{"id":33962,"date":"2023-12-14T17:34:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=33962"},"modified":"2023-12-14T17:34:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:34:36","slug":"cobena-to-carry-conservative-banner-in-newmarket-aurora-in-next-federal-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/cobena-to-carry-conservative-banner-in-newmarket-aurora-in-next-federal-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Cobena to carry Conservative banner in Newmarket-Aurora in next Federal Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sandra Cobena will be the Conservative Party of Canada\u2019s next candidate in Newmarket-Aurora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cobena was voted the Conservative nominee by party members in a riding association election held in Newmarket on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She came out on top against fellow candidates Ward 6 Aurora Councillor Harold Kim, who served as the party\u2019s candidate in the last Federal election, former Newmarket councillor Chad McCleave, and Stephen Somerville, who was endorsed by former Newmarket-Aurora MP Lois Brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A native of Ecuador, Cobena ran on a platform of cutting \u201cgovernment excess\u201d, promoting home-ownership, \u201crestoring personal freedom\u201d, flexible maternity leave, \u201cupholding parental primacy in education,\u201d \u201cchampioning the sanctity of life\u201d (with specific mention of medically-assisted dying), and ending the carbon tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe upcoming federal election is not just another political event. It is a defining moment for our riding, our neighbours, our community, and indeed the Conservative Party of Canada,\u201d she told party faithful at the Newmarket Lions Hall. \u201cFor the past eight years, we have all witnessed the profound economic struggles facing Canadian families and businesses. The dream of a prosperous Canada, built from hard work and commitment now seems like a fading memory for far too many of our fellow Canadians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seniors, she said, have expressed to her worries about their pension \u201cbeing stretched thinner by inflation and rising prices\u201d and parents who \u201cexpressed anxiety about the tiny budgets to cover even the most basic needs and their concerns about finding schools that aligned with their values for their children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t just a political decision for me. It is a declaration of my love and commitment to our community,\u201d she said. \u201cI came to Canada when I was a teenager and like many immigrants the concept of \u2018back home\u2019 over time no longer felt like home, leaving me with a sense of displacement. Now, having lived in our riding longer than anywhere else in the world, I have come to understand that home isn\u2019t just a physical place. It is where our story unfolds, it is where memories are made, and it is where our dreams take root. We must do our part not to let Trudeau dim our hopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn politics, there is no hidden secret to success. It often comes down to hard work, building a campaign team, and connecting with our neighbours. From my conversations, I sense a strong hunger for change. Canadians from all walks of life, even those who have long aligned with the Liberal party, are now looking to us Conservatives for leadership and a new path forward. We need a candidate who will unapologetically lead a campaign based on our shared Conservative values, a campaign that will inspire and unite us\u2026 and work tirelessly to gain the confidence of our neighbours: the entire community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Aurora\u2019s southern riding, Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill, a nomination meeting to determine the next candidate was yet to be finalized, but Ward 2 Aurora Councillor Rachel Gilliland has put herself forward for contention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
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Sandra Cobena will be the Conservative Party of Canada\u2019s next candidate in Newmarket-Aurora. Cobena was voted the Conservative nominee by party members in a riding association election held in Newmarket on Saturday. She came out on top against fellow candidates Ward 6 Aurora Councillor Harold Kim, who served as the party\u2019s candidate in the last […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general_news","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-8PM","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-18 08:14:57","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33962\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}