New Democratic Party candidates, 2006 Canadian federal election
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The New Democratic Party fielded a full slate of 308 candidates in the 2006 Canadian federal election. It won 29 seats in the election
to remain the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons
. Many of the New Democratic Party
's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
Avalon
Eugene Conway received 3,365 votes (9.07%), finishing third against Conservative candidate, Fabian Manning
.
Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor
Sandra Cooze received 2,668 votes (7.0%), finishing third against Liberal incumbent, Scott Simms
.
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
Holly Pike received 4,847 votes to Liberal incumbent Gerry Byrne
's 17,208. She later served as Acting Principal at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
in Corner Brook.
Labrador
Jacob Edward Larkin received 1,037 votes (9.08%), finishing third to Liberal incumbent, Todd Russell
.
Random—Burin—St. George's
Amanda Will received 3,702 votes (12.34%), finishing third to Liberal incumbent, Bill Matthews
.
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
Marie-Claude Roberge Cartier is a commercial artist. She received 2,248 votes (4.53%), finishing fourth against Bloc Québécois
incumbent Louis Plamondon
.
Brome—Missisquoi
Josianne Jetté was born in Longueuil
in 1984. At the time of the election, she was a sociology
student at Bishop's University
and the youth commission councillor for the New Democratic Party's Quebec wing. She received 2,839 votes, (5.85%), finishing fourth against Bloc Québécois
candidate Christian Ouellet
.
, where he previously received a doctorate in economics. In 2001, he started working as chief economist for the Canadian Labour Congress
.
At the center of his program was the creation of a light train between Hull
and Ottawa
to fight traffic and pollution. He ran in the 2004 election, finishing third with 12% of the vote. In 2006 he ended up fourth with 15,5% of the vote, the second best percentage showing for the NDP in a Quebec riding, after Léo-Paul Lauzon's 17% in Outremont. Liberal Marcel Proulx
held on to his seat in both elections.
Laliberté has resigned from the party to work for the FTQ.
Jeanne-Le Ber
McLauchlin is openly gay
and is also an avid enthusiast of the Montreal Metro
. He holds a B.A. in linguistics from McGill University
.
McLauchlin has run in two other federal elections:
Bramalea—Gore—Malton
Martello is a student at York University
, and a member of the Canadian Federation of Students
. He served briefly in the Senate of York University, attending only one meeting. He has also served as director of public relations for his student council.
Martello campaigned as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party
in the 2003 provincial election
, in the Greater Toronto Area
constituency of Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale. He finished third, with 4,931 votes (11.65%). The winner was Liberal
candidate Kuldip Singh Kular.
In the 2004 federal election
, Martello ran for the federal NDP in the Toronto
riding of Etobicoke North
. He again finished third with 3,761 votes (12.24%).
Brampton—Springdale
Anna Mather graduated in December 2007 with an MSc in Politics and Communication from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Mather also completed a B.A. (with distinction) in Political Science and Sociology at the University of Toronto in 2006. Mather attended a summer course in Shakespeare at Oxford University in 2005. She was born in Toronto in 1981 and was raised in Brampton, Ontario.
Having previously worked as an intern at the CTV
Washington News Bureau,http://www.annamather.ca/?page_id=8 as well as a public relations coordinator at Astral Media
for Family, she was recently enlisted as the Media Captain for the ReelHeART International Film Festival in Toronto.
In late 2005, Anna Mather represented the New Democrats (NDP) in a nationally-televised debate on the role of women in politics, which was broadcast on CPAC (Toronto Star, 21 December 2005). Her opponents were Liberal leadership candidate Carolyn Bennett
represented the Liberal Party, and former Conservative Cabinet Minister Pauline Browes
. She also appeared on MuchMusic and CTV to address the role of both youth and women in politics.
Mather's campaign focused on the recognition of foreign credentials. Mather and her team proposed amending the Canadian Human Rights Act
to ban hiring discrimination based solely on where candidates got their experience or education.
Mather maintained the party's recent high-water mark for Brampton-Springdale, receiving 8,345 votes (17.72%), against Liberal
incumbent Ruby Dhalla
.
Mather ran a blog at annamather.ca, for the duration of her campaign, serving as her primary campaign website.
Brampton West
Born 1970 in Punjab, India, Shergill studied agricultural science at the Punjab Agricultural University
. He immigrated to Canada in 1992 to continue studying agriculture at Olds Collage in Alberta. He moved to Brampton, Ontario in 1999, and began an insurance company in 2000.
Shergill supported Anna Mather's proposal to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to ban hiring discrimination based solely on where candidates received their experience or education.
Eglinton—Lawrence
Mooney was born in Pembroke, Ontario
in 1970, and was raised in Ontario and Nova Scotia
. At age twelve, she promoted reforms in the Halifax police department.http://www.maurgannemooney.com/ She served as a military member of 723 Halifax Communications Squadron, and provided Radioteletype
equipment to Canadian forces during Operation Desert Storm. She is a graduate of George Brown College
's Assaulted Women and Children's Counselor and Advocate program, and works with Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto. She has also worked as an outreach coordinator for Maggie's, an advocacy group for sex-trade workers, and has advocated the decriminalization of adult prostitution.http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=8122http://www.pivotlegal.org/News/06-06-14--beyonddecrim.htm In addition, Mooney has produced an autobiographical performance art show. She received 5,660 votes (11.49%), finishing third against Liberal
incumbent Joe Volpe
.
Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Liam McHugh-Russell (born 1980) is a Sauvé Scholar (Sauvé Foundation
) hosted at McGill University
, a Law Degree Graduate (J.D.
) of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law
, and a graduate (Bachelor of Mathematics
) of the University of Waterloo
. He has been involved in the NDP for a number of years, and was involved in the Ontario New Democratic Youth, serving as Co-Chair for 2005-06. McHugh-Russell was involved in student politics at the University of Waterloo serving as Vice-President (Education) in 2003-04.
McHugh-Russell finished third behind Liberal Party of Canada
candidate Michael Ignatieff
and Conservative Party of Canada
candidate John Capobianco. His mother, Margaret Anne McHugh, was the Ontario New Democratic Party
candidate in the Ontario general election, 2003
.
External link. http://www.sauvescholars.org/
Kingston and the Islands
Hutchison was born in Belleville
, Ontario
and was raised near Ottawa (Kingston Whig-Standard, 26 June 2004). He has a Bachelor of Arts
degree in English and Philosophy from Queen's University
, and a diploma in Social services administration and certificate in Municipal administration from St. Lawrence College
.
He is president of the Kingston
Community Options Funds and Kingcole Homes Inc., a member of the City of Kingston Not-For-Profit Housing Advisory Group and the Kingston Not-For-Profit Housing Association, and past president of the Kingston Global Community Centre.http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes2004/riding/143/http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/143/#Hutchison Hutchison is also a co-founder of Pic Press, a local community newspaper [information from 2004 campaign brochure].
Hutchison campaigned for Kingston's Public Utilities Commission in 1991, and finished sixth in a field of twelve candidates. The top four candidates were declared elected (Kingston Whig-Standard, 13 November 1991). In 1996, he argued before a provincial committee against proposed changes to Ontario's labour laws by the provincial government of Mike Harris
(KWS, 29 August 1996). He later campaigned for Kingston City Council in 1997, and lost to Ken Matthews in a close contest in Ward Eight (KWS, 12 November 1997).
He won the NDP nomination in 2004 over retired electrical engineer Bill Fisher and Queen's student Ian Griffiths (KWS, 26 March 2004), and finished third against Liberal
incumbent Peter Milliken
. He faced Milliken again in the 2006 election, and again finished third. He was 54 years old in 2004.
Municipal results are taken from reports in the Kingston Whig-Standard. The final results were not significantly different. Electors in the 1991 contest could vote for four candidates.
Edwin holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in French and Spanish from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, a Bachelor of Education in French and Spanish, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario and a Masters of Arts in French, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
Edwin served with the Waterloo Regional School Board for over 30 years as a teacher, vice-principal and principal.
He was the founder and former Advisor for Kiwanis Builders, KEY and Circle Clubs, including participation in the University of Waterloo’s school-building trip to Kenya in 2005.
Edwin was the New Democratic Party
candidate in the 2006 federal election
and 2004 federal election
He currently serves as Chair of Waterloo Region Youth Action Committee.
Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
Forsey is the daughter of Eugene Forsey
, the late Canadian Constitutional expert and founding member of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (Kingston Whig-Standard, 26 January 2006). She holds a degree in agricultural science from McGill University
,http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/148/ and is a writer and activist. She was convicted of trespassing in early 1990 for having protested against logging operations in Temagami, and participated in a peace camp later in the same year in support of native demonstrators in Oka
(Montreal Gazette, 22 September 1990),
Forsey opposed the first Gulf War
in 1990-91 (KWS, 13 December 1990), and wrote against the Charlottetown Accord
in 1992 (KWS, 22 October 1992). She has defended her father's constitutional views, and argues that Quebec
is already integrated into the Canadian Constitution despite having never formally ratified it (Ottawa Citizen, 9 June 1998). She wrote against the service cuts promulgated by the provincial government of Mike Harris
in the mid-1990s (KWS, 11 October 1998), and has written in support of family farms (KWS, 15 December 1998).
Forsey joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
in 1998 to support David Orchard
's bid for the party leadership. She praised Orchard's "progressive nationalism", though she acknowledged that it was difficult for her to join a party she had long opposed (Ottawa Citizen, 11 September 1998). In 2001, she organized an agricultural forum at the People's Summit of the Americas in Quebec City
.
She received 9,604 votes (16.15%) in 2006 as a New Democrat, finishing third against Conservative
incumbent Scott Reid
.
Mississauga South
De Pelham (born 1980 in Montreal) holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Political Science
from the University of Northern British Columbia
. He helped found the campus and community radio station CFUR in Prince George
, and has been involved with the Canadian Federation of Students
. He ran for the Marijuana Party
in 2004 against Conservative
leader Stephen Harper
.http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/157/ During the 2006 election, he was listed as a customer service representative for a heating products company.http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:NgfkFwJG_ckJ:www.mississauga.com/mi/elections/ridings/markdepelham/+%22Mark+de+Pelham%27&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=7 In the 2006 Ontario municipal elections
, he sought office as a school trustee, representing electors to the French-language public Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest
from Peel Region
, but he was not elected.
Ottawa South
Henri M. Sader is a long-time member of the New Democratic Party
in Ottawa
, and was its candidate for Ottawa South
in the 39th Canadian federal election. He was born and raised in war-torn Lebanon
. His mother was Hungarian.
Sader was educated at the College Notre Dame de Jamhour
, and at St. Joseph University in Beirut
and earned his PhD in economics from the Sorbonne University in Paris
, France
, in 1980. Sader emigrated to Canada
in 1982 and first settled in Toronto
. In 1986, he moved to Montreal
to work with Carrefour des Cèdres, a non-governmental organization which promotes socio-economic development. In Montreal, he lectured at Concordia University
, worked as an economist and researcher for the Jesuit Centre for Social Analysis, and wrote for the magazine Relations, which comments on politics, religion and society from a social justice point of view.
Since 1990, Sader has been active in the New Democratic Party
at both the local and national level. He campaigned in many elections for Elisabeth Arnold
, Marion Dewar
, Evelyn Gigantes
, Jamey Heath
, John Rodriguez
and Lorne Nystrom
. In addition, over the last 15 years, he worked as a researcher, executive and legislative assistant for several NDP Members of Parliament – including John Rodriguez (Nickel Belt
, Ontario
; 1972 1980; 1984–1993), Lorne Nystrom (Yorkton—Melville
, Saskatchewan
; 1968–1993; 1997–2004) and Peter Julian
(Burnaby—New Westminster
, British Columbia
; since 2004).
During his time on Parliament Hill
, Sader played a key role in helping the House of Commons
to pass an NDP motion on the so-called "Tobin tax
", making Canada the first legislature in the world to do so. Nobel Prize
Laureat James Tobin
developed the "Tobin tax", which proposes to tax on cross-border currency transactions to reduce economically harmful currency speculation, stabilize the global economy and currency system, and raise revenues for cash-strapped governments around the world. Sader promoted "practical economics" for ordinary consumers and citizens as a contributing editor of Lorne Nystrom's 1999 book, Just Making Change, which makes sense of complex financial issues.
Since 2001, Henri has taught economics at the Labour College of Canada to prepare students with for advancing the cause of trade unions. He is currently steward of the CULR-Local 1 (CEP; the Labour College union) and an active member of Local 232 of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union.
He defeated Sandra Griffith-Bonaparte for the New Democratic Party
nomination in the riding of Ottawa South
for the 39th Canadian federal election, on November 10, 2005.
Sader is fluent in English
, French
and Arabic
. He lives in the Heron Park
area of Ottawa South
with his wife Mona and their son, Michel.
Ottawa West—Nepean
Rivier has a Master of Arts
degree in Psychology from Carleton University
in Ottawa, and has been a member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario since the early 1980s. She is a teacher and health care worker, and has worked at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre for more than twenty years.http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:G-kh-B2rfcEJ:www.ndp.ca/marlenerivier+%22Marlene+Rivier%22&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=1
Rivier is the president of Ontario Public Service Employees Union
(OPSEU) Local 479, and has been a prominent critic of "private-public partnerships" in provincial health-care delivery. She has criticized both the Ernie Eves
and Dalton McGuinty
governments for permitting such arrangements, which she describes as "a seductive means of hiding government debt".http://www.opseu.org/bps/health/p3article.htm
Peterborough
Linda Slavin was born in 1944 in Vancouver
, British Columbia
, where her father was stationed with the Royal Canadian Air Force
during World War II
. The family returned to their home in Peterborough
after the war. Slavin has degrees in English and Political Science from Victoria College
at the University of Toronto
and trained as a teacher at Toronto's College of Education. She was for many years an actor and director at the Peterborough Theatre Guild.
Slavin is a veteran educator and activist in Peterborough
. She was awarded a Development Education Award in 1992 for her field mission work in Guatemala
, El Salvador
, and Nicaragua
. In the same period, she helped develop a junior high school course addressing themes of poverty, the environment and international development. She later worked through the International Program at Trent University
to target water pollution at Lago San Pablo in Ecuador
and the Rio Texcoco in Mexico
. She opposed Canada's military intervention in Afghanistan
in 2001 and later opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq
. She was granted Trent University's Eminent Service Award in 2003.
