In part one of our interview with Thomas Lukaszuk, we look back on his early life in Canada as a Polish immigrant escaping a dictatorship, through to his happenstance foray into the world of politics. Thomas takes listeners through the events that led to his first time on a ballot, the circumstances behind his 2004 three-vote victory, how he landed his first role in cabinet and what it was like to balance and compromise his way through several portfolios.