Former Sarnia city councillor Nathan Colquhoun has thrown his name into the ring for the upcoming provincial election.
Colquhoun is running as an Independent.
In a social media post Sunday, he said the Sarnia-Lambton riding deserves real representation.
"For too long, we’ve had MPPs who answer to their party first, and us second (if at all). I believe politics should be about people, not party agendas—and that’s why I’m running," read the post.
Colquhoun served as a one-term councillor on Sarnia City Council from 2018 to 2022, and lost to mayor Mike Bradley in the 2022 municipal election.
The owner of the Sarnia Journal said in an Ask Me Anything on Reddit, that editorial decisions at the paper are separate from him.
"My role as a columnist is just that: a columnist expressing opinions, not controlling news coverage," said Colquhoun in the post. "The Journal has a news team that operates independently, and my candidacy doesn't change that."
Colquhoun is running against incumbent Progressive Conservative Bob Bailey, Liberal candidate Rachel Willsie, NDP candidate Candace Young and the New Blue Party's Keith Benn.
Candidate nominations close at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 13. Voters head to the polls on February 27.