julian ichim

Julian Ichim is the child of Romanian immigrants and is a former University of Waterloo student. Active with the Kitchener Waterloo Youth Collective, he achieved national notoriety in the 2000 federal election by splashing Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day with chocolate milk at a campaign stop in Kitchener. He said he did this to protest the anti-labour, homophobic and anti-immigrant policies of the Alliance. Also, he accused the Alliance of trying to privatize health care and cut back on university funding. In 2002 he ran for Vice-President of Student Issues at the University of Waterloo. That year he was also arrested for protesting gentrification policies in Kitchener. His chief financial officer in 2003 was Enver Villamizar, another Independent Renewal candidate. Locally, he is well known for his involvement in The Spot {which is defunct after their funding was cut by a local Union for suspected drug dealing and violence), a drop-in centre in Kitchener run by youth, and is also involved in the Canadian Network for Cuba and also a member of the Anti Racist Action. Pathetically he received 153 votes, finishing seventh of seven candidates. The winner was Elizabeth Witmer of the Progressive Conservative Party.