Marc Despatie - Progressive Conservative

Although neither of Greater Sudbury’s Progressive Conservative candidates was elected today, both Marc Despatie (Sudbury) and Randy Hazlett (Nickel Belt) appeared to make gains in the percentage of voters who came out to support their party compared to the 2018 election

The costs for prostate cancer-screening blood tests have made the rounds on social media lately from people opposing the Progressive Conservative government, although these costs have been in place for some time and pre-date the current Doug Ford government

Several Sudbury and Nickel Belt candidates have signed a pledge to save the Laurentian University greenspace, from which the names of local Tories are notably absent

Interview requests with the Progressive Conservative candidates in both Sudbury and Nickel Belt remain unfilled, party spokespeople offer non-answers in response to questions

The local association for retired people has invited Sudbury and Nickel Belt candidates to debate the issues today at 2 p.m.

Sudbury.com to livestream the event, to which candidates for both the Sudbury and Nickel Belt electoral districts carrying Liberal, Progressive Conservative, NDP and Green Party banners have been invited

Tonight’s virtual debate among provincial candidates for Sudbury was the first of two such events hosted by the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce, with Thursday night’s event to feature Nickel Belt candidates

Ford to meet with Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell today at 3 p.m. to start campaign officially

Marc Despatie is running for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the Sudbury riding in the provincial election scheduled for June 2

He has been named the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidate for the Sudbury riding in advance of next year’s provincial election