Slavin is general manager of the Community Opportunity and Innovation Network (Peterborough) Inc. as of 2010. She has chaired the Peterborough Coalition for Social Justice and is a member of the Raging Grannies.
She is a frequent candidate for public office, having campaigned in several federal, provincial, and municipal elections. In 2004, she defeated five other candidates in a surprise first-round ballot victory for the Peterborough NDP's federal nomination. The following year, she won the party's nomination for the next election
without opposition. She later ran for mayor of Peterborough in the 2006 municipal election
.
St. Catharines
Burch holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Brock University
, and later became a graduate student at the same university. He left in 1996, when he was elected as president of the United Steelworkers
local. Since 1999, Burch has been a representative and negotiator for the Service Employees International Union
in Toronto
and Niagara. He has also been a police officer
, and has campaigned for public health services in St. Catharines
.http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:UpGf0TZzy0kJ:www.stcatharinesndp.com/bio.html+%22Jeff+Burch%22&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=2
He has campaigned provincially for the New Democratic Party of Ontario, and ran municipally in 1997.
He was elected to St. Catharines City Council
in the St. Catharines municipal election, 2006
.
St. Paul's
Paul Summerville, PhD
, is an economist
who has held high positions in several prominent banks, including chief economist for RBC Dominion Securities
. Summerville ran in the Toronto
riding of St. Paul's
. He placed third after Liberal
incumbent Carolyn Bennett
and Conservative
Peter Kent
. His campaign increased NDP vote to the highest level in the history of the riding.
Summerville's candidacy was controversial within the party; some believed that his history with large banks was contrary to the NDP's core leftist values, while others believed that he would help rid the party of its image of being financially irresponsible. Most agreed, however, that his twinning of 'prosperity and justice' was a reformulation of long-term party values that have helped position the NDP to take power. It is no coincidence that the issue of fiscal responsibility never came up as an issue for the NDP in the election but in fact was a key criticism of the Conservative Party's platform. More than once on national television Summerville promised that it would be the NDP that would 'keep on eye' on the Conservatives in order to alert the country to a risk of a Conservative Party federal fiscal deficit.
Summerville is the great-nephew of former Toronto mayor Donald Dean Summerville
.
Simcoe—Grey
Katy T. Austin was born on April 14, 1948 at Port Dalhousie, Ontario
(now part of St. Catharines
). She was raised in Barrie
, and received a Bachelor of Physical and Health Education degree from the University of Windsor
in 1971. She worked as a teacher after her graduation, joining the Simcoe County
district school board in 1975. Austin is also a folk
singer, and has performed in coffeehouses.
She has supported the New Democratic Party for many years, and in 1985 was the campaign manager of provincial candidate Paul Wessenger
. She received 6,784 votes (11.20%) in 2006, finishing third against Conservative
incumbent Helena Guergis
.
She will be the NDP's candidate once again in 2008.
Sudbury
Gerry McIntaggart was an employee at Inco in Sudbury from 1966 to 2000, working in purchasing and warehousing and as a consultant in Occupational Health and Safety. He served on the Sudbury City Council and Regional Council from 1991 to 2000, and on the Greater Sudbury City Council from 2000 to 2003.
McIntaggart chaired Sudbury's Health and Social Services Committee and the Sudbury and District Health Unit in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was a frequent advocate for improved health spending, and he helped enact a ban on smoking in public places. He called for a plan against child poverty
in 1999, and endorsed a filtration upgrade for Sudbury's drinking water to address safety concerns in the city's south-end. He was appointed to the board of Greater Sudbury Utilities in April 2001.
In June 2000, McIntaggart introduced a strongly worded motion that criticized the provincial government of Mike Harris
for its failure to reappoint Gerry Lougheed Jr. to the board of directors of Cancer Care Ontario
. The motion, which also commended Lougheed for his advocacy of patient rights in Northern Ontario
, was approved by city council. McIntaggart later criticized the provincial government's welfare
policies, describing their provision for lifetime bans as unjust.
McIntaggart was appointed vice-chair of Great Sudbury's priorities committee in December 2002, and was re-appointed as Health Unit chair the following month. He was defeated in his bid for re-election in 2003
and later indicated that his anti-smoking stance was at least partly to blame for the result.
McIntaggart subsequently ran for the New Democratic Party in the 2004
and 2006
federal elections. On both occasions, he finished second to incumbent Liberal
Diane Marleau
. He was renominated again as the party's candidate in the next election
, but stepped down, citing the desire to spend more time with his family, in July 2008.
McIntaggart was also elected to the Sudbury City Council in 1991, 1994 and 1997.
Thornhill
A resident of Thornhill for almost 20 years, Simon Strelchik is a founding member and director of Free the Children
, now the largest youth-led humanitarian organization in the world, with over one million participants in 45 countries. The organization has built 400 schools and shipped 200,000 school and health kits to children in need, and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
In the recent election
, Simon Strelchik achieved a vote increase of 25%, to 4405 votes, against Liberal
Susan Kadis
and Conservative
Anthony Reale.
Simon Strelchik was an original member of the York Region No-smoking Bylaw
Task Force, which drafted the law governing tobacco in Thornhill
and its surrounding municipalities. Strelchik was also the chief organizer of the 30 Hour Famine in his community for three years, raising money to battle hunger in developing countries.
Strelchik is a past chair of the York Region Health Services Youth Advisory Board, and past member of Vaughan
Council's Youth Advisory Committee. Strelchik was also an organizer of the "Truth About Youth" conference and the "Smoke This..." conference, and the executive director of Youth Fighting Tobacco.
Simon Strelchik also sought public office in 2000, 2005 and 2006 to represent Thornhill as a School Trustee on the York Region District School Board
.
He has been president of the Thornhill NDP riding association
since 2001, and is a past campaign manager. Simon Strelchik volunteers regularly as an assistant for developmentally disabled children in York Region.
Whitby—Ajax
Sadem-Thompson was born in England
, and came to Canada in 1958. She holds a Master of Education
degree, works an elementary school principal, and has served as president of the Federation of Women Teachers Associations of Ontario, representing 48,000 educators. She has served on the board of the Durham Children's Aid Society and the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies.http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/206/ Sadem-Thompson was a vocal opponent of the Mike Harris
government's education policies in the late 1990s (Windsor Star, 19 August 1998), but nonetheless took her union out of the 1997 Ontario teacher's strike while other unions were still participating (Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 8 November 1997). She was fifty-one years old in 2006 (Toronto Star, 24 January 2006).
Niki Ashton
Ashton was defeated by the Liberal candidate, Tina Keeper
, partly due to vote splitting with former NDP Member of Parliament Bev Desjarlais
. However, she defeated Keeper in the 2008 election
.
Dennis Kshyk (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia
Kshyk was born in Two Hills
, Alberta
and educated at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.http://www.theglobeandmail.ca/series/election/2000Federal/candidates-new/2579.html He joined the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba in 1991, and was still employed there as of the 2006 election (Rochelle Squires, "Name recognition counts", Winnipeg Sun, 6 January 2006 http://www.winnipegsun.com/News/Election/2006/01/06/1381454-sun.html). He has also served with the Residential Tenancy Appeal Commission,http://www.ctv.ca/mini/election2006/candidates/46002_NDP.html and has been chief shop steward of Canadian Union of Public Employees
(CUPE) Local 1063.http://cupe.ca/www/News/39
Kshyk campaigned for the New Democratic Party of Manitoba
in the 1999
and 2003 provincial election
, and finished a respectable second against Progressive Conservative Party
leader Stuart Murray
on the latter occasion. He first campaigned for the federal New Democratic Party in the 2000 election
, and finished fourth against Liberal
incumbent John Harvard. In 2006, he finished third against Conservative
Steven Fletcher
.
Bill Blaikie
Blaikie was re-elected to a ninth term in parliament, receiving 16,967 votes (50.85%) in his riding.
Darren Van Den Bussche (Portage—Lisgar
Van Den Bussche was born and raised in the Portage—Lisgar area, and is now a full-time firefighter in Portage la Prairie
.http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/220/. He is also a certified medical technician, and once worked for a privately-funded ambulance service. Partly as a result of this experience, he is now a committed supporter of public health delivery, and has been quoted as saying, "I’ve seen what can happen with private service because they’re there for profit and have to answer to their shareholders".
Active in the labour movement, Van Den Bussche has been area vice-president of the Manitoba Federation of Labour
, and president of the Portage Labour Council. He is also a founder and coach of Portage Youth Scrimmage Hockey.
He first campaigned for the NDP in the 2004 election
, after defeating two other candidates to win the party's Portage—Lisgar nomination. He spoke out against the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) and western alienation
(Winnipeg Free Press, 22 June 2004), and finished third against Conservative
Brian Pallister. He achieved the same result in 2006.
Van Den Bussche was appointed to the Regional Health Community of Central Manitoba Inc. in April 2005.
Patrick O'Connor (Provencher
O'Connor was educated at the University of Manitoba
, studying Mathematics and Physics. He worked as a computer programmer in the university's Physics (Cyclotron) Department for six years, and was an employee of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL) from 1975 to 1998, specializing in nuclear waste research.
In 1997, O'Connor made ambivalent comments about the AECL's proposal to store nuclear waste in the Canadian Shield
. He argued that the plan was technologically possible, but was skeptical of whether it would be properly funded by the government (Winnipeg Free Press, 28 January 1997).
Stationed at Pinawa
during his career with AECL, O'Connor has been president of the Provencher NDP association for most of the period since 1975. He served on the executive of the Beausejour Consumers' Co-op between 1980 and 1988, and was its president from 1983. He received 5,259 votes (13.71%) in 2006, finishing second against Conservative
incumbent Vic Toews
.
Allard has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Sociology from the Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface. During the 2004 election, he was working towards completion of a Master's Degree in public administration at the University of Manitoba. He was also a weight-lifter at the 1999 Canada Winter Games, and trained for two years as a boxer. He received 9,311 votes or 21.9% in the 2006 federal election.
Robert Page (Winnipeg South
Page holds Bachelor of Arts
and Bachelor of Education
degrees, as well as a Master of Arts
degree from the University of Manitoba
in outdoor education. He works as a teacher, and is a member of Canadian Parents for French (Immersion) and the Winnipeg Canoe Club. He was a grandfather at the time of the election.
Page was elected as a school trustee for the Seine River Division in 2002 (Winnipeg Free Press, 12 November 2002), and unsuccessfully campaigned for a St. Norbert
council seat in early 2005. He spoke out against the construction of "cookie-cutter" suburbs in the latter campaign, and supported rapid transit expansion (WFP, 29 March and 12 April 2005). He resigned from the Seine River School Division on October 31, 2005, presumably in order to prepare for the upcoming federal election.
He received 5,743 votes (13.73%) in 2006, placing third against Conservative
candidate Rod Bruinooge
.
Holly Heffernan (Calgary Southwest
Heffernan is a registered nurse, and was listed as 48 years old in 2004. She graduated from the Foothills School of Nursing in 1976, and received a Bachelor of Nursing degree from the University of Calgary
in 1993. She was a board member with the United Nurses of Alberta
for more than twelve years, and served on the Alberta Federation of Labour
Occupational Health and Safety Committee in 2002. As of 2004, she worked at Rockyview Hospital in Outpatient Urology and served as a relief nurse in the G.I. unit. Heffernan is a member of Christ Moravian Church.
Heffernan campaigned for the Alberta New Democratic Party
in 2004. Her 2006 campaign was primarily focused against privatization in the health-care sector (Canadian Press, 25 December 2005), and she was endorsed by the Calgary and District Labour Council (Calgary Herald, 21 January 2006).
Teale Phelps Bondaroff (Calgary West
Born February, 1986, in Calgary, Alberta. He was a student at the University of Calgary
, pursuing a double degree in Political Science
and International Relations
.
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Barry Bell (Fleetwood—Port Kells
Bell works as a certified coating inspector for BC Hydro. He grew up on Quadra Island and the Lower Mainland. He ran unsuccessfully in the previous federal election in this riding and twice in the British Columbia general election, in 2001 and 2005, in the Surrey-Tynehead
riding.
Mike Bocking (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission
Bocking is a 50 year old candidate who has worked as a reporter and assistant editor at the Vancouver Sun since 1979. He is president of local 2000 of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada. He unsuccessfully ran in the 2004 federal election in this riding.
Alice Brown (Okanagan—Shuswap
Brown was born in Rutland, British Columbia. She has been employed as an industrial construction electrician for the past 20 years. She was a founding member of the Vernon chapter of the Council of Canadians and served on the Okanagan University College
's board of governors.
She ran in the 2004 election
, where she tripled (4,060 ----> 12,528) the NDP vote and finished second.
Brent Bush (Kootenay—Columbia
Bush is a former lieutenant in the Canadian Armed Forces but has been employed by Canada Post since 1991. He currently resides in Kimberley, British Columbia
but was born in Nanaimo
and raised in Nelson
and Kelowna
. He has campaigned on investing on the federal transportation infrastructure, promoting the Canadian Rockies International Airport expansion project in Cranbrook, and providing federal funding for affordable housing projects.
Angel Claypool (Langley
Claypool was raised in Cloverdale but currently lives in Langley, British Columbia
. She is a 28 year old student at the Justice Institute of British Columbia in Conflict Resolution. She previously graduated from British Columbia Institute of Technology in the Renewable Resources program. She is an active member of the Burrowing Owl Conservation Society. She defeated Cherene Groundwater to win the NDP nomination.
Nancy Clegg (Newton—North Delta
Clegg has been an instructor of economics at Kwantlen University College in Surrey and Richmond for 14 years. She has previously served as the President of the Kwantlen Faculty Association, a member of the Kwantlen Board of Governors, the B.C. Council on Admissions and Transfer, and the Delta Heritage Advisory Commission. She ran unsuccessfully in this riding in the 2004 federal election.
Rebecca Coad (Vancouver Quadra
Coad ran as a candidate in the March 17, 2008 by-election.
Born in Richmond, British Columbia
and raised in Vernon, British Columbia
, she has resided in Vancouver Quadra since 2001. She is currently studying philosophy and political science at the University of British Columbia
after graduating from the Douglas College
Theatre Program. On March 11, 2007, Coad was nominated by the Vancouver Quadra NDP to be their candidate in the upcoming election.
