Politics
The NDP won a majority government in the 1990 provincial election, and Malkowski defeated Liberal incumbent Christine Hart by 789 votes in the Toronto area riding of York East. When Bob Rae's government took office following the election, the very first law passed was to permit Malkowski's sign language interpreters to stand on the floor of the legislature. Malkowski was named parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Citizenship on October 1, 1990.
In 1993, Malkowski became parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Education and Training. In 1994, he introduced the Rae government's Ontarians with Disabilities bill, which aimed to improve service accessibility for people with disabilities. In doing so, Malkowski became the first politician in the world to introduce a piece of legislation in sign language. The bill did not pass.
In the 1995 election, the governing NDP were reduced to just 17 seats, and Malkowski lost to Progressive Conservative John Parker by 3,263 votes. He has not sought a return to politics since this time.
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