Troy Crowder greeted his supporters at his election night party at Verdicchio Ristorante on June 7 with a smile on his face, despite coming up short of his goal of winning the Sudbury riding for the PC Party.
When all was said and done, Jamie West of the NDP was elected Sudbury's MPP, but it was the Ontario PC Party's night as they were elected in resounding fashion, and will form a majority government.
"I'm excited for the party, I'm excited for the province to have a government that's actually going to do fiscally responsible things and get this province back on track," said Crowder.
"I got into it because I wanted to help Sudbury and I wanted to make change here and unfortunately, we didn't get to enough people or people didn't really understand what we were all about."
Crowder received the second most votes in the Sudbury riding, at just shy of 8,400, edging Liberal candidate Glenn Thibeault by 279 votes.
Echoing the comments made by Sudbury PC riding association president Catherine Muir made earlier in the evening, Crowder hopes that both Jamie West and Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas will be willing to work hard for the betterment of Greater Sudbury and Nickel Belt.
"Congratulations to Jamie in Sudbury and hopefully him and France can work some kind of magic to make something here in Sudbury and give our economy the boost it needs," said Crowder.
Unsure of where his journey goes next, Crowder was reflective on the ride and said that he appreciated all the help and support he received along the way.
"Like in hockey games and everything else, when it's all said and done, let's have a beer and get on with life."
You can watch Crowder's concession speech below.
