Communist Party candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election
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The Communist Party of Canada - Ontario ran six candidates in the 2003 provincial election
in Ontario
, Canada
. Relevant information about these candidates may be found on this page.
. Writer, translator and office worker, and a social and community activist. Involved in the peace movement and the campaign to protect public health care. Received 503 votes, the highest of any CPC-O candidate. Finished last in a field of five candidates. The winning candidate was Kuldip Singh Kular of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
. Lifelong resident and labour activist in Hamilton, Ontario
, served on the Hamilton District Labour Council for many years. An activist in the Steelworkers' union, a tenants organizer, and involved in local Social Justice and Health Care Coalitions. Once served as Chief Steward of Local 1005 of the United Steel Workers of America. 1999 campaign focused on health care, education, and opposition to the Red Hill Creek expressway. In 2004, campaigned in favour of protection for Hamilton's Stelco
plant ("If Stelco doesn't want to run the plant, then the government should run it"). Helps lead an annual People's Voice Solidarity Picnic in the Hamilton suburb of Stoney Creek. Received 388 votes, finishing fifth out of seven candidates. The winning candidate was Dominic Agostino
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Other candidacies:
Stuart Ryan (Ottawa Centre
President of his Canadian Auto Workers
local, also works for a Canadian Union of Public Employees
local at Carleton University
(from which he has a degree in journalism). His father was a law professor at Queen's University. Active in the Committee for Peace in Iraq
, and the Network Opposing War and Racism (NOWAR-PAIX). A delegate to the Ottawa District Labour Council. Made affordable education the primary issue of his campaign. An uncomfortable public speaker, by many accounts. Received 306 votes, finishing fifth out of seven candidates. The winning candidate was Richard Patten
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Other candidacies:
. Received 349 votes, finishing sixth out of eight candidates. The winning candidate was Gerard Kennedy
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Elizabeth Rowley
CPC-O leader during the 2003 Ontario election. See her biography page for more information. Received 241 votes, ironically the lowest total of any CPC-O candidate. The winning candidate was Brad Duguid
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Christopher Black
Toronto criminal lawyer, who has participated in the international criminal tribunal for Rwanda
. See his biography page for more information. Received 408 votes, finishing fifth out of five candidates. The winning candidate was Mario Sergio of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Ontario general election, 2003
The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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. Relevant information about these candidates may be found on this page.
Howard Cukoff (Bramalea--Gore--Malton--Springdale)
Longtime resident of Mississauga, OntarioMississauga, Ontario
Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...
. Writer, translator and office worker, and a social and community activist. Involved in the peace movement and the campaign to protect public health care. Received 503 votes, the highest of any CPC-O candidate. Finished last in a field of five candidates. The winning candidate was Kuldip Singh Kular of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
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Bob Mann (Hamilton East)
Retired steelworker. Was 62 years old at the time of the 2000 federal electionCanadian federal election, 2000
The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
. Lifelong resident and labour activist in Hamilton, Ontario
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...
, served on the Hamilton District Labour Council for many years. An activist in the Steelworkers' union, a tenants organizer, and involved in local Social Justice and Health Care Coalitions. Once served as Chief Steward of Local 1005 of the United Steel Workers of America. 1999 campaign focused on health care, education, and opposition to the Red Hill Creek expressway. In 2004, campaigned in favour of protection for Hamilton's Stelco
Stelco
US Steel Canada is a steel company based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.-History:Several existing smaller steelworks combined and were incorporated as the Steel Company of Canada in 1910. Charles S...
plant ("If Stelco doesn't want to run the plant, then the government should run it"). Helps lead an annual People's Voice Solidarity Picnic in the Hamilton suburb of Stoney Creek. Received 388 votes, finishing fifth out of seven candidates. The winning candidate was Dominic Agostino
Dominic Agostino
Dominic Agostino was a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Hamilton East for the Liberal Party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 until his death in 2004.-Biography:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Other candidacies:
- Canadian federal election, 1980Canadian federal election, 1980The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...
