Green Party candidate Max Chapman is one of three candidates anxious to unseat incumbent NDP MP Carol Hughes in the federal election on Oct. 21. They're all out to prevent her from landing a fourth term in the vast federal riding of Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing.
Chapman spent an event-filled weekend touring Pride Manitoulin and the Providence Bay Fair. Then with party leader Elizabeth May in tow, he took Tuesday to tour the Sudbury area with stops at the NORCAT Training Centre and the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation. Later they held a Town Hall in Sudbury touting the Green Party message in support of recognizing the importance of the mining sector and its innovations for the transition from fossil fuels.
The event was held at the Architecture School downtown where May spoke briefly and then took two hours of questions from the floor. Topics ranged from Indigenous sovereignty and a guaranteed liveable income to regional transportation imperatives.
As a new Green Party candidate, Chapman said spending the day with his leader, "Offered valuable insight into how green economics and Northern industry go hand-in-hand with each other."
He continued, "I am excited to continue talking to people in our region, as I attend events, host coffee talks and go door to door." Chapman plans to host Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner for a meet and greet on the Chi-Cheemaum on Sept. 19.
Max Chapman lives in Little Current, Manitoulin Island and was raised on Manitoulin. He attends Queen's University in Kingston.
Besides Hughes, Chapman faces Conservative David Williamson and Liberal Heather Wilson in the race for the federal seat in Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing.