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Medhat Oweida, the executive manager of Al- Ahram Elgdeed newspaper, chief editor of the Ahram Canada website, and member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, expressed his gratitude in a message to the Canadian Middle Eastern communities. The message is:
“First and foremost I thank my family; my wife and children who endured a tough 6 week campaign with me.
To say thank you would not do the gratitude I feel towards the members of the Canadian Middle Eastern communities justice. I am proud to have had their support during the campaign, and to be counted as a member among these great communities. We might have lost the election, but we emerged stronger and more unified.
Oweida added “I thank every single participant of the campaign: those who volunteered from day one, those who volunteered on the nomination day, those who filled out membership forms, and especially everyone who travelled from neighbouring cities to help. A special, heartfelt thank you to any and everyone who voted for me.
Oweida expressed his gratitude to the communities for their immense support and help to make this campaign complete and effective, and gave a special mention to everyone who supported the campaign online through various social media outlets.
“Though we lost the elections, on the campaign trail we experienced great learning moments to carry with us in the future, and emerged with a cohesive team with full knowledge of the inner workings of election campaigns” added Oweida.
“I presented myself to the party for election relying only on my own credentials and history of dedication to the service of the community, and I was honoured by their approval”
This was Oweida’s first time in the elections, he points out that it isn’t unusual for politicians to lose their first elections, and that the real loss is to lose hope and give up. “[Giving up] isn’t an option for me as I grew up in a political family”, he said.
As for his support to the Ontario PC Party in the 2018 elections, Oweida says “in the previous elections I was not a nominated member yet I held a fundraiser dinner where thirty-five thousand dollars was raised for the party. I support and will continue to support the party wholeheartedly because Oantario PC Party reflects my own principles and values”. When asked, Oweida stated that he has not yet decided which riding he will help in next.
To sum up, Oweida wished the party and Patrick Brown – the party leader – every success in the coming elections, hoping they would win it and right the wrongs left in the wake of the Liberal Party.
