Randy Briand has entered the federal election race as a candidate for the United Party of Canada in the riding of Algonquin-Renfrew-Pembroke. This is the first time the retired teacher and certified organic farmer has stepped forward as a federal candidate.
The son of a military vet, Briand grew up in Petawawa and eventually served as an officer in the Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment. After retiring from a 32-year career as a schoolteacher, he worked with Arctic youth in Nunavut. Briand and his family now own and operate Chateaubriand Organic Farm in the Ottawa Valley.
Briand has told local media that he “recognized that Canadians are clearly in the battle for the soul of our nation. I was constantly looking for a choice or an option [to vote for] and I was always telling myself I have to compromise by choosing the lesser of the evils. I just, at one point, realized that our country was broken, the system is broken and that our party system, as it is, is not representing people and it’s not working.” He said that in the United Party he discovered a federal party that aligned with Canadian culture as he remembered it from his youth, along with his morals, and his belief system.
For more information about Briand and the United Party of Canada, visit unitedpartyofcanada.ca To reach his team you can email unitedpartyalgonquin@gmail.com or telephone 613-602-3332.