About Wayne Ewasko
When were you born?
Between 1966 and 1980 (Generation X)
Tell our readers a bit about your professional life. What do you do for a living? If you're an incumbent candidate, what did you do before you entered politics?
I was elected as the MLA for the LacduBonnet Constituency in 2011. I've served five years in opposition with various Critic Portfolios. We formed government in 2016, where I was the Government Caucus chairperson until appointed as the Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration in January of 2021. In January of 2022, I was appointed Minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning.
Prior to 2011, I was a teacher/guidance Counsellor for 17 years in Sunrise School Division.
What's the highest level of education you've attained?
Bachelor's degree
How long have you lived in the constituency? If you don't currently live there, what led you to run there instead of where you live?
50 years
What is the biggest challenge facing your constituency, and how would you address it?
Economic Development and Seniors Long-term Care. Continue to work extensively with the government of Manitoba and local Municipalities to showcase what the LacduBonnet Constituency has to offer to the rest of Manitoba, Canada and the world.
In regards to Seniors long-term care, we have announced a new personal care home for the LacduBonnet area which was announced in 2012 to have construction start in 2014 by the former government which did not get done.
If elected, what will be your first priority?
Thank my constituents. Then continue working and representing them.
Who are your role models in politics, and why?
My parents were definitely my main role models. Taught me ethics, morals and the advantage of a good education and working hard to achieve goals. Also, my teachers who some of them ended up being my colleagues. They gave me a grounded foundation in both life and in education which lead me to run in the 2011 election.
Tell us something about yourself that voters might find surprising.
I was an owner of two businesses, a lawncare company and a DJ company. I can play, the clarinet, saxophone and the drums.