, received 159 votes in Hamilton East as a candidate of the Communist Party of CanadaCommunist Party of CanadaThe Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. Although is it currently a minor or small political party without representation in the Federal Parliament or in provincial legislatures, historically the Party has elected representatives in Federal Parliament, Ontario...
(winning candidate: John Munro, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe 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...
) - Canadian federal election, 1984Canadian federal election, 1984The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...
, received 157 votes in Hamilton West as a candidate of the Communist Party of Canada (winning candidate: Pete PetersonPete PetersonDouglas Brian "Pete" Peterson was a U.S. Air Force pilot who spent over six years as a prisoner of the North Vietnamese Army after his plane was shot down during the Vietnam War. He returned to Hanoi in 1997 as the first United States Ambassador to Vietnam...
, Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
) - Ontario general election, 1995Ontario general election, 1995The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, received 389 votes in Hamilton East (winning candidate: Dominic Agostino, Liberal) - Canadian federal election, 1997Canadian federal election, 1997The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
, received 312 votes in Hamilton East as an independent candidate (the Communist Party was not registered with Elections Canada in this period) (winning candidate: Sheila CoppsSheila CoppsSheila Maureen Copps, PC is a former Canadian politician who also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to April 30, 1996 and June 19, 1996 to June 11, 1997....
, Liberal) - Ontario general election, 1999Ontario general election, 1999An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, received 288 votes in Hamilton East (winning candidate: Dominic Agostino, Liberal) - Canadian federal election, 2000Canadian federal election, 2000The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
, received 144 votes in Hamilton East as a candidate of the Communist Party of Canada (winning candidate: Sheila Copps, Liberal) - Canadian federal election, 2004Canadian federal election, 2004The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
, received 166 votes in Hamilton East—Stoney CreekHamilton East—Stoney CreekHamilton East—Stoney Creek is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.The riding was formed in 2003 from parts of the former ridings of Hamilton East and Stoney Creek....
as a candidate of the Communist Party of Canada (winning candidate: Tony ValeriTony ValeriTony Valeri, PC is a former Canadian politician. Valeri was the Canadian Government House Leader in Paul Martin's government from 2004 until 2006...
, Liberal)
Stuart Ryan (Ottawa CentreOttawa Centre (provincial electoral district)Ottawa Centre is an urban provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1968...
)
President of his Canadian Auto WorkersCanadian Auto Workers
The Canadian Auto Workers is one of Canada's largest and highest profile social unions. While rooted in Ontario's large auto plants of Windsor, Brampton, Oakville, St...
local, also works for a 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 at Carleton University
Carleton University
Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...
(from which he has a degree in journalism). His father was a law professor at Queen's University. Active in the Committee for Peace in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, and the Network Opposing War and Racism (NOWAR-PAIX). A delegate to the Ottawa District Labour Council. Made affordable education the primary issue of his campaign. An uncomfortable public speaker, by many accounts. Received 306 votes, finishing fifth out of seven candidates. The winning candidate was Richard Patten
Richard Patten
Richard Andrew Patten is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Patten was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Ottawa Centre.-Biography:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Other candidacies:
- Canadian federal election, 2000Canadian federal election, 2000The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
, received 70 votes in Ottawa West--Nepean as a candidate of the Communist Party of CanadaCommunist Party of CanadaThe Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. Although is it currently a minor or small political party without representation in the Federal Parliament or in provincial legislatures, historically the Party has elected representatives in Federal Parliament, Ontario...
(winning candidate: Marlene CatterallMarlene CatterallMarlene Catterall is a former Canadian politician. Catterall was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Ottawa West—Nepean from 1997 to 2005 and previously representing the riding of Ottawa West from 1988 to 1997. Catterall is a former...
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe 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...
) - Canadian federal election, 2004Canadian federal election, 2004The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
, received 90 votes in Ottawa CentreOttawa CentreOttawa Centre is an urban federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968...
as a candidate of the Communist Party of Canada (winning candidate: Ed BroadbentEd BroadbentJohn Edward "Ed" Broadbent, is a Canadian social democratic politician and political scientist. He was leader of the federal New Democratic Party from 1975 to 1989. In the 2004 federal election, he returned to Parliament for one additional term as the Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre.-Life...
