Background
Wrzesnewskyj was born in Etobicoke, Toronto, Canada. He is a third generation Ukrainian Canadian, of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. He attended Humber Valley Village Public School and Upper Canada College. He received a Bachelor of Commerce from Trinity College, University of Toronto and has been a member of Plast. He speaks English, Ukrainian, Polish, French, and Spanish. He is the owner of Future Bakery, founded by his grandparents, and M-C Dairy.
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