Clement and Canadians

ont .,: Drawing attention to his well-known Twitter presence, Clement said he would use social media more effectively to reach out to all Canadians and engage them, according to CBC. He joked that the first draft of his campaign launch speech was only 140 characters long — the maximum length of a tweet. Clement made the announcement surrounded by supporters in Mississauga, Ont., promising he is the "leader, who represents the experience, and the innovation, who can win back the trust of Canadians in suburban and urban communities alike across the land." Clement said he was "tested, and ready today, to earn back the confidence of families, of millennials, of moms and dads, of urban and rural Canadians, and of small business leaders, and seniors who want government to be an empowering force for good." Michael Chong enters Conservative race, saying party story must be told Tory leadership candidate Kellie Leitch fights back tears over tip line misstep Maxime Bernier says he 'running to win' in bid for Tory leadership Clement is something of a social media maven who has been critical of the party campaign in the last election. I am proud to announce my candidacy for #Leader of @CPC_HQ with an aim to #Empower our members, caucus & taxpayers to succeed #cdnpoli— @TonyclementCPC A former minister in Stephen Harper cabinet, Clement spoke at length about his roots as an immigrant from the United Kingdom who was brought up on strong family values. "Values that I was brought up with from those early immigrant days in Hamilton in a small upstairs apartment. Clement also cited his experience as the former minister of health for the Ontario Progressive Conservative government of Mike Harris. "For greater prosperity and more opportunity, I am your leader. Values that are strongly embraced across my beautiful riding," Clement said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.