FORT FRANCES – The executive director of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau has decided to enter the NDP nomination race in Kenora-Rainy River.
Matt Soprovich on Wednesday said after much thought, he decided to seek the nod in a bid to replace outgoing two-term NDP MPP Sarah Campbell, who decided not to run again in 2018, citing family as the reason.
“I’ve been considering this for a long, long time now and I think it’s finally time to start this journey,” Soprovich said in a release. “With the state of Ontario politics as it stands today, I think there’s no better time to offer voters what I know is a better option.”
“At the heart of it I believe the job of a politician is pretty straightforward. Show up, try hard, care. Put the hours in. Genuinely work to make life a little better along the way for those in your communities. Try to move the stakes.”
Soprovich, who served as Campbell's constituency assistant, said if elected, his goal is to ensure the riding doesn’t get lost in the shuffle.
“Time and time again we find that in order to get our point across, we have to shout twice as loud to get heard half as well,” he added. “If we don’t have a strong and powerful voice willing to stand up and advocate for our region, we risk being completely forgotten about and totally overlooked.”
The NDP, who will be up against star Progressive Conservative candidate and former federal cabinet minister Greg Rickford in the June 7 election, have held the seat since the riding was created in 1999.
