A fight for urban Gatineau in HullAylmer

This is one of more than a dozen local ridings represented by a newly electedLiberal MP.

In this case, it's Greg Fergus, a former national director for the party who beat out former NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel by about 11,000 votes in 2015.

Fergus faces Marxist-Leninist candidateAlexandre Deschnes; Conservative candidate and Gatineau Coun.Mike Duggan, whose Deschnes ward encompasses a portionof the federal riding;Sbastien Grenierof the Rhinocerous Party,Jose Poirier-Defoyof the Greens, who works to improve access to food and reduce food waste; Joanie Riopel of the Bloc Qubcois;Rowen Tanguay of the People's Party andNicolas Thibodeau of the NDP, who has worked in green architecture and on Parliament Hill.

Candidates are included in this riding profile once they've beenlisted as a confirmed candidateby Elections Canada, chosenas the winner of a nomination contestor who were the chosen candidate by a party that got at least one per cent of the national popular vote in 2015.

HullAylmer in 2015

Candidate questionnaires

CBC Ottawa sent every candidate running in eastern Ontario or western Quebec seven questions via their party or a publicly available email address.

They were asked to stick to 25 to 100 word answers, depending on the questions.

Theiranswers have not been edited by CBC.

Mike Duggan

Jose Poirier-Defoy

Rowen Tanguay