Brantford resident John Turmel has told a local newspaper he's considering running in Guelph for the Oct. 14 general election.

Turmel told the Brantford Expositor this week that the campaign is undemocratic in Brantford. "I may probably go where I have a chance to participate," he said in the article.

Turmel ran as an independent candidate in Guelph's byelection before Prime Minister Stephen Harper cancelled it by calling a general election.

Turmel cited being escorted from a debate by police during last year's provincial election in Brantford among examples of the city's undemocratic campaigning.

He was also escorted by police from a debate held at the River Run Centre by the Guelph Chamber of Commerce and Rogers Television during the byelection campaign.

However, a debate organized by Rogers and the Guelph Mercury plans to include all candidates running here.

This debate had been scheduled for the byelection but was postponed after rumors of a general election began swirling. It's now expected to be held on Oct. 7.

Turmel, who holds the Guinness Book of Records title for the most elections contested - 67 in all - told the Expositor he'll take some time to decide where he'll run as a candidate in the general election.

However, coming to Guelph, he said in the article, would allow him to promote his issues.

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Ambrose Revisits City

Conservative party heavyweight Rona Ambrose was in Guelph on Thursday to speak to high school students and parents with local candidate Gloria Kovach.

It's Ambrose's second visit to Guelph recently. She was here to support Kovach during the byelection, which was cancelled when the general election was called.

Ambrose is minister of intergovernmental affairs and minister of western economic diversification. She and Kovach spoke to a history class of high school students at Our Lady of Lourdes high school, said a news release.

Later in the afternoon Ambrose and Kovach spoke to parents at the Cutten Club about child care tax credits.

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Dion Rolls Through Town

Federal Liberal leader Stphane Dion and his entourage literally rolled through Guelph on Wednesday.

The mini-convoy travelled down the Hanlon, east on Woodlawn Road and north on Highway 6 enroute to Walkerton. Dion and his team were in the lead bus, and close on his campaign trail were two buses full of media.