Mario Milanovski, People’s Party of Canada

Personal details. Name, age, hometown

Mario Milanovski, 43, Yugoslavia.

Tell us about yourself

I am a devoted husband and father, and someone who would like to create a better future for my grandchildren. I’m currently employed as Senior IT Analyst at 3sHealth.

What’s a little-known fact about you?

I love to travel and visit sites of old civilizations.

Why should voters hire you?

I am not afraid to face any problems, and always open for dialogue to find the best possible solution. My view of dealing with government funds (taxpayers’ money) is very conservative.

Who should we call for a reference?

Can my wife be a reference? Anyone who knows me more than three months.

What is your greatest strength? What is your greatest weakness?

Capability to listen and hear people would be my strength, and my children would be my weakness.

Where do you stand on:

Gun laws? The process should be simplified for existing owners and law-abiding citizens.

The need for more pipelines? We definitely need more pipelines to export Canadian oil.

Western alienation? Equalization change is coming with the People’s Party of Canada.

China? What should our approach be with some of our markets blocked? We should put our foot down and show that Canada has a backbone.

Are we facing a climate change crisis? Is carbon tax the answer? Climate change has been happening for millions of years, but we should protect our environment using practical solutions.

It’s a day off and you can do anything you want. What would it be?

I’d go to the lake with my family.

Who inspires you?

Wise people.

What is your hidden talent?

Home renovation.

What do you wish you could do but can’t?

Visit the International Space Station.

Who are the three people, dead or alive, that you’d love to have dinner with?

My mother and brother.

How do you take your coffee?

Black, dark roast.

What’s the one album you’d take with you on a desert island? What embarrassing song do you admit to on your playlist?

Robert Miles’s Dreamland. I don’t have an embarrassing song.

What is your guilty pleasure?

Smoking.

What is the last book you read?

Život Svetog Save.

What is your favourite TV show? What are you binge watching?

X Files and Game of Thrones.

What is your all-time favourite movie?

Star Wars.