Andrew Foulds says he wants to do more.
With nearly a decade under his belt as councillor for Current River, a high school teacher and father of three, Foulds said he's ready to take the next step and become the NDP MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North.
"I want to put all that experience to work for more people in the North," he said.
"I wanT to be that change. I want to be their champion in Ottawa."
It's the second time Foulds will be running for the NDP after an unsuccessful challenge against MPP Michael Gravelle for Thunder Bay-Superior North in the provincial election last year.
"The core values really speak to me and I think really speaks to Northerners," Foulds said.
Those values include a plan for investing $1 billion in the Ring of Fire and $100 million for forestry. Reducing wait times and hiring more doctors and nurses, keeping door-to-door mail service and restoring the CBC. Making FedNor a stand-alone ministry will also go a long way to help the North.
"That requires national leadership and Tom Mulcair and the NDP are prepared to do that," Foulds said.
While jobs are the number one issue he's hearing while on the campaign trail, Foulds said he's also hearing from people upset about high gas prices.
"We will have an ombudsman that looks at price fixing and we'll work with the competition board to stop the gouging at the pump," he said.
People are looking to take back their country from the Conservatives who have ruled for too long through the politics of fear and division Foulds said. From muzzling scientists to C-51, Canada right now isn't the country most people want.
"People are thirsting for change," he said.
Foulds said he wants to fight for the Canada that the late NDP leader Jack Layton wanted, a country of love and optimism.
"You can fall for the politics of fear and division or you can build on what Jack did," Foulds said.
"You can vote for something better. You can vote for the Canada that you want."