, New Democratic PartyNew Democratic PartyThe New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
) - Canadian federal election, 2006Canadian federal election, 2006The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...
, received 102 votes in Ottawa CentreOttawa CentreOttawa Centre is an urban federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968...
as a candidate of the Communist Party of Canada (winning candidate: Paul DewarPaul DewarPaul W. Dewar is a Canadian politician currently serving as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Ottawa Centre.Dewar is a member of the New Democratic Party and was first elected to the House of Commons in the 2006 federal election...
, New Democratic PartyNew Democratic PartyThe New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
)
Karin Larsen (Parkdale--High Park)
Lifelong resident of Parkdale—High Park. A history graduate, studying to be a high school teacher at the time of the election. Opposes cuts to education, and supports lower tuition. Also a proponent of community democracy, immigrant services and affordable childcare. Is not to be confused with another Karin Larsen who works for the Canadian Broadcasting CorporationCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
. Received 349 votes, finishing sixth out of eight candidates. The winning candidate was Gerard Kennedy
Gerard Kennedy
Gerard Michael Kennedy is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as Ontario's Minister of Education from 2003 to 2006, when he resigned to make an unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Elizabeth RowleyElizabeth RowleyElizabeth Rowley is a politician, writer, and political activist in Ontario, Canada. Current leader of the Communist Party of Ontario, and a leading member of the Communist Party of Canada, Rowley has campaigned for office many times at both the municipal, federal and provincial levels.-Political...
(Scarborough CentreScarborough Centre (provincial electoral district)Scarborough Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1963.It consists of the part of the Scarborough district of the City of Toronto bounded:...
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CPC-O leader during the 2003 Ontario election. See her biography page for more information. Received 241 votes, ironically the lowest total of any CPC-O candidate. The winning candidate was Brad DuguidBrad Duguid
Brad Duguid is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Scarborough Centre and is the province's Minister of Economic Development and Innovation in the Liberal government of Premier Dalton McGuinty for the Ontario Liberal...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
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Christopher BlackChristopher BlackChristopher Black is an international criminal lawyer and political activist based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has been involved in high-profile cases involving human rights and war crimes and has defended those accused of these crimes in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia and is on the list of...
(York WestYork WestYork West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904 and since 1917.Its population was 110,384 in 2001...
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Toronto criminal lawyer, who has participated in the international criminal tribunal for RwandaRwanda
Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
. See his biography page for more information. Received 408 votes, finishing fifth out of five candidates. The winning candidate was Mario Sergio of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
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Party Platform
The CPC-O's 2003 election platformhttp://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:w7Rag1Lsnn0J:ontario.communist-party.ca/Communist%2520Election%2520Platform.pdf+%22Howard+Cukoff%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8, entitled "A People's Agenda for Ontario", endorsed such policies as:- the outlawing of private hospitals and clinics
- rejecting proposed public funding for private schools
- affordable housing, increased minimum wage and pensions, a shorter work week
- voluntary retirement at age 60
- progressive tax reform including increased corporate taxation
- implementing the Walkerton Report and Kyoto Accord, and prohibiting the sale of water
- 100,000 units of affordable housing over five years
- rent controls and rent reductions
- implementing the Romanow Report and expanding public health insurance
- investing $20 billion in public education over five years, and banning user fees
- the abolition of university tuition fees
- implementing the day care program currently used in QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
- transferring 50% of gas and road-use taxes to municipalities, and ending toll roads
- eliminating the provincial sales tax
- public automobile insurance
- cutting the work week to 32 hours, with 40 hours pay
- increasing the minimum wage to $12 an hour
- pay equity and employment equity
- a Labour Bill of Rights
- developing solar and wind energy
- equal marriage rights for gays and lesbians
- proportional representation in elections