Gary Malkowski at Queen’s Park in Toronto , Ontario circa 1990

How did a Deaf guy get elected?

It happened in Canada 30 years ago today

I was living in Toronto 30 years ago when the New Democratic Party (NDP) won the Ontario provincial election on September 6, 1990. However, I couldn’t vote because I wasn’t a citizen. I was an American married to a Canadian and had only landed immigrant status. And I was just fine with that.