The rural riding of Lanark–Frontenac–Kingston stretches from Kingston to Ottawa, and Scott Reid's hold on it stretches back nearly two decades.

Reid first won it in 2000 as a member of the Canadian Alliance, and has held it for the Conservatives ever since, beating his closest challenger in the last election by about 8,000 votes.

This time, the challengers are Matthew Barton of the People's Party; Liberal candidate Kayley Kennedy, whose business makes documents more accessible for people with disabilities; Stephen Kotze of the Greens, an accountant who advocates for conservation on the side; and Satinka Schilling for the NDP, who has worked to engage youth in politics and in local theatres.

Candidates are included in this riding profile once they've been listed as a confirmed candidate by Elections Canada, chosen as the winner of a nomination contest or who were the chosen candidate by a party that got at least one per cent of the national popular vote in 2015.

CBC Ottawa sent every candidate running in eastern Ontario or western Quebec seven questions via their party or a publicly available email address.

They were asked to stick to 25 to 100 word answers, depending on the questions.

Their answers have not been edited by CBC.