Robert David Sopuck was a Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada from 2010 to 2019.
17 Facts About Robert Sopuck
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Robert Sopuck was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
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Robert Sopuck was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on 11 July 1951, one of three children of Joseph R Sopuck and Ida Lulewick.
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Robert Sopuck received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Manitoba in 1973 and Master of Science from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
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Robert Sopuck was on the board of the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation at this time.
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Robert Sopuck was the vice-president of policy for the Delta Waterfowl Foundation from 2000 to 2009, and the Director of the "Smart Green" environmental policy project and the "Rural Renaissance Project" for the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.
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Robert Sopuck chaired the board of the Manitoba fisheries development group known as the Fish and Lake Improvement Program for the Parkland Region.
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Robert Sopuck has operated a grain and oilseed farm, a small outfitting business, and carried out consulting work in the areas of environmental assessment and resource management.
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Robert Sopuck's articles featured a variety of perspectives on the rural Canadian way of life.
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In November 2014, Robert Sopuck announced that he was publishing his first book, A Life Outdoors: Essays on Hunting, Gathering and Country Living in the 21st Century.
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Robert Sopuck resided on his farm in the Sandy Lake area of Manitoba with his wife, Caroline.
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From 2010 to 2015, Robert Sopuck was a member of the Standing Committee for Environment and Sustainable Development and the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
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From 2011 to 2013 Robert Sopuck served as Chair of the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group.
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In 2012, Robert Sopuck was instrumental in founding the Conservative Hunting and Angling Caucus.
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Robert Sopuck did not run for re-election in the 2019 federal election.
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In February 2008, Robert Sopuck was awarded the Outdoor Heritage Award from the Manitoba Wildlife Federation.
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In 2013, Robert Sopuck was awarded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal.