Sudbury political hopefuls gear up for federal election

As voters in Sudbury get ready for the upcoming provincial byelection, the race to be Sudbury’s next Member of Parliament is heating up.

Former Sudbury mayor Marianne Matichuk said she has applied to be a candidate for the federal Liberal party in the Sudbury riding.

“One of my motivators was the frustration I had with the project Maley Drive,” she said.

“The city has their one third, the province has committed their one third but we still haven’t got ... commitment from the federal government with respect to the funding.”

Lawyer and businessman Paul Lefebvre is also seeking the Liberal party nomination.

So far, the party has not set a date for a nomination meeting.

As for the NDP, Paul Loewenberg said he wants to run for that party.

An official with the NDP Sudbury riding association, Richard Eberhardt said the party is currently focusing on the Sudbury byelection on Feb. 5. So far, no candidates have submitted their formal paperwork and a nomination meeting will be held at a later date.

Fred Slade will run as the Conservative candidate in the federal election.

The election is scheduled to be held in October.