Meet the new Liberal candidate for Nunavut
Megan Pizzo-Lyall, the Liberal Party of Canada’s candidate for the Oct. 21 federal election, helps Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greet supporters on the late evening of Aug. 1 at the Black Heart Café in Iqaluit. “Nunavut is my heart,” Pizzo-Lyall said. “I am most content when I am on the land with my family.” Pizzo-Lyall, a former Iqaluit city councillor, was born in Taloyoak, educated in Cambridge Bay and most recently lived in Rankin Inlet, where she has been working for Atuqtuarvik Corp. See story later on nunatsiaq.com. (Photo by Jim Bell)
I think this may be a very good choice, we definitely need some new and younger faces. That said, I’d be interested to know the process by which she was chosen.
Leona has decades of experience in politics; Megan was just a City Counselor. She is not ready for the Federal Level. This isnt about voting for a party, this is about voting for someone who knows how to handle Parliament and stand up for the challenges of Nunavut.
Leona is a career politician, her interests are her own, she supported cuts and showed she didn’t care, no thanks!
Leona did more for Nunavut than anyone did in a very long time, her experience, qualifications and her dedication to the people of Nunavut make her the right choice.
And there was a time when Leona had no experience either… so what?
I am very interested in Megan’s platform, I have been impressed with the younger generation in Nunavut coming into politics, they don’t have the same old way, new ideas and new solutions.
She seems to forget that she gave up being a City Counselor to take on a new job. Is she going to just give up in the middle of her term if she gets a better offer? All that money going to waste…again!!!
Being an Iqaluit City Councillor does not pay very much, at all. It does pay, but it’s pretty close to a volunteer position. Only the mayor makes enough money to live on.
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I think it’s very safe to say that she would not give up being a Federal MP for a different position.
Interesting factoid …both Megan and Leona originally hail from Taloyoak…born and raised. I believe they are friends as well. I have known Megan for a very long time.. She is a very intelligent and capable young woman. She gives her all in everything she undertakes and she would be an excellent representative for Nunavut. She is the face of young Nunavut and it is time the younger generation had an opportunity to take the lead. Couldn’t ask for a better person to do that.
Clearly u know MPL. How cd u not. U r related to her. But neither her or LA are remotely qualified to be a MP. Neither have any substantive academic or personal accomplishments to lay claim to. Name one thing?? No one has seen or heard from LA since she got her a$$ kicked in the last mla election & who is MPL besides being the daughter of long-time BIPAR dude CL. Green Party or NDP… the door is wide open in NU.
Not a relative or a close friend, more like a frequent acquaintance. You don’t need to be related to someone to appreciate talent.
Please share with the reading public re: talent. What have either done that they didn’t get paid for?
Is there something about being paid for your work and talents that somehow taints what you’ve done?
Congratulations Megan Pizzo-Lyall for becoming the Liberal candidate in the next federal election.
Please tell us about the process by which you became the candidate.
Was there a meeting of the Liberal party of Nunavut?
If so, when was it held, how many people attended, who else was nominated, how many ballots were needed before you were selected? What promises did you make prior to being voted for?
I am interested in understanding the democratic process here in Nunavut, and I’m sure others want to learn too.
Also, please tell us voters what you plan to do for Nunavut if you are elected, and how you expect to accomplish those things.
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I’m not totally sure how the process works but then again I was not completely interested in that process, what I get is that when someone is interested they pursue it, push for it, not sit back and wait for someone to come to them, I believe Megan did this, I’m sure Leona did the same, is there anyone running for NDP or Green? How are those being done?
‘‘I don’t care who does the electing as long as I get to do the nominating.” (Boss Tweed – a US political manipulator from days gone by)
Think about it and it’s obvious – there is never just one election. There’s the one that we all know about and can vote in … and the one before where the candidates are chosen. The small numbers of people who determine the candidates are the gatekeepers and it doesn’t matter how many people vote in the final election if the candidates are all the same.
This isn’t a new problem. The rioting in Hong Kong since 2014 was because the people were only offered a ‘democratic choice’ between those candidates chosen by the Chinese government.
So the question of how the candidates are nominated in Nunavut is very important.
If you have no say in the nomination, you have no say at all.
Waiting to hear Green Party & NDP party candidates. Def not voting Lib party. I’m not impressed with treatment of JWR & JP. Not cool. But OK w MPL who stands for zero ‘cept likes going out on the land & camping.