KENORA — Anthony Leek will be on the ballot for the Liberal Party in Kenora-Rainy River.
The former Emo resident now lives in Kenora and works for Seven Generations Education Institute as its Bachelor of Arts coordinator and in other roles.
This is Leek’s third time carrying the party flag. He previously ran for the Liberals in 2011, 2014 and 2022.
Leek said Tuesday he’s “really passionate about politics in general. I’ve been involved for many years, since my mid-twenties.
“And so for me … if there’s an opportunity to get involved in the process again, then I’m willing to do that. So that’s why I decided to put my name up again.”
Health care is a key issue area for Leek.
“We’ve been seeing a lot of underfunding going on, even though budgets have been looking like it’s bigger,” he said.
Health-care funding is “just not being delivered properly to frontline workers,” and as a result people are not “getting the care that they need,” he said.
The economy and education are also very important, said Leek, whose educational background includes two bachelor of arts degrees from the University of Manitoba and an education degree from Lakehead University.
Leek was elected to two terms on Emo municipal council and president of the Rainy River District Municipal Association.
He has been working at Seven Generations for about10 years.
Election day is Feb. 27.
