{"id":22915,"date":"2021-08-15T11:48:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T14:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=22915"},"modified":"2021-08-15T11:48:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T14:48:00","slug":"election21-cameron-humbled-by-experience-as-election-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=22915","title":{"rendered":"ELECTION21: Cameron humbled by experience as election candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MILFORD:<\/strong> Abby Cameron said being on the other side of the spectrum as a candidate rather than in her former profession as the editor of The Weekly Press and The Laker has been an \u201ceye opening experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cameron, the NDP candidate for Hants East in tomorrow\u2019s, Aug. 17 provincial election, was asked what it\u2019s like as the candidate rather then the journalist asking the questions and tracking the politicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was questioned on this during a recent visit to Hants East by NDP Leader Gary Burrill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve been humbled a little bit where I thought I would know a little bit more about the goings on the inside,\u201d said Cameron at a supper break at The Full Nelson in Milford. \u201cBut it&#8217;s definitely a different beast on this side of things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so akin to my work in journalism to where we&#8217;re just having the conversations and we&#8217;re getting the stories out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/021-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22900\" width=\"666\" height=\"362\"\/><figcaption>Abby Cameron at the Candidates Debate put on by the East Hants Chamber and The Laker News. 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She knows it is a concern, but just hasn\u2019t heard it when she\u2019s been canvassing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHealth care is the number one thing that I&#8217;m hearing, followed closely by housing, especially in the rural areas up along the shore,\u201d she said. \u201cYou know, the Kennetcook\u2019s, the Walton\u2019s, Maitland area, people are really concerned about doctors and the doctors leaving the communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VIDEO edited by Dagley Media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Interview with N.S. 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