THUNDER BAY – Ontario Liberal Party critic for labour and education, MPP John Fraser, says the party needs to have a large presence in Northwestern Ontario.

“I think it's incumbent on all of us who are members, and not just members in the legislature, but members because we've got to get into the regions and work,” Fraser said in an interview with Newswatch on Tuesday.

Ontario Liberals once held a stronghold in both Thunder Bay ridings, even holding on to the north-end seat in 2018 — when historically bad results for the Liberals saw them reduced to 7 seats and lose party status.

In Thunder Bay-Superior North, Michael Gravelle held his seat for 27 years, from 1995-2022, when he retired for medical reasons.

Liberals held the Thunder Bay-Atikokan riding for 31 years, from 1987-2018, with

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