Before winning the nomination to represent Vancouver Quadra
, Coad's interest in social justice issues had developed through her volunteer commitments both locally and internationally. She has acted as organizer/fundraiser for several organizations, including the University of British Columbia's Oxfam Canada
chapter, the Stephen Lewis Foundation, and AIDS Vancouver
. After spending time teaching English abroad, she worked with residents of the Downtown Eastside
of Vancouver
at the Carnegie Community Centre
, both in the kitchen and as a discussion facilitator for a course in Humanities. This program provides a year long liberal arts and social science education regardless of financial and social barriers for residents of the Downtown Eastside who do not typically have access to post-secondary education. Coad is also active with the UBC NDP.
Michael Crawford (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Crawford is an assistant professor at Thompson Rivers University
. As an academic his research has focused on family violence and homelessness. He is a board member of the Kamloops Chapter of the Council of Canadians. Crawford defeated Mark McVittie and Don Pongracz for the NDP nomination on 11 December 2005.
Malcolm Crockett (Prince George—Peace River
Crockett was acclaimed by the party on 10 December 2005. He is a registered social worker and is currently employed by the provincial Ministry for Child and Family Development. He has also worked in the federal House of Commons as a policy analyst. He unsuccessfully ran in the 1997 and 2000 federal elections in the Dewdney—Alouette
riding.
Kevin Hagglund (Kelowna—Lake Country
Hagglund was raised in Kelowna, British Columbia
where he is a longtime employee of the television station CHBC and a volunteer with the Theatre Kelowna Society and Kelowna Scouts
.
John Harrop (Okanagan—Coquihalla
Harrop is a retired Okanagan University College professor who has lived in Naramata for 30 years. He was acclaimed the NDP candidate for this riding. He is campaigning on increasing federal funding for home care and other long-term health care issues, as well as organic farming as a means of economic diversification.
Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson (Abbotsford
Hansen-Carlson is a 22 year old candidate who is a university student studying organizational behaviour. He ran unsuccessfully in the November 2005 election for Abbotsford City Council
. He is a member of the City of Abbotsford's environmental advisory committee.
Hansen-Carlson's campaign received national attention when he revealed that he had been offered a bribe by the Liberal Candidate in his riding, David Oliver
. Oliver had offered him a job or help winning a municipal election if he would endorse the Liberal campaign in the Abbotsford riding. Hansen-Carlson refused, and swore out an affidavit
on the incident.
Hansen-Carlson came in second in the riding, with 8,004 votes or 17%, a much improved performance for the NDP in that riding.
Mr. Hansen-Carlson's allegation was the subject of a lawsuit and the New Democratic Party has admitted that "... there were never any facts to support any allegation of bribery or attempted bribery. We seriously erred in making the allegations public." (Ms. Libby Davies, NDP House Leader) [Vancouver Province 07 DEC 07 p. A-10].
Malcolm James (Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
James is a farmer in the Columbia Valley and a teacher at the Sto:lo Adult Education Centre. He has been an executive on the Farmer's Institute. He ran unsuccessfully in the British Columbia general election in 2001 and 2005 in the Chilliwack-Kent
riding.
William Jonsson (Delta—Richmond East
Jonsson was a 21 year old candidate born in Richmond, British Columbia
but raised in Tsawwassen
. He studies Criminology at Douglas College and works in his family's business in New Westminster. He was acclaimed as the NDP candidate in this riding.
Bev Meslo (Vancouver South
Meslo is a democratic socialist and political activist based in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
who ran in both the 2004 and 2006 Federal Elections. She was also a candidate in the 2003 NDP leadership election representing the party's Socialist Caucus but won only 1.1% of the vote.
, but has lived in Richmond from the past 11 years. He works as a service technician for an electronics recycling company. He serves on the board of Richmond Addiction Services.
Libby Thornton (South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale
Thornton has been a school teacher in White Rock since 1997. She holds a Master of Education degree from the University of New Brunswick. She has served as a Faculty Advisor at the University of British Columbia. In New Brunswick between 1984 and 1989 she was the Executive Director of a transition house for abused women and their children. She was previously elected to the City Council of Fredericton, New Brunswick
in 1986.
Alfred Trudeau (Cariboo—Prince George
Trudeau was born and raised in Quesnel, British Columbia
where he currently works in the forest industry at a Canfor
lumber mill. He was acclaimed as the NDP candidate for this riding on 3 December 2005. He campaigned on diversifying the regional economy and the mountain pine beetle
epidemic.
The 2005 municipal results are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press, 15 April 2005.
Canadian federal election, 2006
The 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:...
to remain the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. Many of the New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The 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...
's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
AvalonAvalon (electoral district)Avalon is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Demographics:Ethnic groups: Languages:² Unemployment: 25.9%...
: Eugene Conway
Eugene Conway received 3,365 votes (9.07%), finishing third against Conservative candidate, Fabian ManningFabian Manning
Fabian Manning is a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Manning served as a Progressive Conservative and later as the independent Member of the House of Assembly for the district of Placentia and St. Mary’s from 1999 to 2005. From 2006 to 2008 he was the Conservative Party of Canada...
.
Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—WindsorBonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—WindsorBonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Demographics:...
: Sandra Cooze
Sandra Cooze received 2,668 votes (7.0%), finishing third against Liberal incumbent, Scott SimmsScott Simms
Scott Simms is a Canadian politician. He is the Liberal Member of Parliament for the Newfoundland and Labrador riding of Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor.-Early life:...
.
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie VerteHumber—St. Barbe—Baie VerteHumber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.-Demographics:Ethnic groups: 96.2% White, 3.4% Native Canadian...
: Holly Pike
Holly Pike received 4,847 votes to Liberal incumbent Gerry ByrneGerry Byrne
Gerry Byrne, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. He currently represents the riding of Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte for the Liberal Party of Canada. He was re-elected in the 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2011 elections...
's 17,208. She later served as Acting Principal at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Grenfell Campus, formerly referred to as Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, is a Canadian liberal arts and science university located in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador....
in Corner Brook.
LabradorLabrador (electoral district)Labrador is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949....
: Jacob Edward Larkin
Jacob Edward Larkin received 1,037 votes (9.08%), finishing third to Liberal incumbent, Todd RussellTodd Russell
Todd Norman Russell is a Canadian politician and was the Liberal member of Parliament for the riding of Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador from 2005 to 2011.-Early life:...
.
Random—Burin—St. George'sRandom—Burin—St. George'sRandom—Burin—St. George's is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Demographics:Ethnic groups: 94.7% White, 4.8% Native Canadian...
: Amanda Will
Amanda Will received 3,702 votes (12.34%), finishing third to Liberal incumbent, Bill MatthewsBill Matthews
William "Bill" Matthews is a Canadian politician.Matthews was a Progressive Conservative member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1982 to 1996...
.
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—BécancourBas-Richelieu—Nicolet—BécancourBas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.-Geography:...
: Marie-Claude Roberge Cartier
Marie-Claude Roberge Cartier is a commercial artist. She received 2,248 votes (4.53%), finishing fourth against Bloc QuébécoisBloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
incumbent Louis Plamondon
Louis Plamondon
Louis Plamondon is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec and the current interim parliamentary leader of the Bloc Québécois ....
.
Brome—MissisquoiBrome—MissisquoiBrome—Missisquoi is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925...
: Josianne Jetté
Josianne Jetté was born in LongueuilLongueuil, Quebec
Longueuil is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly across from Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census totaled 229,330, making it the third largest city in...
in 1984. At the time of the election, she was a sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
student at Bishop's University
Bishop's University
Bishop's University is a predominantly undergraduate university in Lennoxville, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Bishop's is one of three universities in the province of Quebec that teach primarily in the English language...
and the youth commission councillor for the New Democratic Party's Quebec wing. She received 2,839 votes, (5.85%), finishing fourth against Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
candidate Christian Ouellet
Christian Ouellet
Christian Ouellet, MP is a politician from the Canadian province of Quebec. He has represented Brome—Missisquoi in the Canadian House of Commons since 2006 as a member of the Bloc Québécois...
.
Hull-Aylmer: Pierre Laliberté
Laliberté has been a teacher and member of the Quebec delegation at the University of MassachusettsUniversity of Massachusetts
This article relates to the statewide university system. For the flagship campus often referred to as "UMass", see University of Massachusetts Amherst...
, where he previously received a doctorate in economics. In 2001, he started working as chief economist for the Canadian Labour Congress
Canadian Labour Congress
The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC is a national trade union centre, the central labour body in English Canada to which most Canadian labour unions are affiliated.- Formation :...
.
At the center of his program was the creation of a light train between Hull
Hull, Quebec
Hull is the central and oldest part of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the west bank of the Gatineau River and the north shore of the Ottawa River, directly opposite Ottawa. As part of the Canadian National Capital Region, it contains offices for twenty thousand...
and Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
to fight traffic and pollution. He ran in the 2004 election, finishing third with 12% of the vote. In 2006 he ended up fourth with 15,5% of the vote, the second best percentage showing for the NDP in a Quebec riding, after Léo-Paul Lauzon's 17% in Outremont. Liberal Marcel Proulx
Marcel Proulx
Marcel Proulx is a Canadian politician.Proulx is a former member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, having represented the riding of Hull—Aylmer from 1999 to 2011. Proulx is a former administrator, businessman, claim adjuster, and executive assistant...
held on to his seat in both elections.
Laliberté has resigned from the party to work for the FTQ.
Jeanne-Le BerJeanne-Le BerJeanne-Le Ber is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 112,863.-Geography:...
: Matthew McLauchlin
McLauchlin is openly gayGay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
and is also an avid enthusiast of the Montreal Metro
Montreal Metro
The Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
. He holds a B.A. in linguistics from McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
.
McLauchlin has run in two other federal elections:
- 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 1,003 votes in the riding of Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles. Finished 5th of 9 candidates. Winner: Raymond LavigneRaymond LavigneRaymond Lavigne was a Canadian senator and businessman, and a former Member of Parliament .Lavigne first ran as a Liberal candidate for the Canadian House of Commons in the Quebec riding of Verdun—Saint-Paul at the 1988 election but was unsuccessful. He successfully contested the riding in the...
of the Liberal Party of CanadaLiberal 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...
. - By-election, May 13, 2003: Received 635 votes in the same riding. Finished 4th of 6 candidates. Winner: Liza FrullaLiza FrullaLiza Frulla, PC , also formerly known as Liza Frulla-Hébert, is a former Canadian politician. She was a Quebec Liberal Party MNA in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1998, and a Liberal Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2006.From 1974 to 1976, she worked for the public affairs service...
, Liberal Party of Canada.
Bramalea—Gore—MaltonBramalea—Gore—MaltonBramalea—Gore—Malton is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that is represented in the Canadian House of Commons....
: Cesar Martello
Martello is a student at York UniversityYork University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
, and a member of the Canadian Federation of Students
Canadian Federation of Students
The Canadian Federation of Students is the largest student organization in Canada. Founded in 1981, the stated goal of the CFS is to work at the federal level for high quality, accessible post-secondary education.-Structure:...
. He served briefly in the Senate of York University, attending only one meeting. He has also served as director of public relations for his student council.
Martello campaigned as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
in the 2003 provincial election
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 the Greater Toronto Area
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area is the largest metropolitan area in Canada, with a 2006 census population of 5.5 million. The Greater Toronto Area is usually defined as the central city of Toronto, along with four regional municipalities surrounding it: Durham, Halton, Peel, and York...
constituency of Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale. He finished third, with 4,931 votes (11.65%). The winner was Liberal
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...
candidate Kuldip Singh Kular.
In the 2004 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The 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...
, Martello ran for the federal NDP in the 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...
riding of Etobicoke North
Etobicoke North
Etobicoke North is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. It covers Rexdale, the northern part of Etobicoke, which is part of Toronto....
. He again finished third with 3,761 votes (12.24%).
Brampton—SpringdaleBrampton—SpringdaleBrampton—Springdale is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-History:...
: Anna Mather
Anna Mather graduated in December 2007 with an MSc in Politics and Communication from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Mather also completed a B.A. (with distinction) in Political Science and Sociology at the University of Toronto in 2006. Mather attended a summer course in Shakespeare at Oxford University in 2005. She was born in Toronto in 1981 and was raised in Brampton, Ontario.Having previously worked as an intern at the CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
Washington News Bureau,http://www.annamather.ca/?page_id=8 as well as a public relations coordinator at Astral Media
Astral Media
Astral Media Inc. is a Canadian media corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with 83 radio stations in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, including The Movie Network, Super Écran, Family, Teletoon, Canal D, Canal Vie, VRAK.TV,...
for Family, she was recently enlisted as the Media Captain for the ReelHeART International Film Festival in Toronto.
In late 2005, Anna Mather represented the New Democrats (NDP) in a nationally-televised debate on the role of women in politics, which was broadcast on CPAC (Toronto Star, 21 December 2005). Her opponents were Liberal leadership candidate Carolyn Bennett
Carolyn Bennett
Carolyn Ann Bennett, PC, MP is the Member of Parliament for the riding of St. Paul's, a constituency located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, and was formerly a candidate for its leadership....
represented the Liberal Party, and former Conservative Cabinet Minister Pauline Browes
Pauline Browes
Pauline Browes, PC is a Canadian politician. She was a Member of Parliament between 1984 and 1993.An educator by training, Browes was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Scarborough Centre in the 1984 federal election that brought...
. She also appeared on MuchMusic and CTV to address the role of both youth and women in politics.
Mather's campaign focused on the recognition of foreign credentials. Mather and her team proposed amending the Canadian Human Rights Act
Canadian Human Rights Act
The Canadian Human Rights Act is a statute originally passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1977 with the express goal of extending the law to ensure equal opportunity to individuals who may be victims of discriminatory practices based on a set prohibited grounds such as gender, disability, or...
to ban hiring discrimination based solely on where candidates got their experience or education.
Mather maintained the party's recent high-water mark for Brampton-Springdale, receiving 8,345 votes (17.72%), against Liberal
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...
incumbent Ruby Dhalla
Ruby Dhalla
Ruby Dhalla is a Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Brampton—Springdale in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2011 as a member of the Liberal Party...
.
Mather ran a blog at annamather.ca, for the duration of her campaign, serving as her primary campaign website.
