Career
He was a Professor of Sociology and Communication Studies. He served also as an Executive Assistant and Consultant to governments and other organizations by career. He represented Manitoba"s Dauphin electoral district for one term in the 32nd Canadian Parliament.
Following two attempts at the riding in 1974 and 1979, he succeeded in the 1980 federal election.
His political portfolio was Multiculturalism. Lewycky served on Constitution Committee, Special Parliamentary Committee on Participation of Visible Minorities in Canadian Society, and Standing Committees on Management and Members" Services, Privileges and Elections, Agriculture, Miscellaneous Estimates as well as the Special Joint Committee on Official Languages.
His private Member"s Bill changed the name of the riding from Dauphin to Dauphin-Swan River. Professionally, as an educator, Lewycky has been a University and College Professor teaching in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick.
As a consultant, he has worked as an Internal Communications Advisor and an Advanced Communications Officer with various federal government departments such as Health Canada and Canada Revenue Agency.
As a public speaker, he has been a Dale Carnegie Public Speaking Courses Instructor in Winnipeg and Montreal. Additionally, he has served as a Distinguished Toastmaster (Diploma in Tropical Medicine) in Manitoba, New Brunswick and Ontario. Currently he works out of Dauphin, Manitoba.
Educationally, he graduated from the Dauphin Collegiate & Technical Institute (DCTI).
He then graduated from the University of Manitoba with his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Master of Arts degrees. He has done doctoral studies at McGill University, Carleton University and Providence Seminary.
He was a Parliamentary Committee Member that authored the milestone report, Equality Now! He also served as a consultant for the Standing Committee on Multiculturalism that produced Multiculturalism: Building the Canadian Mosaic. As an ordained minister, Lewycky has served congregations in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick.
He has served on numerous Proclamations and Prayer Breakfast committees and as a guest speaker.
His leadership as a multicultural Ukrainian-Canadian has been pictured and cited in The Ukrainian Canadians: a History by Michael H. Marunchak.
