George Canyon performs during the Canadian Country Music Awards in Edmonton, Alberta on Sunday September 8, 2013. OTTAWA -- One of Nova Scotia's best-known country music stars is walking on to the political stage.
Sign up for our Election Dispatch newsletter for a daily update on the campaign, once the federal election is underway Canyon has won several Juno and Canadian Country Music Association awards for his work, and currently sings the national anthem at Calgary Flames games. Brian Mulroney ran from there to get a seat in the House of Commons after becoming leader of the Progressive Conservatives in the 1980s, and for over a decade it was home to Peter MacKay, who served as a cabinet minister in Stephen Harper's Conservative government.He held the riding until stepping down ahead of the 2015 election, and the seat fell into the hands of Liberals as part of a red sweep of the Atlantic provinces.
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