By Celeste Percy-Beauregard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator PC incumbent Will Bouma was criticized for being an \u201cabsent\u201d representative during the campaign, but it clearly wasn\u2019t an issue for Brantford-Brant voters. Bouma handily took his third consecutive win in the riding \u2014 which includes the City of Brantford, Brant County, Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. \u201cIt\u2019s gratifying to have the support of the people in the community, because we\u2019ve been working very, very hard for the community,\u201d Bouma told reporters following his victory. The optometrist and volunteer firefighter previously served as a Brant County councillor. During the brief campaign, he received criticism from Green Party candidate Karleigh Csordas, who called Bouma an \u201cabsent MPP\u201d in a Facebook post last week… <\/p>\n
By Celeste Percy-Beauregard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator PC incumbent Will Bouma was criticized for being an \u201cabsent\u201d representative during the campaign, but it clearly wasn\u2019t an issue for Brantford-Brant voters. Bouma handily took his third consecutive win in the riding \u2014 which includes the City of Brantford, Brant County, Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. \u201cIt\u2019s gratifying to have the support of the people in the community, because we\u2019ve been working very, very hard for the community,\u201d Bouma told reporters following his victory. The optometrist and volunteer firefighter previously served as a Brant County councillor. During the brief campaign, he received criticism from Green Party candidate Karleigh Csordas, who called Bouma an \u201cabsent MPP\u201d in a Facebook post last week... <\/p>\n