IQALUIT - Renata Solski said she's always partaken in politics, having gotten involved in high school and university.

Most recently the Inuksuk High School teacher was a volunteer with Conservative candidate Leona Aglukkaq's campaign.

Renata Solski volunteered with Leona Aglukkaq's campaign. The Iqaluit resident said she loves politics. - Jeanne Gagnon/NNSL photo

"I've worked for every political party just to sort of get a spectrum of ideas," she said.

But campaigning in Iqaluit is very different from down south, she added.

"You don't do door to door. It was more like we offered moral support," she said. "A candidate needs to know they are backed up and people are out there rooting for them. I think Leona knew there was a bunch of us that believed in her. We were there for her in that way and supporting her in saying 'go girl go.'"

She added she did word of mouth within her social circle, starting a conversation about the election or talking about it whenever she had the opportunity, except at work as election rules prohibit that.

Solski said she also helped out whenever she had a chance at the Iqaluit campaign office.

"To me, it's a privilege to be able to participate in every election we have in our country," she said. "That's why I get involved in any way that I can because it's our privilege, it's our right and it's our responsibility."

Solski, who lived most of her life in Sault St. Marie, Ont., moved to Iqaluit 11 years ago. She loves politics, she said, and followed the campaign closely, even having fun trying to predict what would happen in the polls and what the spin doctors and ads would say.

This election was "very interesting," said Solski.

"It was just such an exciting time for Canada and for Nunavut," she said. "I had to get involved because I wanted to make sure we stayed on the path we're on."

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