Robert David Sopuck (11 July 1951 – 23 October 2024) was a Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada from 2010 to 2019.
From 1979 to 1988, he ran his grain farm[2] and he operated an outfitting business near Riding Mountain National Park for some years as well.
He chaired the board of the Manitoba fisheries development group known as the Fish and Lake Improvement Program for the Parkland Region.
During the winter of 2009/2010, he was a natural resources specialist with AMEC Earth and Environmental Limited and supervised an oil exploration and drilling program in Alberta.
He 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.
In November 2014, Sopuck announced that he was publishing his first book, A Life Outdoors: Essays on Hunting, Gathering and Country Living in the 21st Century.
[8] With Inky Mark announcing that he would be resigning as the MP for Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette in June 2009, Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister of Canada, called a by-election to be held on November 29, 2010.
It also serves in an outreach role to meet with hunters, anglers, and trappers across the country to ensure their wealth of knowledge on environmental conservation is heard by our government.
The award thanked him "For protecting and enhancing our hunting heritage and passing on these traditions in good health to future generations."