Meet the 2025 candidates in the Kiiwetinoong riding

Kiiwetinoong has the largest land area of any provincial electoral riding, as well as one of the smallest population bases.

The riding is the only one in Ontario to have a majority Indigeneous population. The boundaries of Kiiwetinoong are home to the municipalities of Sioux Lookout, Red Lake and Pickle Lake, as well as several First Nations including Sandy Lake, Pikangikum, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Eabametoong and Neskantaga.

The candidates in alphabetical order by surname are as follows:

Sol Mamakwa, NDP

Incumbent Sol Mamakwa won the young riding's previous two elections. While at Queen's Park, Mamakwa has served as the party's critic on Indigenous and treaty relations. He is the only First Nation legislator in the province.  

Prior to being elected in 2018, Mamakwa had been the lead health advisor for Nishnawbe Aski Nation.

Manuela Michelizzi, Liberal

The Ontario Liberals announced Manuela Michelizzi as their candidate two weeks ahead of the election. She has worked as a public school teacher in Sioux Lookout for nearly 15 years, said an emailed media release. Michelizzi is currently the acting vice-principal of her school and an executive member of the Northwest Unit of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association.

She is originally from Thunder Bay. 

Waylon Scott, PC

Waylon Scott is the current chief of Wabaseemoong Independent Nations, an Ojibway band government that includes communities of One Man Lake, Swan Lake and Whitedog. 

He was involved in the Kenora Chief's Advisory's purchase of land for the All Nations Hospital project, and has voiced support for Kenora's Indigenous-led Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) hub.

Carolyn Spicer, Green

Carolyn Spicer joined the provincial Green party in 2018. Previously, she worked as a Fish and Wildlife technologist for the Ministry of Natural Resources, according to a release from the Green Party of Ontario.