Brampton WestBrampton WestBrampton West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population was 170,422 in 2006- making it the most populous riding in Canada....
: Jagtar Singh Shergill
Born 1970 in Punjab, India, Shergill studied agricultural science at the Punjab Agricultural UniversityPunjab Agricultural University
The Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana, Punjab is one of the State Agricultural Universities in India. It was established in 1962 and is the nation's oldest agricultural university in India, after Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar. It has an...
. He immigrated to Canada in 1992 to continue studying agriculture at Olds Collage in Alberta. He moved to Brampton, Ontario in 1999, and began an insurance company in 2000.
Shergill supported Anna Mather's proposal to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to ban hiring discrimination based solely on where candidates received their experience or education.
Eglinton—LawrenceEglinton—LawrenceEglinton—Lawrence is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999....
: Maurganne Mooney
Mooney was born in Pembroke, OntarioPembroke, Ontario
Pembroke is a city in the province of Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...
in 1970, and was raised in Ontario and Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. At age twelve, she promoted reforms in the Halifax police department.http://www.maurgannemooney.com/ She served as a military member of 723 Halifax Communications Squadron, and provided Radioteletype
Radioteletype
Radioteletype is a telecommunications system consisting originally of two or more electromechanical teleprinters in different locations, later superseded by personal computers running software to emulate teleprinters, connected by radio rather than a wired link.The term radioteletype is used to...
equipment to Canadian forces during Operation Desert Storm. She is a graduate of George Brown College
George Brown College
George Brown College is a public, fully accredited college of applied arts and technology with three full campuses in downtown Toronto, Ontario...
's Assaulted Women and Children's Counselor and Advocate program, and works with Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto. She has also worked as an outreach coordinator for Maggie's, an advocacy group for sex-trade workers, and has advocated the decriminalization of adult prostitution.http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=8122http://www.pivotlegal.org/News/06-06-14--beyonddecrim.htm In addition, Mooney has produced an autobiographical performance art show. She received 5,660 votes (11.49%), finishing third against Liberal
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...
incumbent Joe Volpe
Joe Volpe
Giuseppe Joseph "Joe" Volpe, PC, was a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 until the 2011 federal election, being surpassed by the conservative member Joe Oliver Joe Oliver, and held two senior positions in Prime Minister Paul Martin's Cabinet...
.
Etobicoke—LakeshoreEtobicoke—LakeshoreEtobicoke—Lakeshore is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968....
: Liam McHugh-Russell
Liam McHugh-Russell (born 1980) is a Sauvé Scholar (Sauvé FoundationSauvé Foundation
The Jeanne Sauvé Foundation was established by the Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé, the first female governor-general of Canada, to implement its mission "to develop the leadership potential of promising youth from around the world"...
) hosted at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, a Law Degree Graduate (J.D.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
) of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law
University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Established in 1887, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law is one of the oldest professional faculties at the University of Toronto. The Faculty of Law is particularly renowned in the areas of corporate law, international law, law and economics, and legal theory.The law school has been...
, and a graduate (Bachelor of Mathematics
Bachelor of Mathematics
A Bachelor of Mathematics is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for successfully completing a program of study in mathematics or related disciplines, such as computer science or statistics....
) of the University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff...
. He has been involved in the NDP for a number of years, and was involved in the Ontario New Democratic Youth, serving as Co-Chair for 2005-06. McHugh-Russell was involved in student politics at the University of Waterloo serving as Vice-President (Education) in 2003-04.
McHugh-Russell finished third behind Liberal Party of Canada
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...
candidate Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff
Michael Grant Ignatieff is a Canadian author, academic and former politician. He was the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition from 2008 until 2011...
and Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
candidate John Capobianco. His mother, Margaret Anne McHugh, was the Ontario New Democratic Party
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
candidate in the Ontario general election, 2003
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....
.
External link. http://www.sauvescholars.org/
Kingston and the IslandsKingston and the IslandsKingston and the Islands is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968....
: Rob Hutchison
Hutchison was born in BellevilleBelleville, Ontario
Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...
, 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....
and was raised near Ottawa (Kingston Whig-Standard, 26 June 2004). He has a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in English and Philosophy from Queen's University
Queen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
, and a diploma in Social services administration and certificate in Municipal administration from St. Lawrence College
St. Lawrence College
St. Lawrence College is the name of more than one educational institution:* St. Lawrence College, Ontario, in Kingston, Ontario, with satellite campuses in Cornwall and Brockville, Ontario, Canada...
.
He is president of the Kingston
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
Community Options Funds and Kingcole Homes Inc., a member of the City of Kingston Not-For-Profit Housing Advisory Group and the Kingston Not-For-Profit Housing Association, and past president of the Kingston Global Community Centre.http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes2004/riding/143/http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/143/#Hutchison Hutchison is also a co-founder of Pic Press, a local community newspaper [information from 2004 campaign brochure].
Hutchison campaigned for Kingston's Public Utilities Commission in 1991, and finished sixth in a field of twelve candidates. The top four candidates were declared elected (Kingston Whig-Standard, 13 November 1991). In 1996, he argued before a provincial committee against proposed changes to Ontario's labour laws by the provincial government of Mike Harris
Mike Harris
Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...
(KWS, 29 August 1996). He later campaigned for Kingston City Council in 1997, and lost to Ken Matthews in a close contest in Ward Eight (KWS, 12 November 1997).
He won the NDP nomination in 2004 over retired electrical engineer Bill Fisher and Queen's student Ian Griffiths (KWS, 26 March 2004), and finished third against Liberal
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...
incumbent Peter Milliken
Peter Milliken
Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken, UE is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 until his retirement in 2011 and served as Speaker of the House for 10 years beginning in 2001. Milliken represented the Ontario riding of Kingston and the Islands as a...
. He faced Milliken again in the 2006 election, and again finished third. He was 54 years old in 2004.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 municipal | Kingston Public Utilities Commission | NDP | 4,079 | 7.50 | 6/11 | four candidates |
| 1997 municipal | Kingston Ward 8 | NDP | 1,104 | 43.07 | 2/2 | Ken Matthews |
| 2004 federal Canadian federal election, 2004 The 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... |
Kingston and the Islands Kingston and the Islands Kingston and the Islands is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.... |
NDP | 8,964 | 16.47 | 3/8 | Peter Milliken Peter Milliken Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken, UE is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 until his retirement in 2011 and served as Speaker of the House for 10 years beginning in 2001. Milliken represented the Ontario riding of Kingston and the Islands as a... , Liberal 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... |
| 2006 federal Canadian federal election, 2006 The 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:... |
Kingston and the Islands Kingston and the Islands Kingston and the Islands is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.... |
NDP | 11,946 | 19.19 | 3/6 | Peter Milliken Peter Milliken Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken, UE is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 until his retirement in 2011 and served as Speaker of the House for 10 years beginning in 2001. Milliken represented the Ontario riding of Kingston and the Islands as a... , Liberal 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... |
Municipal results are taken from reports in the Kingston Whig-Standard. The final results were not significantly different. Electors in the 1991 contest could vote for four candidates.
Kitchener—Waterloo: Edwin Laryea
Edwin Laryea was born in Ghana, West Africa. He immigrated to Canada in 1962, settling in the Waterloo area in 1972.Edwin holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in French and Spanish from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, a Bachelor of Education in French and Spanish, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario and a Masters of Arts in French, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
Edwin served with the Waterloo Regional School Board for over 30 years as a teacher, vice-principal and principal.
He was the founder and former Advisor for Kiwanis Builders, KEY and Circle Clubs, including participation in the University of Waterloo’s school-building trip to Kenya in 2005.
Edwin was the New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The 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...
candidate in the 2006 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2006
The 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:...
and 2004 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The 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...
He currently serves as Chair of Waterloo Region Youth Action Committee.
Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and AddingtonLanark—Frontenac—Lennox and AddingtonLanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004....
: Helen Forsey
Forsey is the daughter of Eugene ForseyEugene Forsey
Eugene Alfred Forsey, served in the Canadian Senate from 1970 to 1979. He was considered to be one of Canada's foremost constitutional experts.- Biography :...
, the late Canadian Constitutional expert and founding member of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (Kingston Whig-Standard, 26 January 2006). She holds a degree in agricultural science from McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
,http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/148/ and is a writer and activist. She was convicted of trespassing in early 1990 for having protested against logging operations in Temagami, and participated in a peace camp later in the same year in support of native demonstrators in Oka
Oka, Quebec
-References:...
(Montreal Gazette, 22 September 1990),
Forsey opposed the first Gulf War
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
in 1990-91 (KWS, 13 December 1990), and wrote against the Charlottetown Accord
Charlottetown Accord
The Charlottetown Accord was a package of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada, proposed by the Canadian federal and provincial governments in 1992. It was submitted to a public referendum on October 26 of that year, and was defeated.-Background:...
in 1992 (KWS, 22 October 1992). She has defended her father's constitutional views, and argues that Quebec
Quebec
Quebec 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....
is already integrated into the Canadian Constitution despite having never formally ratified it (Ottawa Citizen, 9 June 1998). She wrote against the service cuts promulgated by the provincial government of Mike Harris
Mike Harris
Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...
in the mid-1990s (KWS, 11 October 1998), and has written in support of family farms (KWS, 15 December 1998).
Forsey joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The 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....
in 1998 to support David Orchard
David Orchard
David Orchard is a Canadian political figure, member of the Liberal Party of Canada, who was the Liberal Party candidate for the Saskatchewan riding of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in the 2008 federal election.Previously, Orchard was a member of the now defunct Progressive Conservative...
's bid for the party leadership. She praised Orchard's "progressive nationalism", though she acknowledged that it was difficult for her to join a party she had long opposed (Ottawa Citizen, 11 September 1998). In 2001, she organized an agricultural forum at the People's Summit of the Americas in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
.
She received 9,604 votes (16.15%) in 2006 as a New Democrat, finishing third against Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
incumbent Scott Reid
Scott Reid (politician)
Scott Jeffrey Reid is a Canadian politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 2000, and currently represents the Ontario riding of Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington as a member of the Conservative Party....
.
Mississauga SouthMississauga SouthMississauga South is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979....
: Mark de Pelham
De Pelham (born 1980 in Montreal) holds a Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
from the University of Northern British Columbia
University of Northern British Columbia
The University of Northern British Columbia is a small, primarily undergraduate university whose main campus is in Prince George, British Columbia. UNBC also has regional campuses in the northern British Columbia cities of Prince Rupert, Terrace, Quesnel, and Fort St. John...
. He helped found the campus and community radio station CFUR in Prince George
Prince George, British Columbia
Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...
, and has been involved with the Canadian Federation of Students
Canadian Federation of Students
The Canadian Federation of Students is the largest student organization in Canada. Founded in 1981, the stated goal of the CFS is to work at the federal level for high quality, accessible post-secondary education.-Structure:...
. He ran for the Marijuana Party
Marijuana Party of Canada
The Marijuana Party is a Canadian federal political party. Its agenda consists of ending prohibition of cannabis. With the exception of this one issue, the party does not have "official policy" in any other area...
in 2004 against Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
leader Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
.http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/157/ During the 2006 election, he was listed as a customer service representative for a heating products company.http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:NgfkFwJG_ckJ:www.mississauga.com/mi/elections/ridings/markdepelham/+%22Mark+de+Pelham%27&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=7 In the 2006 Ontario municipal elections
Ontario municipal elections, 2006
In the 2006 municipal elections in Ontario, voters in the province of Ontario, elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of Ontario's municipalities. These elections were regulated by the .- Date :...
, he sought office as a school trustee, representing electors to the French-language public Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest
Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest
The Conseil scolaire Viamonde manages the French-language Public Schools in the central south-western region of Ontario. The area in which this school board operates covers 68,180 km2 of Ontario...
from Peel Region
Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
The Regional Municipality of Peel is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada. It consists of three municipalities to the west and northwest of Toronto: the cities of Brampton and Mississauga, and the town of Caledon. The entire region is part of the Greater Toronto Area and the inner...
, but he was not elected.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 federal Canadian federal election, 2004 The 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... |
Calgary Southwest Calgary Southwest Calgary Southwest is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. The district is in the southwest part of the City of Calgary, south of Glenmore Trail, and west of the Canadian Pacific railway.The seat is held by Prime... |
Mari | 516 | 1.00 | 5/6 | Stephen Harper Stephen Harper Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election... , Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum... |
| 2006 federal Canadian federal election, 2006 The 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:... |
Mississauga South Mississauga South Mississauga South is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.... |
NDP | 5,607 | 3/6 | Paul Szabo Paul Szabo Paul John Mark Szabo is a Canadian politician. He is a former member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Mississauga South for the Liberal Party.-Early life and education:... , Liberal 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... |
Ottawa SouthOttawa SouthOttawa South is a federal electoral district in Ottawa in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is represented in the Canadian House of Commons by David McGuinty, brother of Ontario Premier and Ottawa South MPP Dalton McGuinty. The riding was created in 1987 from parts of Ottawa—Vanier, Ottawa...
: Henri Sader
Henri M. Sader is a long-time member of the New Democratic PartyNew Democratic Party
The 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...
in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, and was its candidate for Ottawa South
Ottawa South
Ottawa South is a federal electoral district in Ottawa in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is represented in the Canadian House of Commons by David McGuinty, brother of Ontario Premier and Ottawa South MPP Dalton McGuinty. The riding was created in 1987 from parts of Ottawa—Vanier, Ottawa...
in the 39th Canadian federal election. He was born and raised in war-torn Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. His mother was Hungarian.
Sader was educated at the College Notre Dame de Jamhour
College Notre Dame de Jamhour
Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour is a private French-language, Jesuit catholic educational institution set in Jamhour . Its campus is set in a pine forest, and includes Petit Collège, Grand collège, a church, and a recently built sports complex...
, and at St. Joseph University in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
and earned his PhD in economics from the Sorbonne University in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, in 1980. Sader emigrated to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 1982 and first settled in 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...
. In 1986, he moved to Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
to work with Carrefour des Cèdres, a non-governmental organization which promotes socio-economic development. In Montreal, he lectured at Concordia University
Concordia University
Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
, worked as an economist and researcher for the Jesuit Centre for Social Analysis, and wrote for the magazine Relations, which comments on politics, religion and society from a social justice point of view.
