Who are the Lethbridge candidates running in the federal election? – Lethbridge [Video]

The federal election will occur on April 28 and candidates are in full campaigning mode across the nation, including in Lethbridge.

Five candidates have so far identified themselves in the southern Alberta city, representing the Conservative Party of Canada, Liberals, NDP, Green Party and People’s Party of Canada.

Conservatives: Rachael Thomas

Three-time Conservative incumbent Rachael Thomas (née Harder) kicked off her re-election campaign in front of supporters at her campaign headquarters on Tuesday evening, declaring her party as the “Canada-first” choice.

“Our priority as conservatives is to restore affordability for Canadians, it’s to restore our economy, it’s to make sure that people are able to live the lives that they deserve to live here in this beautiful country.”

Thomas says the current Mark Carney-led Liberal government is masquerading as a new-look centrist party, but it’s the same group who has called the shots in Canada since 2015.

“Carney is a new leader, …