Tariffs take centre stage as Liberals look to hold Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi

Candidates are positioning themselves as the best placed to help future-proof the local economy, and represent residents amid the threats from across the southern border.

Liberal Sophie Chatel, left, Conservative Brian Nolan, New Democrat Gilbert W. Whiteduck, and People’s Party candidate Todd Hoffman are among the candidates contesting the renamed riding of Pontiac–Kitigan Zibi, Que.Handout photographs

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BY HUNTER CRESSWELL

April 23, 2025

Just like on the national stage, the local race in the western Quebec riding of Pontiac–Kitigan Zibi is feeling the effects of the United States’ tariffs on Canadian goods and interprovincial trade barriers.

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