20 QUESTIONS: Liberal leader Sharon Cameron’s greatest fear is heights
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YORK POINT, P.E.I. — She labored as a principal and later was deputy minister in two totally different authorities departments.
In November, Sharon Cameron was acclaimed as chief of the P.E.I. Liberals.
When voters go to the polls later this 12 months, Cameron will likely be operating in opposition to Inexperienced social gathering chief Peter Bevan-Baker as she tries to get a seat within the legislature.
We requested her 20 questions.
That is the second half in a four-part sequence as we requested the leaders of the Progressive Conservatives, Greens, Liberals and NDP the identical 20 questions.
Responses could have been edited for size and readability.
1. What’s your full title?
Sharon Emily Cameron (Butt).
2. The place had been you born and the place do you reside right now?
I used to be born in Amherst, Nova Scotia and at present reside in York Level, Prince Edward Island.
3. What’s one factor you desire to individuals to find out about you?
I’ve an enormous coronary heart that comes from my upbringing. My Dad was a United Church minister in order that sense of social justice is deeply engrained from an early age. I even have an ideal humorousness and like to share a very good stomach chuckle.
4. What would individuals be shocked to find out about you?
I like journey. I rode a bike for years till I used to be appointed as a deputy minister. I traded it for a Mustang convertible to decrease my danger as a result of I felt that was the accountable factor for me to do on the time.
5. What’s the hardest factor you’ve ever executed?
Be current when every of my dad and mom drew their final breath.
6. Are you able to describe one expertise that modified your life?
After I was finding out psychology at Dalhousie College, I used to be on observe to do graduate research in animal habits. A younger PhD got here to work at
Dalhousie and was finding out emergent literacy. I used to be fortunate sufficient to work with him as a pupil. I used to be impressed and transitioned to graduate research in academic psychology.
7. What’s your best indulgence?
Hen wings of any type!!
8. What’s your favourite guide?
I actually get pleasure from non-fiction particularly political books equivalent to, “The Loss of life of Experience” by Tom Nichols.
9. What’s your favourite film?
I like and respect previous comedies particularly something with John Sweet or Eddie Murphy. At Christmas it’s conventional to look at Nationwide Lampoon Christmas trip.
10. What music do you wish to hearken to?
Music is the nice motivator. I wish to hearken to totally different sorts of music relying on what I’m doing. Exercising, enjoyable, celebrating name for various genres. As a musician and band member, I all the time cherished to sing Linda Ronstadt, Fleetwood, Adele and different rock and nation musicians. As a minister’s daughter I additionally love the previous hymns and gospel.
11. What’s your best worry?
Heights. Unequivocally and I do not know what it stems from. It simply is!!
12. What’s your best pleasure?
As a vocalist, making individuals glad by means of music. Nothing is extra gratifying than seeing individuals dancing to your music, laughing and having a good time.
13. What’s your most treasured possession?
At a time after we’re focussed on well being and medical doctors, I might say it’s my well being. Time on this earth is valuable.
14. What’s the most effective recommendation you bought from a mum or dad or mentor?
Early in my profession, I had a boss who I thought-about an innovator and nice chief who as soon as mentioned, “It doesn’t matter what, all the time maintain your head up”.
15. What would you say is your highest quality and what would you say is your worst high quality?
I imagine my highest quality is that I can heal rapidly, take a lesson from the scenario and transfer on. My worst high quality is time administration. I get so focussed and passionate I can lose observe of time.
16. What’s your precedence (private or political) for the 12 months forward?
I’ve been very public about my dedication to the re-build of the Liberal social gathering for Prince Edward Island and that’s my main focus. After all, I may also work arduous to get elected in District 17.
17. What motion (private or political) taken in 2022 are you most happy with?
Earlier than I took the deep dive into the political area, I used to be working with the person chapters of Meals on Wheels to kind a provincial affiliation to make sure the vital meals supply service is sustainable and supported. I used to be the inaugural president in 2022 and I really feel that it now has entry to assets that may anchor it in our communities for years to come back.
18. What’s Prince Edward Island’s largest problem?
I imagine our largest problem is balancing success and development whereas demonstrating accountable environmental stewardship and making certain Islanders have entry to companies they have to be profitable.
19. Can we repair it?
I’d like to answer this in additional ahead considering phrases. Fixing one thing is extra static and within the second. The sorts of challenges we now have would require innovation and planning that may lead to responses not response. I’ve all the time believed in a strategic and deliberate “no surprises” method to management.
20. Which three individuals would be a part of you in your dream ceremonial dinner?
David Frum, Michelle Obama and Jane Goodall.
