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• Kevin Raymond was born in Sudbury, lived in Hamilton
  Hamilton, Ontario
  Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
  
   during his youth, and later moved to Toronto
  Toronto
  Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
  
  . He is a member of the Liberal Party
  Liberal Party of Canada
  The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
  
   and was an assistant for Member of Parliament
  Member of Parliament
  A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
  
   (MP) Jane Stewart and Member of Provincial Parliament
  Member of Provincial Parliament
  A Member of Provincial Parliament is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.The titular designation "Member of Provincial Parliament" and the initialism "MPP" were formally adopted by the Legislature on April 7, 1938...
  
   (MPP) Dave Levac
  Dave Levac
  David Joseph "Dave" Levac is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Brant for the Ontario Liberal Party...
  
   before running for office himself. He has also been a youth councillor and corporate recruiter and has done fundraising work for Habitat for Humanity. After the 2000 election, he was a citizen appointee to Brantford's Waste Reduction Steering Committee.
• Joseph Robert Gallant is a former Roman Catholic priest from North Bay
  North Bay, Ontario
  North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:...
  
   who later worked as an interior designer. He took part in a protest against Archbishop Aloysius Ambrozic in 1994, after Ambrozic spoke against provincial legislation to expand the rights of same-sex couples. He ran for mayor of Brantford in 1997
  Brantford municipal election, 1997
  The 1997 Brantford municipal election was held on November 10, 1997, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in the city of Brantford, Ontario...
  
   and 2000. Fifty-five years old on the latter occasion, he described himself as a "controversial candidate" and as someone who had never been a politician. He called for a renewal of Brantford's downtown in both elections, supported a charity casino in 1997, and decried the links between politicians and developers in 2000.

• Judy Friel began her career in early child care work in 1968. She has owned and operated several child care centres in Brantford and has received a Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Education. Friel is the mother of Chris Friel
  Chris Friel
  Chris Friel is a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He was the mayor of Brantford from 1994 to 2003 and was re-elected to the same position in the 2010 municipal election.-Early life and private career:...
  
  , who served as mayor of Brantford from 1994 to 2003 and was elected to the same office again in 2010. Her late husband, James Friel, also sought election to public office in Brantford in 1976
  Brantford municipal election, 1976
  The 1976 Brantford municipal election was held on December 6, 1976, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada...
  
  . She decided to run for council after her son said he that would not seek re-election as mayor. He later reconsidered and was elected to another term; local reports suggest that his decision prevented his mother from running a credible independent campaign. She was fifty-seven years old in 2000 and said that her primary concerns were the environment, completion of the Brantford Southern Access Route, and an expansion of youth facilities.

• Chuck Giles, who was fifty-five years old in 2000, was a teacher, childcare worker, and residential counsellor prior to his retirement. He has been a director with the Ontario Housing Corporation and a member of the Brantford General Hospital Board. He ran for mayor of Brantford in 1994
  Brantford municipal election, 1994
  The 1994 Brantford municipal election was held on November 14, 1994, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in the city of Brantford, Ontario.In the mayoral contest, Chris Friel defeated one-term incumbent Bob Taylor.-Results:...
  
   and for city council in 1991
  Brantford municipal election, 1991
  The 1991 Brantford municipal election was held on November 12, 1991, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.Bob Taylor, who had served on council for only one year, was elected as mayor over incumbent Karen George....
  
   and 2000, losing each time. He acknowledged that he had no change of winning in 2000 and said that he only ran to prevent John Sless and Vince Bucci from winning without opposition. Giles later became involved in campaigns against elder abuse and co-founded Brantford's Seniors Resource Centre.

• Shawn MacKeigan was a first-time political candidate, aged twenty-two. He was a graduate of Pauline Johnson
  Pauline Johnson
  Emily Pauline Johnson , commonly known as E. Pauline Johnson or just Pauline Johnson, was a Canadian writer and performer popular in the late 19th century...
  
   Collegiate and worked for a Kitchener
  Kitchener, Ontario
  The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
  
  -based company in 2000. He called for downtown renewal and the expansion of Laurier Brantford
  Laurier Brantford
  Laurier Brantford is a satellite campus of Wilfrid Laurier University located in Brantford, Ontario. The other campus of the University is in Waterloo, Ontario....
  
  , and said he would like to see Brantford's downtown become a university community. He later became chairman of the Canadian Union of Public Employees
  Canadian Union of Public Employees
  The Canadian Union of Public Employees is a Canadian trade union serving the public sector - although it has in recent years organized workplaces in the non-profit and para-public sector as well...
  
  , Local 181, representing Ontario Works Brant, and helped build a coalition of local labour groups ahead of collective bargaining.