Filmmaker Aaron Gunn Wins Conservative Nomination for BC Riding

Published on December 1, 2023

Activist and filmmaker Aaron Gunn has won the Conservative Party nomination for the B.C. riding of North Island-Powell River. “The journey has just begun. Excited to be part of the team to defeat Justin Trudeau and make Pierre Poilievre the next prime minister of Canada,” Mr. Gunn said in a Dec. 1 post on X. Mr. Gunn initially announced his candidacy in September, saying he had watched Canadians’ quality of life go downhill over the last few years, citing health care, public safety, and the cost of living as important issues. “I believe in putting taxpayers first, respecting our constitutional rights and supporting the hard-working men and women who built (and continue to build) this country every single day,” he said in a statement on his website....

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