard work and the importance of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[111,8,685],"tags":[622,10,775,776,624,25,627],"class_list":["post-12419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-column","category-community","category-elections","tag-andrew-scheer","tag-beaver-bank","tag-conservatives","tag-cpc","tag-federal-election","tag-sackville","tag-sackville-preston-chezzetcook"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12419","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}