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A familiar face

The moderator of the party leaders’ English-language debate Sept. 9 will be Angus Reid Institute president Shachi Kurl.

Kurl, who won praise after performing the same task during last year’s sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ provincial election, is an occasional contributor to the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ opinion pages.

Local viewers might remember her as a reporter with CTV News Vancouver Island — then known as A Channel — from 2005 to 2011.

Journalists Rosemary Barton of the CBC, Evan Solomon of CTV, Melissa Ridge on APTN and Mercedes Stephenson of Global will also play a role in the leaders’ debate.

Who’s running (so far)

Here’s who the main parties are running on the Island. The nomination deadline is Aug. 30:

Victoria

NDP — First-term MP Laurel Collins, a former Victoria city councillor, is the incumbent

Liberals — Oceans and climate researcher Nikki Macdonald, a former Jean Chrétien adviser who also ran in 2019

Greens — UVic law student Nick Loughton

Conservatives — No one yet

People’s Party of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — John Randal Phipps.

Saanich-Gulf Islands

Greens — Elizabeth May has held the seat since 2011

NDP — Sabina Singh, an academic and activist, ran in 2019

Conservative — David Busch, a Saanich lawyer, also ran in 2019

Liberals — Sherri Moore-Arbour, a Metis communications professional from Galiano Island

PPC — David Hilderman.

Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke

NDP — Randall Garrison has been the MP since 2011

Liberals — Doug Kobayashi, a Colwood councillor and business consultant

Greens — Forest researcher Harley Gordon

PPC — Rob Anderson

Conservatives — No one yet.

Cowichan-Malahat-Langford

NDP — Incumbent Alistair MacGregor was first elected in 2015

Liberals — Blair Herbert, a realtor, also ran in 2019

Conservatives — Alana DeLong, a Thetis Island resident who served for 14 years as an MLA in Alberta and ran for the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Liberals in 2017

PPC — Mark Hecht

Greens — The party is to choose between Nick Dickinson-Wilde, Lia Versaevel and Shirley Lambrecht today.

Nanaimo-Ladysmith

Greens — Paul Manly, the incumbent since 2019

NDP — School trustee Lisa Marie Barron

Liberals — Michelle Corfield is back for her third straight attempt

Conservatives — Tamara Kronis, a former Toronto lawyer who turned to the jewelry trade.

Courtenay-Alberni

NDP — Gord Johns has been MP since 2015

Liberals — Susan Farlinger, formerly a DFO biologist and manager and sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s lead negotiator at the Pacific Salmon Commission

Conservatives — Mary Lee, a communications professional and former major in the Canadian Armed Forces

PPC — Robert Eppich

Greens — No one yet.

North Island-Powell River

NDP — Incumbent Rachel Blaney has been the MP since 2015

Conservatives — Port McNeill municipal councillor Shelley Downey, who also ran in 2019

Greens — Comox human rights lawyer Jessica Wegg

PPC — Jacob Adams

Liberals — No one yet.

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