Waterloo riding federal candidates on what integrity in government means to them
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CBC invited candidates from the parties represented in the House of Commons for a panel discussion. Candidates for the Kitchener Centre riding were asked about climate change, the post-COVID-19 economy and how they'd have their voices heard if elected.
Conservative candidate Meghan Shannon declined the invitation to take part.
Growing up, Karla Villagomez Fajardo says she feels like she was painted a very bleak picture of what politics and politicians should be.
"When I hear people talk about politics, they say, 'politics as usual' — but for me, I just can't really accept that," the Green candidate for Waterloo said during a panel discussion with CBC Kitchener-Waterloo.
"I can't really accept that because time and time again, I've seen that people have trusted elected officials with their voice and then unfortunately been let down."
Villagomez Fajardo was responding to a question in the panel about what the phrase "integrity in government" means to the candidates.
"I think, integrity is doing the right thing even if people aren't watching, even if it's not convenient, even if it's not going to score you political points," she said. "If you say you're going to do it, you ought to do it."