Since 1990, Sader has been active in the New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The 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...
at both the local and national level. He campaigned in many elections for Elisabeth Arnold
Elisabeth Arnold
Elisabeth Arnold was an Ottawa City Councillor who represented Somerset Ward from 1994 to 2003.. One of her accomplishments on council was spearheading the rebuilding of the Plant Recreation Centre....
, Marion Dewar
Marion Dewar
Marion Dewar, CM was a prominent member of the New Democratic Party , mayor of Ottawa from 1978 to 1985 and a member of the Parliament of Canada from 1986 to 1988.-Early life:...
, Evelyn Gigantes
Evelyn Gigantes
Evelyn Adelaide Gigantes is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She served as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on three occasions between 1975 and 1995, and was a prominent cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae.The daughter of Earle Sanford Peach...
, Jamey Heath
Jamey Heath
Jamey Heath is a political activist in Ontario, Canada. He was the research and communications director for the New Democratic Party under Jack Layton until shortly after the 2006 federal election...
, John Rodriguez
John Rodriguez
John R. Rodriguez is a Canadian politician. He served as the mayor of Greater Sudbury, Ontario from 2006 to 2010, and previously represented the electoral district of Nickel Belt in the Canadian House of Commons from 1972 to 1980 and from 1984 to 1993 as a member of the New Democratic...
and Lorne Nystrom
Lorne Nystrom
Lorne Edmund Nystrom, PC a Canadian politician, was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1993 when he lost his reelection bid. He returned to parliament in 1997 and served until 2004...
. In addition, over the last 15 years, he worked as a researcher, executive and legislative assistant for several NDP Members of Parliament – including John Rodriguez (Nickel Belt
Nickel Belt
Nickel Belt is one of two federal electoral districts serving the Greater City of Sudbury.Nickel Belt has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.It consists of:...
, 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....
; 1972 1980; 1984–1993), Lorne Nystrom (Yorkton—Melville
Yorkton—Melville
Yorkton—Melville is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.-History:The electoral district was created in 1966 from Yorkton, Melville and Mackenzie ridings....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
; 1968–1993; 1997–2004) and Peter Julian
Peter Julian
Peter S. Julian is a Canadian Member of Parliament for the New Democratic Party, representing the riding of Burnaby—New Westminster.-Personal life:...
(Burnaby—New Westminster
Burnaby—New Westminster
Burnaby—New Westminster is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Demographics:...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
; since 2004).
During his time on Parliament Hill
Parliament Hill
Parliament Hill , colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown land on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. Its Gothic revival suite of buildingsthe parliament buildings serves as the home of the Parliament of Canada and contains a number of architectural...
, Sader played a key role in helping the House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
to pass an NDP motion on the so-called "Tobin tax
Tobin tax
A Tobin tax, suggested by Nobel Laureate economist James Tobin, was originally defined as a tax on all spot conversions of one currency into another...
", making Canada the first legislature in the world to do so. Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
Laureat James Tobin
James Tobin
James Tobin was an American economist who, in his lifetime, served on the Council of Economic Advisors and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and taught at Harvard and Yale Universities. He developed the ideas of Keynesian economics, and advocated government intervention to...
developed the "Tobin tax", which proposes to tax on cross-border currency transactions to reduce economically harmful currency speculation, stabilize the global economy and currency system, and raise revenues for cash-strapped governments around the world. Sader promoted "practical economics" for ordinary consumers and citizens as a contributing editor of Lorne Nystrom's 1999 book, Just Making Change, which makes sense of complex financial issues.
Since 2001, Henri has taught economics at the Labour College of Canada to prepare students with for advancing the cause of trade unions. He is currently steward of the CULR-Local 1 (CEP; the Labour College union) and an active member of Local 232 of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union.
He defeated Sandra Griffith-Bonaparte for the New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The 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...
nomination in the riding of Ottawa South
Ottawa South
Ottawa South is a federal electoral district in Ottawa in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is represented in the Canadian House of Commons by David McGuinty, brother of Ontario Premier and Ottawa South MPP Dalton McGuinty. The riding was created in 1987 from parts of Ottawa—Vanier, Ottawa...
for the 39th Canadian federal election, on November 10, 2005.
Sader is fluent in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
. He lives in the Heron Park
Heron Park
Heron Park is located south of Old Ottawa South. Its boundaries are the Rideau River to the north, the Sawmill Creek to the west, Bank Street to the east, Walkley Road to the south....
area of Ottawa South
Ottawa South
Ottawa South is a federal electoral district in Ottawa in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is represented in the Canadian House of Commons by David McGuinty, brother of Ontario Premier and Ottawa South MPP Dalton McGuinty. The riding was created in 1987 from parts of Ottawa—Vanier, Ottawa...
with his wife Mona and their son, Michel.
Ottawa West—NepeanOttawa West—NepeanOttawa West—Nepean is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 112,509.-Geography:...
: Marlene Rivier
Rivier has a Master of ArtsMaster of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
degree in Psychology from 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...
in Ottawa, and has been a member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario since the early 1980s. She is a teacher and health care worker, and has worked at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre for more than twenty years.http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:G-kh-B2rfcEJ:www.ndp.ca/marlenerivier+%22Marlene+Rivier%22&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=1
Rivier is the president of Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union is a trade union that represents about 120,000 employees in the broader public service of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The current president of OPSEU is Warren "Smokey" Thomas. Prior to Thomas OPSEU was headed by Leah Casselman. Casselman was the...
(OPSEU) Local 479, and has been a prominent critic of "private-public partnerships" in provincial health-care delivery. She has criticized both the Ernie Eves
Ernie Eves
Ernest Lawrence "Ernie" Eves was the 23rd Premier of the province of Ontario, Canada, from April 15, 2002, to October 23, 2003.-Beginnings:...
and Dalton McGuinty
Dalton McGuinty
Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr., MPP is a Canadian lawyer, politician and, since October 23, 2003, the 24th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario....
governments for permitting such arrangements, which she describes as "a seductive means of hiding government debt".http://www.opseu.org/bps/health/p3article.htm
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 provincial 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.... |
Ottawa West—Nepean Ottawa West—Nepean Ottawa West—Nepean is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 112,509.-Geography:... |
NDP | 4,099 | 8.34 | 3/5 | Jim Watson, Liberal 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... |
| 2004 federal Canadian federal election, 2004 The 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... |
Ottawa West—Nepean Ottawa West—Nepean Ottawa West—Nepean is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 112,509.-Geography:... |
NDP | 7,449 | 12.98 | 3/7 | Marlene Catterall Marlene Catterall Marlene 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... , Liberal 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... |
| 2006 federal Canadian federal election, 2006 The 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:... |
Ottawa West—Nepean Ottawa West—Nepean Ottawa West—Nepean is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 112,509.-Geography:... |
NDP | 9,626 | 16.19 | 3/6 | John Baird John Baird (Canadian politician) John Russell Baird, PC, MP is a Canadian politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.... , Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum... |
| 2011 federal | Ottawa West—Nepean Ottawa West—Nepean Ottawa West—Nepean is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 112,509.-Geography:... |
NDP | 11,128 | 19.07 | 3/4 | John Baird John Baird (Canadian politician) John Russell Baird, PC, MP is a Canadian politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.... , Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum... |
PeterboroughPeterborough (electoral district)Peterborough is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.The riding's borders have differed slightly since its creation in 1953, but has always included most or all of Peterborough County and its county seat of...
: Linda Slavin
Linda Slavin was born in 1944 in VancouverVancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, where her father was stationed with the Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force . In 1924 the CAF was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and granted royal sanction by King George V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The family returned to their home in Peterborough
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
after the war. Slavin has degrees in English and Political Science from Victoria College
Victoria University in the University of Toronto
Victoria University is a constituent college of the University of Toronto, founded in 1836 and named for Queen Victoria. It is commonly called Victoria College, informally Vic, after the original academic component that now forms its undergraduate division...
at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
and trained as a teacher at Toronto's College of Education. She was for many years an actor and director at the Peterborough Theatre Guild.
Slavin is a veteran educator and activist in Peterborough
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
. She was awarded a Development Education Award in 1992 for her field mission work in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
, El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, and Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
. In the same period, she helped develop a junior high school course addressing themes of poverty, the environment and international development. She later worked through the International Program at Trent University
Trent University
Trent University is a liberal arts and science-oriented institution located along the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.The enabling legislation is the Trent University Act, 1962-63. The University was founded through the efforts of a citizens' committee interested in creating a...
to target water pollution at Lago San Pablo in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
and the Rio Texcoco in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. She opposed Canada's military intervention in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
in 2001 and later opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq
2003 invasion of Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq , was the start of the conflict known as the Iraq War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations...
. She was granted Trent University's Eminent Service Award in 2003.
Slavin is general manager of the Community Opportunity and Innovation Network (Peterborough) Inc. as of 2010. She has chaired the Peterborough Coalition for Social Justice and is a member of the Raging Grannies.
She is a frequent candidate for public office, having campaigned in several federal, provincial, and municipal elections. In 2004, she defeated five other candidates in a surprise first-round ballot victory for the Peterborough NDP's federal nomination. The following year, she won the party's nomination for the next election
Canadian federal election, 2006
The 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:...
without opposition. She later ran for mayor of Peterborough in the 2006 municipal election
Peterborough municipal election, 2006
The 2006 Peterborough municipal election was held in the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada on November 13, 2006. All municipal elections in the province of Ontario are held on the same date; see Ontario municipal elections, 2006 for elections in other cities.The election chose the mayor and...
.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 federal Canadian federal election, 1984 The 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... |
Peterborough Peterborough (electoral district) Peterborough is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.The riding's borders have differed slightly since its creation in 1953, but has always included most or all of Peterborough County and its county seat of... |
New Democratic Party New Democratic Party The 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... |
10,648 | 20.69 | 3/6 | Bill Domm Bill Domm William Henry Domm was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1993. He was best known for his crusades against the metric system and in favour of capital punishment.... , Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Canada The 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.... |
| 1985 provincial Ontario general election, 1985 The Ontario general election of 1985 was held on May 2, 1985, to elect members of the 33rd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada... |
Peterborough Peterborough (electoral district) Peterborough is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.The riding's borders have differed slightly since its creation in 1953, but has always included most or all of Peterborough County and its county seat of... |
New Democratic Party | 11,941 | 30.44 | 2/5 | John Melville Turner John Melville Turner John Melville Turner is a former politician in the province of Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1975, and again from 1977 to 1987, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. He was the Speaker of the Ontario Legislature from 1981 to... , Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985... |
| 1987 provincial Ontario general election, 1987 The Ontario general election of 1987 was held on September 10, 1987, to elect members of the 34th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.The governing Ontario Liberal Party, led by David Peterson, was returned to power with a large majority... |
Peterborough Peterborough (electoral district) Peterborough is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.The riding's borders have differed slightly since its creation in 1953, but has always included most or all of Peterborough County and its county seat of... |
New Democratic Party | 10,641 | 28.29 | 2/5 | Peter Adams, Liberal 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... |
| 2004 federal Canadian federal election, 2004 The 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... |
Peterborough Peterborough (electoral district) Peterborough is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.The riding's borders have differed slightly since its creation in 1953, but has always included most or all of Peterborough County and its county seat of... |
New Democratic Party New Democratic Party The 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... |
10,957 | 19.01 | 3/4 | Peter Adams, Liberal 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... |
| 2006 federal Canadian federal election, 2006 The 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:... |
Peterborough Peterborough (electoral district) Peterborough is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.The riding's borders have differed slightly since its creation in 1953, but has always included most or all of Peterborough County and its county seat of... |
New Democratic Party New Democratic Party The 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... |
16,286 | 25.68 | 3/6 | Dean Del Mastro Dean Del Mastro Dean A. Del Mastro, is a Canadian politician. Since 2006, he has represented Peterborough in the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the Conservative Party... , Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum... |
| 2006 municipal Peterborough municipal election, 2006 The 2006 Peterborough municipal election was held in the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada on November 13, 2006. All municipal elections in the province of Ontario are held on the same date; see Ontario municipal elections, 2006 for elections in other cities.The election chose the mayor and... |
Mayor of Peterborough | n/a | 5,569 | 22.38 | 2/8 | Paul Ayotte Paul Ayotte D. Paul Ayotte is a municipal politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. Formerly a city councillor, he was the mayor of Peterborough from 2006 to 2010.-Early life and private career:... |
St. CatharinesSt. Catharines (electoral district)St. Catharines is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.It consists of the part of the City of St. Catharines lying north of a line drawn from west to east along St. Paul Street West, St...
: Jeff Burch
Burch holds a Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree from Brock University
Brock University
Brock University is a comprehensive university located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Brock offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs that include co-op and other experiential learning opportunities to an enrolment of over 17,000 full-time students.The enabling legislation is...
, and later became a graduate student at the same university. He left in 1996, when he was elected as president of the United Steelworkers
United Steelworkers
The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union is the largest industrial labor union in North America, with 705,000 members. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, U.S., the United Steelworkers represents workers in the United...
local. Since 1999, Burch has been a representative and negotiator for the Service Employees International Union
Service Employees International Union
Service Employees International Union is a labor union representing about 1.8 million workers in over 100 occupations in the United States , and Canada...
in 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...
and Niagara. He has also been a police officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
, and has campaigned for public health services in St. Catharines
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...
.http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:UpGf0TZzy0kJ:www.stcatharinesndp.com/bio.html+%22Jeff+Burch%22&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=2
He has campaigned provincially for the New Democratic Party of Ontario, and ran municipally in 1997.
He was elected to St. Catharines City Council
St. Catharines City Council
The St. Catharines City Council is the governing body of the City of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.The council consists of the mayor plus twelve elected councilors, with two councilors representing each of the six municipal wards...
in the St. Catharines municipal election, 2006
St. Catharines municipal election, 2006
The 2006 St. Catharines municipal election took place on 13 November 2006 to determine a mayor, regional and city councillors and school trustees in the city of St. Catharines, Ontario...
