Solomon Wiebe will be on the federal election ballot for the People's Party of Canada in the riding of Portage-Lisgar when voters head to the polls September 20th.

Wiebe, who comes from a small farm near Morris and continues to live in the area, commented on the timing of the fall vote.

"I think Trudeau called this election because he thinks he can win a majority, and that's his right to do so," said Wiebe. "It is kind of inconvenient with harvest being around now, and all of the people in our riding are very much agriculturally-minded and are very busy, including all of the people on our Board. It makes it difficult. The man-power isn't there and I don't get much sleep."

Speaking with Wiebe last week Thursday, he noted he got about four hours of sleep the night before, between distributing flyers and signs in the area, and servicing the combine. "It's pretty busy around here," he added.

Wiebe plans to continue visiting various communities throughout Portage-Lisgar for the remainder of the campaign, and says he's been invited to speak at a number of community events as well.

"Our riding is huge, and I don't have much time. I'll try and get everywhere, but if I had more volunteers, it would probably be easier," he noted.

"A lot of people are concerned with mandatory vaccinations, the carbon tax, and also with schools, lots of parents don't want their kids to have masks while in school, and I will advocate for them, because I advocate for the people," said Wiebe in terms of the priority issues he's hearing about on the campaign trail.

"They're pretty vocal, I get a lot of messages because there's no one else that's wanting to contrast the other parties' stances right now," he added.

As for why he wanted to let his name stand in this federal election, Wiebe said, "I didn't feel like my government representative was representing me. There were a lot of things, these restrictions and government overreach of authority, that I didn't care for and I didn't see anybody standing up for my rights."

He offered this message to voters as they prepare to cast their ballots.

"I like asking questions because questions make people think," said Wiebe. "I want people to ask themselves, should they be using their political influence, their vote, to remove someone from power, or should they be using it to elect someone that represents them, and has the best values and the best vision for our country?"