Tag: Irene Mathyssen
Mathyssen, defeated Monday by Conservative Kurt Holman after serving two terms as NDP MP for London-Fanshawe, reflected on her time in office and how a family dynasty was undone, as her mother Irene s
Lindsay Mathyssen won’t say goodbye. She’s just hitting “pause,” she said Tuesday as the reality sinks in that for the first time in 19 years a Mathyssen will not be the NDP MP for London-Fanshawe. Lindsay Mathyssen, defeated Monday by Conservative Kurt Holman after serving two terms, reflected on her time in office and how […]
Federal election: Your voting-day primer for the London region
It’s all over but the voting as a snap federal election for the ages concludes Monday. Our Jack Moulton has all you need to know in the 10-riding London region: LIVE COVERAGE AT LFPRESS.COM London Free Press reporters and other Postmedia newsrooms nearby are fanning out Monday night to bring you live coverage of the […]
Federal election: Jagmeet Singh, Mark Carney shore up support in London
The federal election campaign came to London Friday night, with Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holding separate rallies within five kilometres of each other. Facing the prospect of losing some of the 24 seats the party had in the last Parliament, Singh carved out time in the crucial home stretch of […]
Federal election: A guide to the 10 London-region races and ridings
Here’s your primer on the five London-area races and ridings and the contests in the wider five-riding region for Monday’s federal election. LONDON CENTRE The riding: It’s sort of a new kid on the block this time with a new name — it had been London-North-Centre — and new boundaries that leave out the northernmost […]
Irene Mathyssen, longtime former London MP, is battling colon cancer as her daughter Lindsay, running for re-election as London-Fanshawe MP, is in a tight race in the upcoming federal election.
The Mathyssen women are in the fight of their lives.