After training as a chiropractor, Pankiw was first elected to Parliament in the 1997 federal election as a member of the Reform Party, with a plurality of just 220 votes over Dennis Gruending of the New Democratic Party.
Pankiw was first elected to Parliament in the 1997 federal election as a member of the Reform Party. This was with a plurality of just 220 votes over Dennis Gruending of the New Democratic Party. This was after training as a chiropractor.