Former Liberal MP LeBlanc, communications consultant Fortier expected to vie for Bélanger’s riding

The Ottawa-Vanier riding is currently without representation at the federal and provincial levels.

Veteran Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger, pictured in 2007, died of ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease last week. He represented the riding for 21 years.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY ABBAS RANA

August 22, 2016

With the untimely death of veteran Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger last week, several prominent Liberals, including former Nova Scotia Liberal MP Francis LeBlanc and communications consultant Mona Fortier, are expected to enter the Liberal nomination contest in Ottawa-Vanier, Ont., one of the safest Lib...

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