A month after Bélanger’s death, potential Liberal candidates for Ottawa-Vanier riding waiting to see if widow runs

Ottawa city councillor Mathieu Fleury, former Liberal MP Francis LeBlanc, and communications consultant Mona Fortier are considering running for Liberal nomination in Ottawa-Vanier.

The federal riding of Ottawa-Vanier, Ont., became vacant last month after the death of veteran Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger. He's seen here, right, with former interim Liberal leader Bob Rae at Mr. Rae's book launch summer in Ottawa.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY ABBAS RANA

September 26, 2016

Before making their decision to enter the nomination contest in the coveted federal riding of Ottawa-Vanier, Ont., potential Liberal candidates are awaiting to see if Catherine Bélanger, widow of late-Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger, will run for the party's nomination. “It’s a factor, of course,...

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