I know it’s called the Family Coalition Party, but they seem to be taking the name a little too literally. According to the candidate list at Elections Ontario, the Carvalho family will be holding down the FCP fort almost single-handedly with an impressive slate of six candidates:
- Ajax-Pickering: Andrew Carvalho
- Scarborough-Rouge River: Joseph Carvalho
- Toronto Centre: Nicholas Carvalho
- York Centre: Marilyn Carvalho
- York-Simcoe: Victor Carvalho
- York West: Julia Carvalho
Not to be outdone, the Kidd family is running a staggering eight candidates for the same party:
- Beaches East York: Joel Kidd
- Don Valley East: Ryan Kidd
- Don Valley West: Daniel Kidd
- Parkdale-High Park: Marilee Kidd
- Richmond Hill: Lisa Kidd
- Thornhill: Nathan Kidd
- Timmins-James Bay: Steve Kidd
- Toronto-Danforth: Michael Kidd
Of the 63 registered FCP candidates as of September 11, an unbelievable 22% belong to these two families. A candidate pool that shallow seems kind of creepy to me. It’s a good thing these families aren’t any bigger.
Obviously nepotism will be a key element in their party platform.