Before he decided to run in the 2022 leadership campaign to become premier of the Yukon, Ranj Pillai says he had a conversation with his son on the shores of the Yukon River.
Pillai said they discussed what it would mean to take on the job.
“He told me that it is important that people understand that someone who looks like us can do this job, can represent Yukoners,” said Pillai, whose father is from India.
“What neither of us appreciated was the extent to which doing this work impacts all aspects of one’s life. There are some very positive memories and many difficult ones. But ask any elected official, anyone who lives in service to the public, nothing you do is possible without the support of those closest to you.”…