Original sentence: As a party spokesperson, he appears regularly on CPAC's political panels and on CTV's Mike Duffy Live, and is a regular columnist in The Hill Times.Bélanger has been the second baseman for the Ottawa Citizen Gargoyles in the Ottawa Conventional Softball League since 1999.He previously was the spokesman for former NDP Leader Alexa McDonough and has worked for the party since the 1997 federal election.He was President of the New Democratic Youth of Québec from 1994 to 1997 and Vice-President of the NDYC from 1995 to 1997.He was a candidate in the 1993 federal election in the riding of Jonquière, and in the 1996 federal by-election in Lac-Saint-Jean
Edited sentence: As a key party spokesperson, he appears regularly on CPAC's political panels, on CTV's Mike Duffy Live and is a regular columnist in The Hill Times.He previously was the spokesman for former NDP Leader Alexa McDonough and has worked for the Party since its breakthrough in the 1997 federal election.He was President of the NDYQ from 1994 to 1997 and Vice-President of the NDYC from 1995 to 1997.He was a candidate in the 1993 federal election in the riding of Jonquière, and in the 1996 Federal by-election in Lac-Saint-Jean.Karl has been the second baseman for the Ottawa Citizen Gargoyles in the Ottawa Conventional Softball League since 1999