Conservative Party of Canada for the same reason. Mayoralty election In the 2003 Saskatoon mayoral election, Pankiw ran against the unpopular incumbent Jim Maddin. Those opposed to him raised billboards reading "Racism-Free Zone — No Pankiw, Thank You". In response, Pankiw distributed flyers claiming that it was his opponents who were racist. The revelation that Pankiw had recently purchased a home outside the Saskatoon city limits also attracted criticism since his mayoral application said he resided in the Forest Grove neighbourhood in northeast Saskatoon. Pankiw finished ahead of Maddin in third place, behind runner-up Peter Zakreski. Don Atchison was elected mayor. Voter turnout exceeded 50 percent, a level almost unheard of in a Canadian municipal election. Re-election and return campaigns Pankiw sought re-election in the 2004 federal election, against Conservative candidate Brad Trost, Liberal Patrick Wolfe, and New Democrat Nettie Wiebe. He received 7,076 votes, achieving fourth place, 2,368 votes behind the winner, Trost. Pankiw was defeated again in the 2006 federal election in the Battlefords—Lloydminster constituency by Conservative Gerry Ritz. Ritz had represented Battlefords—Lloydminster since the 1997 election, which he won after defeating Pankiw's father George in a heated contest for the Reform Party nomination. On February 4, 2010, Pankiw announced that he would again run as an independent candidate in the 2011 federal election, in his old riding of Saskatoon—Humboldt. In the press conference in which he announced his candidacy, Pankiw informed the news reporters that he had invited that he did not need the media to win, saying he'd only invited them to "rub it in your face". One reporter, concerned about Pankiw's demeanor, asked him if he was sober. Pankiw refused to answer, calling the question "extraneous". Pankiw finished last in a field of five candidates, receiving only 679 votes, compared to 19,930 votes for the winning incumbent Trost. In the 2015 federal election, Pankiw ran as a candidate in the recreated Saskatoon West riding for the Canada Party which he had created. He finished fifth in a field of six candidates; NDP candidate Sheri Benson won the seat. Personal and legal troubles In October 2011, Pankiw was charged with impaired driving from an incident occurring on July 26, 2011. His lawyer entered a plea of not guilty to the charge on May 16, 2012. In 2014 he was found guilty, fined $1000 and banned from driving for one year. On May 3, 2016, a unanimous