Introduction
Grant Crack (born April 2, 1963) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in the 2011. He represents the rural Eastern Ontario riding of Glengarry—Prescott—Russell.
Background
Crack was born in 1963 in Quebec, and moved to Alexandria, Ontario, as a child. He attended Glengarry District High School in Alexandria, graduating in 1982. He then completed a college diploma, and worked in the private sector before returning to Glengarry. He also worked full time as a manager at the Husqvarna dealership in Alexandria. He is fluently bilingual in English and French, and his children attended French language schools in Glengarry.
Politics
Crack served as mayor of North Glengarry, as well as mayor of the village of Alexandria in 1994 prior to the municipal amalgamation of North Glengarry, serving on council until his election as MPP.
He ran in the 2011 provincial election in the riding of Glengarry—Prescott—Russell. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Marilissa Gosselin by 1,372 votes. He was re-elected in the 2014 election defeating PC candidate and daughter of Noble Villeneuve, Roxane Villeneuve Robertson by 8,554 votes.
He is a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education.