Kevin Mark Clarke is a candidate for public office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was also one of the most recognizable homeless persons in the city, campaigning on the issues he has advocated for most of his life- "the people's rights". He is the leader of the People's Political Party of Ontario. He also campaigns strongly on the issues of poverty and homelessness. A former student teacher for Grade 5 at Chester Lee Junior Public School in Scarborough in the 1980s, Clarke credits that period in his life as his most rewarding experience.[citation needed]