Early Life
Lukaszuk was raised in north Edmonton and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Alberta and became a teacher with the Edmonton Catholic School District before starting up Injured Workers Advocates Inc. (IWA), a firm designed to assist injured workers with work-related injury claims. He was also active in policymaking, serving on the Social Care Facilities Review Committee; the Citizens Appeal Panel (chair), which led to government policy changes to social benefits; and the Alberta Lotteries Review Committee. He conducted a review of Alberta daycares, foster homes, group homes and homeless shelters for the Minister of Children's Services.
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