I am running as a candidate for Parliament in Calgary Heritage as an Independent. My decision to run was due to my exasperation at the performance of the both the Liberal and Conservative governments over the last few decades, where Canada’s economy has been stagnating. Above all, they have been failing what Hilary Clinton termed the “deplorables”, the vast number of Canadians who are working hard, raising their families, engaging with the community but still find their standard of living dropping.