{"id":36084,"date":"2025-04-03T11:37:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T15:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=36084"},"modified":"2025-04-03T11:37:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T15:37:25","slug":"fighting-for-the-community-is-in-my-blood-says-liberal-candidate-mclachlan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/fighting-for-the-community-is-in-my-blood-says-liberal-candidate-mclachlan\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting for the community is in “my blood,\u201d says Liberal candidate McLachlan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Small businesses are Canada\u2019s economic backbone and Jennifer McLachlan knows this first hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the owner of Cachet, a restaurant that served as a landmark adjacent to Newmarket\u2019s Fairy Lake for nearly a decade, she learned what it takes to weather economic storms, and she\u2019s focused on continuing that fight should she be elected Newmarket-Aurora\u2019s Member of Parliament on April 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McLachlan is carrying the Liberal banner in this year\u2019s Federal Election, taking over the party\u2019s candidacy from outgoing MP Tony Van Bynen, who announced his retirement last year, and is doing so with pride under the new leadership of Mark Carney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI really think I make a positive difference,\u201d she says. \u201cWith my career and the importance of sovereignty right now outside of being a small business owner and understanding the microeconomics of this community\u2026.it\u2019s perfect timing for me to use all my skills and expertise in corporate security, safety and small business micro- and macro-economics to make a difference here in the community and bring that perspective that is very important to the issues we\u2019re facing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith Mr. Van Bynen retiring, it was time for me to step up because the issues are something I can address.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McLachlan says she \u201cstepped up\u201d as a candidate for the Liberals because the party\u2019s policies align best with her \u201cmoral compass.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs much as I might be a middle-of-the-road kind of candidate, more conservative with my economic and business backgrounds, I couldn\u2019t align myself with all of their policies and their initiatives,\u201d she says of Conservatives. \u201cAligning myself with the Liberal party, I am an ally for the Pride community, I\u2019m an ally for business, and I really am a proponent of a diverse, inclusive community, and I\u2019m more aligned with the Liberal values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McLachlan was confirmed as Newmarket-Aurora\u2019s Liberal candidate under the leadership of Justin Trudeau. Now running under the leadership of Carney, she says if she laid down Carney\u2019s resume against those of his opponents as though she was hiring a CEO for Canada, Carney \u201cwould win the race every single time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would suggest out of anybody in Canada, he is the man who has the best resume,\u201d she says. \u201cWe\u2019re still in a recovery from the Pandemic and we\u2019re facing a crisis with these tariffs that have already started to make an impact. Having him at the helm as somebody who has navigated economically crises in the past globally and has global relationships, the learning curve is going to be a lot shorter than it would with a different leader as well on top of that. Mr. Carney being the economic professional is exactly who we need right now and why I am completely aligned with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn 2008, when he was helping us through that crisis, I was a single mom working two jobs \u2013 one with the Police Association as a bartender and one in Downtown Toronto as a security technology manager, I was really dependent on Mr. Carney to see us through when he was at the Bank of Canada. Eight years later, I was very successful and I bought Cache, and I personally know how these crises have an impact right down to the community level and I have already been successful with his navigation, previously.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As she navigates this election by meeting residents at their doors and at various community events, she sees housing as a top priority should she be elected to the House of Commons this month. This is the largest housing crisis the country has faced since the Second World War and she\u2019s aligned with Carney\u2019s plan to get the government back into the business of building homes, she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affordability, writ large, is still the biggest conversation she has with residents at the door. Citing her work founding the logistics business DeliverEh, she says her aim was to be \u201cdifferent in the industry in last mile delivery\u201d and return up to 30 per cent of revenue back to businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy priorities are pretty clear. I think my skillset and the value that I am going to bring to this position in this community is pretty clear. With the unrest in the world right now, my Mama Bear has been activated, so that\u2019s an extra element as well. My Scottish background as a McLachlan has me fighting for this community through my blood. Really all in all, I think I am going to be a great resource for this community and I am committed to providing service should I acquire this position.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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