The People’s Party of Canada has its candidate for Cape Breton-Canso.
Billy Joyce, a lifelong resident of Isle Madame who serves as the general manager, sales
Billy Joyce
manager, and morning show host at Radio Richmond, will represent the new party in the riding long held by Liberal Rodger Cuzner. Cuzner decided not to run this time around and Joyce will be joined by opponents Mike Kelloway for the Liberals and Alfie MacLeod for the conservatives.
Joyce, a father of two, served as a promotions agent for the economic development council of Nova Scotia, Economic Development Agent for Isle Madame and accepted the role of Youth Sector Development for the entire province. He also represented Nova Scotia with the Canadian Network of Economic Development and Employability.
When asked about what he sees as the major issues in the coming election, Joyce said he thinks immigration is one of the biggest issues. Locally, he said, health care is a big issue but he noted it is under provincial jurisdiction.