.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 provincial Ontario general election, 1995 The 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... |
St. Catharines St. Catharines (electoral district) St. Catharines is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.It consists of the part of the City of St. Catharines lying north of a line drawn from west to east along St. Paul Street West, St... |
NDP | 3,929 | 13.29 | 3/5 | Jim Bradley, Liberal 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... |
| 2006 federal Canadian federal election, 2006 The 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:... |
St. Catharines St. Catharines (electoral district) St. Catharines is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.It consists of the part of the City of St. Catharines lying north of a line drawn from west to east along St. Paul Street West, St... |
NDP | 11,848 | 20.49 | 3/6 | Rick Dykstra Rick Dykstra Richard "Rick" Dykstra is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2006 federal election, for the Ontario riding of St. Catharines. Dykstra is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada... , Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum... |
St. Paul'sSt. Paul'sSt. Paul's is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935. It is also the name of the two municipal wards and the local Toronto District School Board ward St. Paul's is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that...
: Paul Summerville
Paul Summerville, PhDPHD
PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
, is an economist
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
who has held high positions in several prominent banks, including chief economist for RBC Dominion Securities
Royal Bank of Canada
The Royal Bank of Canada or RBC Financial Group is the largest financial institution in Canada, as measured by deposits, revenues, and market capitalization. The bank serves seventeen million clients and has 80,100 employees worldwide. The company corporate headquarters are located in Toronto,...
. Summerville ran in the 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...
riding of St. Paul's
St. Paul's
St. Paul's is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935. It is also the name of the two municipal wards and the local Toronto District School Board ward St. Paul's is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that...
. He placed third after Liberal
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...
incumbent Carolyn Bennett
Carolyn Bennett
Carolyn Ann Bennett, PC, MP is the Member of Parliament for the riding of St. Paul's, a constituency located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, and was formerly a candidate for its leadership....
and Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
Peter Kent
Peter Kent
Peter Kent, PC, MP is a Conservative member of parliament for the riding of Thornhill, and the current Minister of the Environment in the 28th Canadian Ministry.Previously, he was Deputy Editor of Global Television, a Canadian TV network...
. His campaign increased NDP vote to the highest level in the history of the riding.
Summerville's candidacy was controversial within the party; some believed that his history with large banks was contrary to the NDP's core leftist values, while others believed that he would help rid the party of its image of being financially irresponsible. Most agreed, however, that his twinning of 'prosperity and justice' was a reformulation of long-term party values that have helped position the NDP to take power. It is no coincidence that the issue of fiscal responsibility never came up as an issue for the NDP in the election but in fact was a key criticism of the Conservative Party's platform. More than once on national television Summerville promised that it would be the NDP that would 'keep on eye' on the Conservatives in order to alert the country to a risk of a Conservative Party federal fiscal deficit.
Summerville is the great-nephew of former Toronto mayor Donald Dean Summerville
Donald Dean Summerville
Donald Dean Summerville was an east-end municipal politician in Toronto, Canada, and served as Mayor of Toronto, briefly, until his death.Summerville was born in Toronto to William Summerville and Alberta White...
.
Simcoe—GreySimcoe—GreySimcoe—Grey is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.It was created in 1996 from parts of Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, Bruce—Grey, Simcoe Centre, Simcoe North, Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe and York—Simcoe.It consists of...
: Katy Austin
Katy T. Austin was born on April 14, 1948 at Port Dalhousie, OntarioPort Dalhousie, Ontario
Port Dalhousie is a community in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is known for its waterfront appeal. It is also home to the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta and is historically significant as the terminus for the first three routes of the Welland Canal.The city's most popular beach, on the...
(now part of St. Catharines
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...
). She was raised in Barrie
Barrie, Ontario
Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe, approximately 90 km north of Toronto. Although located in Simcoe County, the city is politically independent...
, and received a Bachelor of Physical and Health Education degree from the University of Windsor
University of Windsor
The University of Windsor is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students...
in 1971. She worked as a teacher after her graduation, joining the Simcoe County
Simcoe County, Ontario
Simcoe County is located in central portion of Southern Ontario. The County is situated just north of the Greater Toronto Area stretching from the shores of Lake Simcoe in the east to Georgian Bay in the west...
district school board in 1975. Austin is also a folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer, and has performed in coffeehouses.
She has supported the New Democratic Party for many years, and in 1985 was the campaign manager of provincial candidate Paul Wessenger
Paul Wessenger
Paul Wessenger is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.-Background:...
. She received 6,784 votes (11.20%) in 2006, finishing third against Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
incumbent Helena Guergis
Helena Guergis
Helena C. Guergis, PC, is a Canadian politician. She has represented Simcoe—Grey in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004, and was appointed Minister of State on October 30, 2008, following the October 14, 2008 Canadian federal election...
.
She will be the NDP's candidate once again in 2008.
SudburySudbury (electoral district)Sudbury is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.Its population in 2001 was 89,443. The district is one of two serving the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario....
: Gerry McIntaggart
Gerry McIntaggart was an employee at Inco in Sudbury from 1966 to 2000, working in purchasing and warehousing and as a consultant in Occupational Health and Safety. He served on the Sudbury City Council and Regional Council from 1991 to 2000, and on the Greater Sudbury City Council from 2000 to 2003.McIntaggart chaired Sudbury's Health and Social Services Committee and the Sudbury and District Health Unit in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was a frequent advocate for improved health spending, and he helped enact a ban on smoking in public places. He called for a plan against child poverty
Child poverty
Child poverty refers to the phenomenon of children living in poverty. This applies to children that come from poor families or orphans being raised with limited, or in some cases absent, state resources. Children that fail to meet the minimum acceptable standard of life for the nation where that...
in 1999, and endorsed a filtration upgrade for Sudbury's drinking water to address safety concerns in the city's south-end. He was appointed to the board of Greater Sudbury Utilities in April 2001.
In June 2000, McIntaggart introduced a strongly worded motion that criticized the provincial government of Mike Harris
Mike Harris
Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...
for its failure to reappoint Gerry Lougheed Jr. to the board of directors of Cancer Care Ontario
Cancer Care Ontario
Cancer Care Ontario is the provincial agency responsible for continually improving cancer services, and the Ontario government’s cancer advisor...
. The motion, which also commended Lougheed for his advocacy of patient rights in Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population...
, was approved by city council. McIntaggart later criticized the provincial government's welfare
Welfare
Welfare refers to a broad discourse which may hold certain implications regarding the provision of a minimal level of wellbeing and social support for all citizens without the stigma of charity. This is termed "social solidarity"...
policies, describing their provision for lifetime bans as unjust.
McIntaggart was appointed vice-chair of Great Sudbury's priorities committee in December 2002, and was re-appointed as Health Unit chair the following month. He was defeated in his bid for re-election in 2003
Greater Sudbury municipal election, 2003
The Greater Sudbury municipal election, 2003 was held in the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada on November 10, 2003. All municipal elections in the province of Ontario are held on the same date; see Ontario municipal elections, 2003 for elections in other cities.The election chose the mayor...
and later indicated that his anti-smoking stance was at least partly to blame for the result.
McIntaggart subsequently ran for the New Democratic Party in the 2004
Canadian federal election, 2004
The 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...
and 2006
Canadian federal election, 2006
The 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:...
federal elections. On both occasions, he finished second to incumbent Liberal
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...
Diane Marleau
Diane Marleau
Diane Marleau, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Sudbury in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2008, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Jean Chrétien...
. He was renominated again as the party's candidate in the next election
Canadian federal election, 2008
The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...
, but stepped down, citing the desire to spend more time with his family, in July 2008.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 municipal Greater Sudbury municipal election, 2000 The Greater Sudbury municipal election, 2000 was held in the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada on November 13, 2000. All municipal elections in the province of Ontario are held on the same date.... |
Greater Sudbury council, Ward One | n/a | 3,543 | 22.48 | 2/6 | Eldon Gainer and himself |
| 2003 municipal Greater Sudbury municipal election, 2003 The Greater Sudbury municipal election, 2003 was held in the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada on November 10, 2003. All municipal elections in the province of Ontario are held on the same date; see Ontario municipal elections, 2003 for elections in other cities.The election chose the mayor... |
Greater Sudbury council, Ward One | n/a | 3,187 | 20.05 | 4/4 | Terry Kett and Eldon Gainer |
| 2004 federal Canadian federal election, 2004 The 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... |
Sudbury Sudbury (electoral district) Sudbury is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.Its population in 2001 was 89,443. The district is one of two serving the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario.... |
New Democratic Party New Democratic Party The 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... |
12,781 | 29.86 | 2/5 | Diane Marleau Diane Marleau Diane Marleau, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Sudbury in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2008, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Jean Chrétien... , Liberal |
| 2006 federal Canadian federal election, 2006 The 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:... |
Sudbury Sudbury (electoral district) Sudbury is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.Its population in 2001 was 89,443. The district is one of two serving the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario.... |
New Democratic Party New Democratic Party The 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... |
15,225 | 31.95 | 2/8 | Diane Marleau Diane Marleau Diane Marleau, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Sudbury in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2008, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Jean Chrétien... , Liberal 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... |
McIntaggart was also elected to the Sudbury City Council in 1991, 1994 and 1997.
ThornhillThornhill (electoral district)Thornhill is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.It covers the community of Thornhill, Ontario, which is made up of portions of Vaughan and Markham, and was created in 1996 from parts of...
: Simon Strelchik
A resident of Thornhill for almost 20 years, Simon Strelchik is a founding member and director of Free the ChildrenFree The Children
Free The Children is an international charity and youth movement founded in 1995 by children's rights advocate Craig Kielburger. The organization is largely youth-funded, based on the concept of "children helping children." It specializes in sustainable development in countries of Kenya, Ecuador,...
, now the largest youth-led humanitarian organization in the world, with over one million participants in 45 countries. The organization has built 400 schools and shipped 200,000 school and health kits to children in need, and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
In the recent election
Canadian federal election, 2006
The 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:...
, Simon Strelchik achieved a vote increase of 25%, to 4405 votes, against Liberal
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...
Susan Kadis
Susan Kadis
Susan R. Kadis is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was the Liberal Member of Parliament for Thornhill in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2008.-Background:...
and Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
Anthony Reale.
Simon Strelchik was an original member of the York Region No-smoking Bylaw
Smoking ban
Smoking bans are public policies, including criminal laws and occupational safety and health regulations, which prohibit tobacco smoking in workplaces and/or other public spaces...
Task Force, which drafted the law governing tobacco in Thornhill
Thornhill, Ontario
Thornhill is a community in the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the northern border of the city of Toronto. Once a municipal village, Thornhill is now a community and postal designation geographically split into two municipalities along Yonge Street, the city of...
and its surrounding municipalities. Strelchik was also the chief organizer of the 30 Hour Famine in his community for three years, raising money to battle hunger in developing countries.
Strelchik is a past chair of the York Region Health Services Youth Advisory Board, and past member of Vaughan
Vaughan, Ontario
Vaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern...
Council's Youth Advisory Committee. Strelchik was also an organizer of the "Truth About Youth" conference and the "Smoke This..." conference, and the executive director of Youth Fighting Tobacco.
Simon Strelchik also sought public office in 2000, 2005 and 2006 to represent Thornhill as a School Trustee on the York Region District School Board
York Region District School Board
The York Region District School Board, also known as YRDSB, is the English-language public school board for York Regional Municipality located in Ontario, Canada. The York Region District School Board is currently the province's third largest school board, with an enrollment of over 115,000 students...
.
He has been president of the Thornhill NDP riding association
Riding association
In Canadian politics a riding association , officially called an electoral district association is the basic unit of a political party, that is it is the party's organization at the level of the electoral district, or "riding"...
since 2001, and is a past campaign manager. Simon Strelchik volunteers regularly as an assistant for developmentally disabled children in York Region.
- 2006 Thornhill riding profile (CBC NewsCBC NewsCBC News is the department within the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on CBC television, radio and online services...
) - Article on Kadis', Reale's and Strelchik's 2006 candidacies ("Kadis seeks re-election in largest Jewish riding," Canadian Jewish NewsCanadian Jewish NewsThe Canadian Jewish News is a weekly, English-language tabloid-sized newspaper serving Canada's Jewish community. Though independent, the newspaper has been, since 1971, owned by a group of Jewish leaders involved with Canadian Jewish Congress...
, January 20, 2006), retrieved March 28, 2006.
Whitby—AjaxWhitby—AjaxWhitby—Ajax was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2003, and the in Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007...
: Maret Sadem-Thompson
Sadem-Thompson was born in EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and came to Canada in 1958. She holds a Master of Education
Master of Education
The Master of Education is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in a large number of countries. This degree in education often includes the following majors: curriculum and instruction, counseling, and administration. It is often conferred for educators advancing in...
degree, works an elementary school principal, and has served as president of the Federation of Women Teachers Associations of Ontario, representing 48,000 educators. She has served on the board of the Durham Children's Aid Society and the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies.http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/206/ Sadem-Thompson was a vocal opponent of the Mike Harris
Mike Harris
Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...
government's education policies in the late 1990s (Windsor Star, 19 August 1998), but nonetheless took her union out of the 1997 Ontario teacher's strike while other unions were still participating (Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 8 November 1997). She was fifty-one years old in 2006 (Toronto Star, 24 January 2006).
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 federal Canadian federal election, 2004 The 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... |
Whitby—Oshawa Whitby—Oshawa Whitby—Oshawa is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It has been represented in the House of Commons since 2006 by Jim Flaherty, the federal Minister of Finance.-History:... |
NDP | 8,002 | 14.05 | 3/4 | Judi Longfield, Liberal |
| 2006 federal Canadian federal election, 2006 The 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:... |
Whitby—Oshawa Whitby—Oshawa Whitby—Oshawa is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It has been represented in the House of Commons since 2006 by Jim Flaherty, the federal Minister of Finance.-History:... |
NDP | 8,716 | 13.05 | 3/6 | Jim Flaherty Jim Flaherty James Michael "Jim" Flaherty, PC, MP is Canada's Minister of Finance and he has also served as Ontario's Minister of Finance. From 1995 until 2005, he was the Member of Provincial Parliament for Whitby—Ajax, and a member of the Progressive Conservative Party caucus... , Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum... |
Niki AshtonNiki AshtonNiki Christina Ashton is the New Democratic Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. She was first elected in the 2008 federal election....
(ChurchillChurchill (electoral district)Churchill is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935. It covers northern Manitoba, a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and First Nations reserves...
)
Ashton was defeated by the Liberal candidate, Tina KeeperTina Keeper
Tina Keeper, OM , is a Cree activist, producer, former actress and former member of the Canadian House of Commons.Keeper is best known for her role as RCMP officer Michelle Kenidi in the CBC Television series North of 60, about the fictional aboriginal community of Lynx River. She also hosted a...
, partly due to vote splitting with former NDP Member of Parliament Bev Desjarlais
Bev Desjarlais
Bev Desjarlais is a retired Canadian politician. She represented Churchill in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2006, initially as a New Democrat and later as an Independent after losing her party nomination in late 2005...
. However, she defeated Keeper in the 2008 election
Canadian federal election, 2008
The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...
.
Dennis Kshyk (Charleswood—St. James—AssiniboiaCharleswood—St. James—AssiniboiaCharleswood—St. James—Assiniboia is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-History:...
)
Kshyk was born in Two HillsTwo Hills, Alberta
Two Hills is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 45 and Highway 36. Two Hills is primarily an agriculture-based community.- Demographics :...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
and educated at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.http://www.theglobeandmail.ca/series/election/2000Federal/candidates-new/2579.html He joined the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba in 1991, and was still employed there as of the 2006 election (Rochelle Squires, "Name recognition counts", Winnipeg Sun, 6 January 2006 http://www.winnipegsun.com/News/Election/2006/01/06/1381454-sun.html). He has also served with the Residential Tenancy Appeal Commission,http://www.ctv.ca/mini/election2006/candidates/46002_NDP.html and has been chief shop steward of 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...
(CUPE) Local 1063.http://cupe.ca/www/News/39
Kshyk campaigned for the New Democratic Party of Manitoba
New Democratic Party of Manitoba
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
in the 1999
Manitoba general election, 1999
The Manitoba general election of September 21, 1999 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada....
and 2003 provincial election
Manitoba general election, 2003
The Manitoba general election held on June 3, 2003 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which won 35 seats out of 57. The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with twenty seats...
, and finished a respectable second against Progressive Conservative Party
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...
leader Stuart Murray
Stuart Murray
Stuart Murray is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba and leader of the opposition in the Manitoba legislature from 2000 to 2006.-Early life and career:...
on the latter occasion. He first campaigned for the federal New Democratic Party in the 2000 election
Canadian 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....
, and finished fourth against Liberal
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...
incumbent John Harvard. In 2006, he finished third against Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
Steven Fletcher
Steven Fletcher
Steven John Fletcher, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004, representing the riding of Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia as a member of the Conservative Party. He is the first quadriplegic to serve in the House of Commons, as well as in Cabinet...
.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 provincial Manitoba general election, 1999 The Manitoba general election of September 21, 1999 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.... |
Kirkfield Park | NDP | 3,060 | 2/3 | Eric Stefanson Eric Stefanson Eric Stefanson is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the cabinet of Progressive Conservative Premier Gary Filmon from 1991 to 1999, and was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1990 to 2000... , Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:... |
|
| 2000 federal Canadian 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.... |
Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-History:... |
NDP | 2,786 | 4/5 | John Harvard, Liberal 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... |
|
| 2003 provincial Manitoba general election, 2003 The Manitoba general election held on June 3, 2003 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which won 35 seats out of 57. The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with twenty seats... |
Kirkfield Park | NDP | 2,855 | 31.06 | 2/3 | Stuart Murray Stuart Murray Stuart Murray is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba and leader of the opposition in the Manitoba legislature from 2000 to 2006.-Early life and career:... , Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:... |
| 2006 federal Canadian federal election, 2006 The 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:... |
Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-History:... |
NDP | 5,669 | 12.81 | 3/4 | Steven Fletcher Steven Fletcher Steven John Fletcher, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004, representing the riding of Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia as a member of the Conservative Party. He is the first quadriplegic to serve in the House of Commons, as well as in Cabinet... , Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum... |
Bill BlaikieBill BlaikieWilliam Alexander "Bill" Blaikie, PC is a Canadian politician. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since April 2009, representing the Winnipeg division of Elmwood as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, and Minister of Conservation and Government House Leader...
(Elmwood—TransconaElmwood—TransconaElmwood—Transcona is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. Its population in 2006 was 78,700....
)
Blaikie was re-elected to a ninth term in parliament, receiving 16,967 votes (50.85%) in his riding.Darren Van Den Bussche (Portage—LisgarPortage—LisgarPortage—Lisgar is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Demographics:-Geography:...
)
Van Den Bussche was born and raised in the Portage—Lisgar area, and is now a full-time firefighter in Portage la PrairiePortage la Prairie, Manitoba
-Transportation:Portage la Prairie railway station is served by Via Rail with both The Canadian and Winnipeg – Churchill trains calling at the station....
.http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/220/. He is also a certified medical technician, and once worked for a privately-funded ambulance service. Partly as a result of this experience, he is now a committed supporter of public health delivery, and has been quoted as saying, "I’ve seen what can happen with private service because they’re there for profit and have to answer to their shareholders".
Active in the labour movement, Van Den Bussche has been area vice-president of the Manitoba Federation of Labour
Manitoba Federation of Labour
The Manitoba Federation of Labour is the Manitoba provincial trade union federation of the Canadian Labour Congress.It was formed in 1956 and has a membership of 90,000 people working in various private sector and public sector fields such as Manufacturing, Government, Retail, Hospitals, Schools,...
, and president of the Portage Labour Council. He is also a founder and coach of Portage Youth Scrimmage Hockey.
He first campaigned for the NDP in the 2004 election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The 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...
, after defeating two other candidates to win the party's Portage—Lisgar nomination. He spoke out against the North American Free Trade Agreement
North American Free Trade Agreement
The North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA is an agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994. It superseded the Canada – United States Free Trade Agreement...
(NAFTA) and western alienation
Western Alienation
In Canadian politics, Western alienation is a concept that the Western provinces - British Columbia , Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba - have been alienated, and in extreme cases excluded, from mainstream Canadian political affairs in favour of the provinces of Ontario and Quebec...
(Winnipeg Free Press, 22 June 2004), and finished third against Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
Brian Pallister. He achieved the same result in 2006.
Van Den Bussche was appointed to the Regional Health Community of Central Manitoba Inc. in April 2005.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 federal Canadian federal election, 2004 The 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... |
Portage—Lisgar Portage—Lisgar Portage—Lisgar is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Demographics:-Geography:... |
NDP | 3,251 | 9.34 | 3/6 | Brian Pallister Brian Pallister Brian William Pallister is a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Portage—Lisgar in the Canadian House of Commons from 2000 to 2008. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1992 to 1997, and was a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Gary Filmon... , Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum... |
| 2006 federal Canadian federal election, 2006 The 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:... |
Portage—Lisgar Portage—Lisgar Portage—Lisgar is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Demographics:-Geography:... |
NDP | 4,072 | 11.05 | 3/5 | Brian Pallister Brian Pallister Brian William Pallister is a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Portage—Lisgar in the Canadian House of Commons from 2000 to 2008. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1992 to 1997, and was a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Gary Filmon... , Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum... |
Patrick O'Connor (ProvencherProvencher (electoral district)Provencher is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1871. It is largely a rural district, the largest community being the city of Steinbach, Manitoba.-Demographics:-History:...
)
O'Connor was educated at the University of ManitobaUniversity of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
, studying Mathematics and Physics. He worked as a computer programmer in the university's Physics (Cyclotron) Department for six years, and was an employee of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL) from 1975 to 1998, specializing in nuclear waste research.
In 1997, O'Connor made ambivalent comments about the AECL's proposal to store nuclear waste in the Canadian Shield
Canadian Shield
The Canadian Shield, also called the Laurentian Plateau, or Bouclier Canadien , is a vast geological shield covered by a thin layer of soil that forms the nucleus of the North American or Laurentia craton. It is an area mostly composed of igneous rock which relates to its long volcanic history...
. He argued that the plan was technologically possible, but was skeptical of whether it would be properly funded by the government (Winnipeg Free Press, 28 January 1997).
Stationed at Pinawa
Pinawa, Manitoba
Pinawa is a small Canadian community of about 1500 residents located in southeastern Manitoba, 110 kilometres north-east of Winnipeg. The town is situated on the Canadian Shield within the western boundary of Whiteshell Provincial Park, which lies near the Manitoba-Ontario provincial boundary...
during his career with AECL, O'Connor has been president of the Provencher NDP association for most of the period since 1975. He served on the executive of the Beausejour Consumers' Co-op between 1980 and 1988, and was its president from 1983. He received 5,259 votes (13.71%) in 2006, finishing second against Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
incumbent Vic Toews
Vic Toews
Victor "Vic" Toews, PC QC MP is a Canadian politician. He has represented Provencher in the Canadian House of Commons since 2000, and currently serves in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper as Minister of Public Safety. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from...
.
Mathieu Allard (St. Boniface)
Mathieu Allard (born in St. Boniface, Manitoba) is a young politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was the New Democratic Party candidate for the riding of St. Boniface in the 2004 and 2006 elections.Allard has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Sociology from the Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface. During the 2004 election, he was working towards completion of a Master's Degree in public administration at the University of Manitoba. He was also a weight-lifter at the 1999 Canada Winter Games, and trained for two years as a boxer. He received 9,311 votes or 21.9% in the 2006 federal election.
Robert Page (Winnipeg SouthWinnipeg SouthWinnipeg South is a Canadian federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1979, and since 1988. It covers the south of the city of Winnipeg...
)
Page holds Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
and Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Education
A Bachelor of Education is an undergraduate academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a teacher in schools.-North America:...
degrees, as well as a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
degree from the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
in outdoor education. He works as a teacher, and is a member of Canadian Parents for French (Immersion) and the Winnipeg Canoe Club. He was a grandfather at the time of the election.
Page was elected as a school trustee for the Seine River Division in 2002 (Winnipeg Free Press, 12 November 2002), and unsuccessfully campaigned for a St. Norbert
St. Norbert, Manitoba
St. Norbert is a bilingual neighbourhood in the southernmost part of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. While outside the Perimeter Highway, , it is still part of the city. The population is just over 5,000. Each summer, the community is home to the St...
council seat in early 2005. He spoke out against the construction of "cookie-cutter" suburbs in the latter campaign, and supported rapid transit expansion (WFP, 29 March and 12 April 2005). He resigned from the Seine River School Division on October 31, 2005, presumably in order to prepare for the upcoming federal election.
He received 5,743 votes (13.73%) in 2006, placing third against Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
candidate Rod Bruinooge
Rod Bruinooge
Rod E. Bruinooge is a Canadian politician, businessman, and filmmaker. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South in the 2006 federal election, and was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the Federal Interlocutor for Métis...
.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 municipal | Seine River school division | n.a | - | - | elected | himself |
| 2005 municipal by-election | St. Norbert council | n.a | 453 | 7.38 | 4/8 | Justin Swandel Justin Swandel Justin Swandel is a City Councillor and Deputy Mayor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was elected to the St. Norbert ward in 2005 after the previous councillor John Angus retired. He became Deputy Mayor in 2008. Prior to entering the election, Swandel had served as Angus' Executive... |
| 2006 federal Canadian federal election, 2006 The 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:... |
Winnipeg South Winnipeg South Winnipeg South is a Canadian federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1979, and since 1988. It covers the south of the city of Winnipeg... |
NDP | 5,743 | 13.73 | 3/5 | Rod Bruinooge Rod Bruinooge Rod E. Bruinooge is a Canadian politician, businessman, and filmmaker. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South in the 2006 federal election, and was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the Federal Interlocutor for Métis... , Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum... |
Holly Heffernan (Calgary SouthwestCalgary SouthwestCalgary Southwest is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. The district is in the southwest part of the City of Calgary, south of Glenmore Trail, and west of the Canadian Pacific railway.The seat is held by Prime...
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Heffernan is a registered nurse, and was listed as 48 years old in 2004. She graduated from the Foothills School of Nursing in 1976, and received a Bachelor of Nursing degree from the University of CalgaryUniversity of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
in 1993. She was a board member with the United Nurses of Alberta
United Nurses of Alberta
The United Nurses of Alberta is a trade union representing almost 25,000 Registered Nurses, Registered psychiatric nurse, student nurses and mental health workers in Alberta. UNA negotiates collective bargaining with the employers, of which the largest is Alberta Health Services...
for more than twelve years, and served on the Alberta Federation of Labour
Alberta Federation of Labour
The Alberta Federation of Labour is the Alberta provincial trade union federation of the Canadian Labour Congress. It was founded in 1912 and has a membership of approximately 125,000 from 31 unions.-External links:*...
Occupational Health and Safety Committee in 2002. As of 2004, she worked at Rockyview Hospital in Outpatient Urology and served as a relief nurse in the G.I. unit. Heffernan is a member of Christ Moravian Church.
Heffernan campaigned for the Alberta New Democratic Party
Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
in 2004. Her 2006 campaign was primarily focused against privatization in the health-care sector (Canadian Press, 25 December 2005), and she was endorsed by the Calgary and District Labour Council (Calgary Herald, 21 January 2006).
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
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| 2004 provincial Alberta general election, 2004 The Alberta general election of 2004 was the twenty-sixth general election for the province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 22, 2004 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.... |
Calgary-Glenmore Calgary-Glenmore Calgary Glenmore is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The electoral riding of Calgary Glenmore is one of two original Calgary ridings of the seven that still survives from the 1959 redistribution of the Calgary riding... |
NDP | 453 | 4/6 | Ron Stevens Ron Stevens Ron Stevens, Q.C. is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the current Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Calgary-Glenmore as a Progressive Conservative until his resignation on May 15, 2009... , Progressive Conservative |
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| 2006 federal Canadian federal election, 2006 The 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:... |
Calgary Southwest Calgary Southwest Calgary Southwest is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. The district is in the southwest part of the City of Calgary, south of Glenmore Trail, and west of the Canadian Pacific railway.The seat is held by Prime... |
NDP | 4,628 | 8.06 | 3/5 | Stephen Harper Stephen Harper Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election... , Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum... |
Teale Phelps Bondaroff (Calgary WestCalgary WestCalgary West is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1953, and since 1979. It is located in the western part of the City of Calgary....
)
Born February, 1986, in Calgary, Alberta. He was a student at the University of CalgaryUniversity of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
, pursuing a double degree in Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
and International Relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
.
Awards:
- The University of Calgary’s Chancellor’s Scholarship, a four year award given to the top six entrance students annually.
