PETERBOROUGH, ON – Adam Hopkins, the Senior Vice-President, Academic at the First Nations Technical Institute, has been officially nominated as the Ontario Liberal candidate for Peterborough—Kawartha.
“Adam Hopkins is a proven leader who understands the importance of building strong communities through better health care, housing, and education.
“Adam is the champion Peterborough–Kawartha families need to ensure every resident has access to a family doctor, an affordable place to live, and an education system that sets the young people of our province up for success.
“I’m thrilled to announce that Adam has been nominated as our Ontario Liberal candidate for Peterborough–Kawartha!”
— Bonnie Crombie, Leader of Ontario’s Liberals
“Doug Ford’s Conservatives are failing our communities. Here in Peterborough–Kawartha, families are facing significant challenges: limited access to family doctors, long hospital wait times, a worsening housing crisis, and an education system stretched to its limits. As a dad and a professional dedicated to building equity and opportunity, I’ve seen firsthand the cost of these cuts. Enough is enough.
“It’s time to move past Doug Ford, the Ontario Conservatives and their policies that make housing more expensive, healthcare less accessible, and degrade the quality of our public education system. It’s time for bold, new ideas to strengthen our healthcare and education systems and to see a government that works in a coordinated way to support people as whole human beings. Treating only the symptoms of our problems won’t address their root causes, and without that, we’ll never truly get ahead.
“Real change requires both collaboration and courage, and I’m ready to bring both to the table for our communities. I’m proud to join Bonnie Crombie’s team to deliver real solutions for Peterborough–Kawartha.”
— Adam Hopkins, Ontario Liberal Candidate for Peterborough—Kawartha
Adam Hopkins is a dedicated community volunteer and advocate and proud dad to Leighton and Millie, and partner to Jen. Adam brings over 17 years of experience in post-secondary education. He currently serves as Senior Vice-President, Academic, at the First Nations Technical Institute, working remotely from his home in Douro-Dummer.
A Trent University alumnus, Adam has devoted his career to expanding equitable opportunities, including championing the accreditation of Indigenous Institutes in Ontario and contributing to the accreditation of the province’s first bachelor’s degree under the Indigenous Institutes Act.
Adam currently serves on various local, regional and national boards that serve learners, community non-profits and the Indigenous community. He has also volunteered his time with Peterborough based organizations like Katimavik and Rotary.