Mark Wasyliw

Mark Wasyliw
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Fort Garry
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 10, 2019
Preceded byRiding re-established
Kerri Irvin-Ross (2011)
Personal details
Political partyIndependent (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations		New Democratic (until 2024)
Residence(s)Winnipeg, Manitoba
ProfessionLawyer

Mark Wasyliw is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2019 Manitoba general election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Fort Garry.

After having been elected as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, on September 16, 2024, Wasyliw was removed from the NDP's provincial caucus following revelations that his legal partner was a defence lawyer for former Winnipeg-based businessman and convicted sex offender Peter Nygård. The party criticized his judgment.[2][3][4] Wasyliw criticized Premier Wab Kinew as a "toxic and dysfunctional" leader and a "bully" in response, and said he would continue to serve as an independent MLA.[2][5]

  1. ^ Bryce Hoye, "Meet the rookies: Manitobans elect 13 first-time MLAs". CBC News Manitoba, September 11, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Rollason, Kevin (16 September 2024). "Kinew called a bully and coward by ousted MLA". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. ^ Thompson, Sam; Woelk, Daisy (16 September 2024). "Mark Wasyliw booted from Manitoba NDP caucus for business partner's Nygard ties". Global News. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ^ Froese, Ian (16 September 2024). "MLA Mark Wasyliw removed 'effective immediately' from NDP caucus". CBC News. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  5. ^ Halmarson, Daniel (16 September 2024). "'Toxic and dysfunctional': Manitoba NDP MLA booted from caucus speaks out against Wab Kinew". CTV News Winnipeg. CTV. Retrieved 17 September 2024.