- A Millennium Scholarship.
- The Premier’s Citizenship Award.
- Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service for his work to expand and beautify urban green spaces.
Community Activities
- Social Sciences Faculty Representative on the University of Calgary Students Union.
- Active in numerous clubs on campus, holding executive positions in the Speech and Debate Society, the Model United Nations Team and the Political Science Students Association.
- Volunteer with many groups, including the Hull Child and Family Services, Calgary’s Arts and the Environment, Forever GreenForever GreenForever Green is a television programme originally broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1992. It was made for London Weekend Television by Picture Partnership Productions, now named Carnival Films.-Cast:*Pauline Collins - Harriet Boult...
, the Kensington BRZ, and the Calgary United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Society. - Represented Calgary at the Global Young Leaders Conference in Washington and New York in 2003.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
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| 2006 federal Canadian federal election, 2006 The 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:... |
Calgary West Calgary West Calgary West is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1953, and since 1979. It is located in the western part of the City of Calgary.... |
NDP | 5,370 | 8.3 | 4 | Rob Anders Rob Anders Robert J. "Rob" Anders is a Canadian politician He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada and has represented the riding of Calgary West since 1997.-Early life:... , Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum... |
Barry Bell (Fleetwood—Port KellsFleetwood—Port KellsFleetwood—Port Kells is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Geography:...
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Bell works as a certified coating inspector for BC Hydro. He grew up on Quadra Island and the Lower Mainland. He ran unsuccessfully in the previous federal election in this riding and twice in the British Columbia general election, in 2001 and 2005, in the Surrey-TyneheadSurrey-Tynehead
Surrey-Tynehead is a newly formed provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding's name was resurrected from a former riding in the same area, with similar but not identical boundaries...
riding.
Mike Bocking (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—MissionPitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—MissionPitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Demographics:-Geography:...
)
Bocking is a 50 year old candidate who has worked as a reporter and assistant editor at the Vancouver Sun since 1979. He is president of local 2000 of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada. He unsuccessfully ran in the 2004 federal election in this riding.Alice Brown (Okanagan—ShuswapOkanagan—ShuswapOkanagan—Shuswap is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.-Geography:...
)
Brown was born in Rutland, British Columbia. She has been employed as an industrial construction electrician for the past 20 years. She was a founding member of the Vernon chapter of the Council of Canadians and served on the Okanagan University CollegeOkanagan University College
Okanagan University College was a public, post-secondary educational institution based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It evolved from Okanagan College , and the college's predecessor, the B.C. Vocational School 1963-1965...
's board of governors.
She ran in the 2004 election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The 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...
, where she tripled (4,060 ----> 12,528) the NDP vote and finished second.
Brent Bush (Kootenay—ColumbiaKootenay—ColumbiaKootenay—Columbia is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Geography:Consisting of:* the Regional District of East Kootenay;...
)
Bush is a former lieutenant in the Canadian Armed Forces but has been employed by Canada Post since 1991. He currently resides in Kimberley, British ColumbiaKimberley, British Columbia
Kimberley is a small city in southeast British Columbia, Canada along Highway 95A between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. Kimberley was named in 1896 after the Kimberley mine in South Africa. From 1917 to 2001, it was the home to the world's largest lead-zinc mine, the Sullivan Mine...
but was born in Nanaimo
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Nanaimo is a city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It has been dubbed the "Bathtub Racing Capital of the World" and "Harbour City". Nanaimo is also sometimes referred to as the "Hub City" because of its central location on Vancouver Island and due to the layout of the downtown...
and raised in Nelson
Nelson, British Columbia
Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush,...
and Kelowna
Kelowna, British Columbia
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
. He has campaigned on investing on the federal transportation infrastructure, promoting the Canadian Rockies International Airport expansion project in Cranbrook, and providing federal funding for affordable housing projects.
Angel Claypool (LangleyLangley (electoral district)Langley is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...
)
Claypool was raised in Cloverdale but currently lives in Langley, British ColumbiaLangley, British Columbia (city)
The City of Langley is a municipality in Metro Vancouver. It lies directly east of the City of Surrey, adjacent to Cloverdale, and surrounded on the north, east and south by Township of Langley.-History:...
. She is a 28 year old student at the Justice Institute of British Columbia in Conflict Resolution. She previously graduated from British Columbia Institute of Technology in the Renewable Resources program. She is an active member of the Burrowing Owl Conservation Society. She defeated Cherene Groundwater to win the NDP nomination.
Nancy Clegg (Newton—North DeltaNewton—North DeltaNewton—North Delta is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...
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Clegg has been an instructor of economics at Kwantlen University College in Surrey and Richmond for 14 years. She has previously served as the President of the Kwantlen Faculty Association, a member of the Kwantlen Board of Governors, the B.C. Council on Admissions and Transfer, and the Delta Heritage Advisory Commission. She ran unsuccessfully in this riding in the 2004 federal election.Rebecca Coad (Vancouver QuadraVancouver QuadraVancouver Quadra is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949....
)
Coad ran as a candidate in the March 17, 2008 by-election.Born in Richmond, British Columbia
Richmond, British Columbia
Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...
and raised in Vernon, British Columbia
Vernon, British Columbia
Vernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 35,944 , while...
, she has resided in Vancouver Quadra since 2001. She is currently studying philosophy and political science at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
after graduating from the Douglas College
Douglas College
Established in 1970, Douglas College is one of the largest public colleges in British Columbia, Canada serving 14,000 credit students, 9,000 continuing education students and 1,000 international students each year.-Programs:...
Theatre Program. On March 11, 2007, Coad was nominated by the Vancouver Quadra NDP to be their candidate in the upcoming election.
Before winning the nomination to represent Vancouver Quadra
Vancouver Quadra
Vancouver Quadra is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949....
, Coad's interest in social justice issues had developed through her volunteer commitments both locally and internationally. She has acted as organizer/fundraiser for several organizations, including the University of British Columbia's Oxfam Canada
Oxfam Canada
Oxfam Canada, founded in 1963, is an international development agency based in Canada, and is a registered charity . It has offices throughout Canada and works with partner organizations in Africa, Asia and the Americas...
chapter, the Stephen Lewis Foundation, and AIDS Vancouver
AIDS Vancouver
Founded in 1983, AIDS Vancouver is a non-profit and community-based health organization whose mission is to alleviate collective vulnerability to HIV and AIDS through support, public education and community-based research. The organization exists to both ameliorate the life of persons living with...
. After spending time teaching English abroad, she worked with residents of the Downtown Eastside
Downtown Eastside
The Downtown Eastside is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is known as "Canada's poorest postal code"....
of Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
at the Carnegie Community Centre
Carnegie Community Centre
Carnegie Community Centre is located at 401 Main Street at the corner of Hastings Street, in the old Carnegie Public Library building in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia....
, both in the kitchen and as a discussion facilitator for a course in Humanities. This program provides a year long liberal arts and social science education regardless of financial and social barriers for residents of the Downtown Eastside who do not typically have access to post-secondary education. Coad is also active with the UBC NDP.
Michael Crawford (Kamloops—Thompson—CaribooKamloops—Thompson—CaribooKamloops—Thompson—Cariboo is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...
)
Crawford is an assistant professor at Thompson Rivers UniversityThompson Rivers University
Thompson Rivers University is a comprehensive university located in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. It offers students a broad range of courses, career streams, and the ability to ladder credits from diploma programs into full degrees...
. As an academic his research has focused on family violence and homelessness. He is a board member of the Kamloops Chapter of the Council of Canadians. Crawford defeated Mark McVittie and Don Pongracz for the NDP nomination on 11 December 2005.
Malcolm Crockett (Prince George—Peace RiverPrince George—Peace RiverPrince George—Peace River is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.-Geography:...
)
Crockett was acclaimed by the party on 10 December 2005. He is a registered social worker and is currently employed by the provincial Ministry for Child and Family Development. He has also worked in the federal House of Commons as a policy analyst. He unsuccessfully ran in the 1997 and 2000 federal elections in the Dewdney—AlouettePitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission
Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Demographics:-Geography:...
riding.
Kevin Hagglund (Kelowna—Lake CountryKelowna—Lake CountryKelowna—Lake Country is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997....
)
Hagglund was raised in Kelowna, British ColumbiaKelowna, British Columbia
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
where he is a longtime employee of the television station CHBC and a volunteer with the Theatre Kelowna Society and Kelowna Scouts
Scouting in British Columbia
Scouting in British Columbia has a long history, from the 1900s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Anglophone Scouting in British Columbia:...
.
John Harrop (Okanagan—CoquihallaOkanagan—CoquihallaOkanagan—Coquihalla is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Geography:...
)
Harrop is a retired Okanagan University College professor who has lived in Naramata for 30 years. He was acclaimed the NDP candidate for this riding. He is campaigning on increasing federal funding for home care and other long-term health care issues, as well as organic farming as a means of economic diversification.Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson (AbbotsfordAbbotsford (electoral district)Abbotsford is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Demographics:...
)
Hansen-Carlson is a 22 year old candidate who is a university student studying organizational behaviour. He ran unsuccessfully in the November 2005 election for Abbotsford City CouncilAbbotsford City Council
Abbotsford City Council is the governing body for the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia.The council consist of the Mayor of Abbotsford and 8 city councillors.-Councillors:* Les Barkman* Bill MacGregor* Simon Gibson* Moe Gill* Lynne Harris...
. He is a member of the City of Abbotsford's environmental advisory committee.
Hansen-Carlson's campaign received national attention when he revealed that he had been offered a bribe by the Liberal Candidate in his riding, David Oliver
David Oliver (Canadian politician)
David Oliver is a politician in British Columbia, Canada. In 2005, he was nominated as the candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada for the riding of Abbotsford in the 2006 federal election. He is also known for his defamation lawsuit against the New Democratic Party .Oliver was born August 30,...
. Oliver had offered him a job or help winning a municipal election if he would endorse the Liberal campaign in the Abbotsford riding. Hansen-Carlson refused, and swore out an affidavit
Affidavit
An affidavit is a written sworn statement of fact voluntarily made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation administered by a person authorized to do so by law. Such statement is witnessed as to the authenticity of the affiant's signature by a taker of oaths, such as a notary public...
on the incident.
Hansen-Carlson came in second in the riding, with 8,004 votes or 17%, a much improved performance for the NDP in that riding.
Mr. Hansen-Carlson's allegation was the subject of a lawsuit and the New Democratic Party has admitted that "... there were never any facts to support any allegation of bribery or attempted bribery. We seriously erred in making the allegations public." (Ms. Libby Davies, NDP House Leader) [Vancouver Province 07 DEC 07 p. A-10].
Malcolm James (Chilliwack—Fraser CanyonChilliwack—Fraser CanyonChilliwack—Fraser Canyon is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Geography:...
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James is a farmer in the Columbia Valley and a teacher at the Sto:lo Adult Education Centre. He has been an executive on the Farmer's Institute. He ran unsuccessfully in the British Columbia general election in 2001 and 2005 in the Chilliwack-KentChilliwack-Kent
Chilliwack-Kent was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :...
riding.
William Jonsson (Delta—Richmond EastDelta—Richmond EastDelta—Richmond East is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Geography:It is located in the Metro Vancouver, and consists of:...
)
Jonsson was a 21 year old candidate born in Richmond, British ColumbiaRichmond, British Columbia
Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...
but raised in Tsawwassen
Tsawwassen, British Columbia
Tsawwassen is a suburban, mostly residential community located on a peninsula in the southwestern corner of the Corporation of Delta, British Columbia, Canada. Tsawwassen provides the only road access to the community of Point Roberts, Washington via 56th Street...
. He studies Criminology at Douglas College and works in his family's business in New Westminster. He was acclaimed as the NDP candidate in this riding.
Bev Meslo (Vancouver SouthVancouver SouthVancouver South is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1997, and since 2004. It covers the southern portion of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia....
)
Meslo is a democratic socialist and political activist based in Qualicum Beach, British ColumbiaQualicum Beach, British Columbia
Qualicum Beach is a town in the Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the town had 8,502 people.On the Strait of Georgia on the north-eastern coast of Vancouver Island in the shadow of Mount Arrowsmith, the community has been a popular tourist destination,...
who ran in both the 2004 and 2006 Federal Elections. She was also a candidate in the 2003 NDP leadership election representing the party's Socialist Caucus but won only 1.1% of the vote.
Neil Smith (Richmond)
Smith was born in the UK and graduated from the University of SalfordUniversity of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
, but has lived in Richmond from the past 11 years. He works as a service technician for an electronics recycling company. He serves on the board of Richmond Addiction Services.
Libby Thornton (South Surrey—White Rock—CloverdaleSouth Surrey—White Rock—CloverdaleSouth Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-History:...
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Thornton has been a school teacher in White Rock since 1997. She holds a Master of Education degree from the University of New Brunswick. She has served as a Faculty Advisor at the University of British Columbia. In New Brunswick between 1984 and 1989 she was the Executive Director of a transition house for abused women and their children. She was previously elected to the City Council of Fredericton, New BrunswickFredericton, New Brunswick
Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by virtue of the provincial parliament which sits there. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art...
in 1986.
Alfred Trudeau (Cariboo—Prince GeorgeCariboo—Prince GeorgeCariboo—Prince George is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Geography:...
)
Trudeau was born and raised in Quesnel, British ColumbiaQuesnel, British Columbia
-Demographics:Quesnel had a population of 9,326 people in 2006, which was a decrease of 7.1% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2005 for Quesnel was $54,044, which is slightly above the British Columbia provincial average of $52,709....
where he currently works in the forest industry at a Canfor
Canfor
Canfor Corporation is a Canadian integrated forest products company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company traces its roots to the late 1930s, when brothers-in-law John G. Prentice and L.L.G. "Poldi" Bentley and their families left their native Austria just before the outbreak of World...
lumber mill. He was acclaimed as the NDP candidate for this riding on 3 December 2005. He campaigned on diversifying the regional economy and the mountain pine beetle
Mountain pine beetle
The mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae, is a species of bark beetle native to the forests of western North America from Mexico to central British Columbia. It has a hard black exoskeleton, and measures about 5 millimeters, about the size of a grain of rice.Mountain pine beetles inhabit...
epidemic.
The 2005 municipal results are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press, 15 April 2005.