WINNIPEG - Former Conservative member of Parliament Steven Fletcher is running for a seat in the Manitoba legislature.
Fletcher, who was defeated in October's federal election, was acclaimed as a provincial Tory candidate Wednesday night for the Manitoba election April 19.
Fletcher is a quadriplegic well-known for his battle for the right to assisted suicide.
He will carry the Tory banner in the Winnipeg constituency of Assiniboia, currently held by the NDP.
The provincial Tories are riding high in opinion polls and the NDP incumbent in Assiniboia, Jim Rondeau, is retiring.
The provincial Tories originally held a nomination meeting in the constituency in November.
