Former Skeena-Bulkley Valley candidate seeks another try in Alberta byelection

Back for another run, CHP Leader
Rod Taylor is seeking a seat in the
House of Commons for Alberta 

A familiar name for some in the Northwest is back on the political trail with Rod Taylor, a four time candidate for the Christian Heritage Party in Skeena-Bulkley Valley making another run for office, this time in an Alberta by-election.

Mr. Taylor, who is currently the leader of the CHP, is no stranger to Canadian election campaigns.

He most recently made news in the Northwest when he withdrew from the Skeena-Bulkley Valley contest of 2015 to seek office in the riding of Ottawa West-Nepean, looking to develop more awareness of the policies of the Christian Heritage Party.

Though it would seem that the voters of the riding in the nation's capital didn't quite sense the momentum, providing Mr. Taylor with but 1.18% of the vote in 2015, with the CHP leader swamped by the Liberal wave of last year.

When it comes to their federal campaigns, even CHP loyalists most likely understand that they are destined to be part of a message delivery process more than anything else, as candidates for the party rarely climb into the double digits in polling and to this point have yet to take a seat in the House of Commons.

Looking back to Mr. Taylor's efforts in Skeena-Bulkley-Valley, the candidate generally found the support of 3 per cent of the voters through the four campaigns he participated in from 2004-2011.

CHP leader Rod Taylor is hoping that the 2016 electoral fates
are kinder in Alberta, than they were when he ran in
Skeena-Bulkley Valley
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As for his new campaign, Mr. Taylor continued to introduce himself to the voters of Medicine Hat this week with a blog post that outlined some of his policies and the plans ahead for the by-election campaign.

Along with the political themes, he offered up some thoughts on the upcoming Halloween season. The celebration of which is something which it would appear he would disagree with, noting of the "pagan rites and rituals" that accompany the end of the month activities.

As for political issues, he remains close to the themes of the past for the CHP, offering up a guideline to what the party is about through their website.

The party also delivers an ongoing review of current Canadian political concerns from their home page.

The Alberta by-election takes place on October 24th, when the voters of Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner will head back to the polls to select a replacement for MP Jim Hillyer who passed away earlier this year.

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