A Saint John man is going after the Saint John riding of Portland-Simonds in this September provincial election.
Artie Watson is running as an independent once again.
Watson was one of the many families that saw the provincial government bulldoze their public housing units in the Rifle Range neighbourhood in 2008, promising to build new ones.
A promise Watson says has yet to be kept.
“It’s one of the reasons driving me to pursue this endeavour and I think people need to understand that when a community like that gets thrown under the bus it feels like any government can keep on doing it, it’s not acceptable and they need to be held accountable,” says Watson.
When our newsroom asked him why he running as an independent candidate?
“I don’t like party politics it’s not about any particular party ideology, it’s about the people and representing all of the people and their interests,” Watson stated.
