Green Party candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election
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The Green Party of Ontario
fielded 102 candidates in the 2003 provincial election
in Ontario
, Canada
, none of whom were elected. The only riding which the party did not contest was Oakville
. Zakaria Belghali had been selected as the GPO candidate, but did not collect enough signatures to have his candidacy validated by Elections Ontario
.
, where he is a member of the Watershed Management Study Committee. Formerly chaired a Public Liaison Committee relating to the Adams Mine Landfall Proposal in Timiskaming
. Testified before a Select Committee on Ontario in Confederation in 1991. Yurick supports the principle of bilingualism, opposes the British monarchy, and believes that Northern Ontario's concerns are often ignored by the Canadian government and business elite.http://www.ontla.on.ca/hansard/committee_debates/35_parl/session1/ontario/C007.htm#P460_160733 A member at large on the Green Party of Ontario council. Opposes sending garbage from Toronto
to Kirkland Lake. Led the party's constitutional rewriting process in 2004. Received 680 votes (2.4%), finishing last in a field of four candidates. The winner was Mike Brown of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
's Computer Science program. Opposes West Nile Virus
spraying programs, as potentially more dangerous than the disease itself. Received 903 votes (1.86%), finishing fourth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Ted McMeekin
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
as a "hardened bureaucracy".http://lp.greenparty.ca/tiki-index.php?page=Stew+Sinclair+on+attacks+from+NDP+supporters Formerly a Marxist, but now believes that Marxist theory became stagnant in the 1930s.http://www.socialistvoice.com/Documents/Marx-NDP-Green.htm#G1 Now lives in Toronto—Danforth. Responsible for developing the Green Party of Canada
's monetary policy in the 2004 federal election
. Received 1,278 votes (2.1%), placing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Joseph Tascona
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
, co-presented the Green Party's plan to assist entrepreneurs through economic incentives. A "Tom Mason" works a curator of invertebrates at the Toronto Zoo
, though it is not clear this is the same person. Received 1,995 votes (4.81%), finishing last in a field of four candidates. The winner was Michael Prue
of the Ontario New Democratic Party
.
Environmental Community Advisory Panel. In 2005, accused the city of Brampton of "scrambling for infrastructure" to accommodate high growth. Has also suggested making public transportation free of charge to achieve reduced pollution levels.http://google.com/search?q=cache:1bfpbsi7-BUJ:www.city.brampton.on.ca/city_dept/plan_build/ttmp/twnhl_1_notes.pdf+%22Ernst+Braendli%22&hl=en Received 1,176 votes (2.78%), finishing fourth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Kuldip Kular of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Sanjeev Goel (Brampton Centre
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 820 votes (2.14%), finishing fourth out of five candidates. The winner was Linda Jeffrey
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Brant
Mike Clancy was born in London, Ontario
and raised in St. Thomas
. He received a degree in religious studies and ethics from the University of Waterloo
in the 1970s. Clancy was an employment counsellor with the federal employment and immigration department
and its successor, Human Resources Development Canada
(HRDC), from 1980 until quitting in 1997. When he left his job, he said that he could not administer its program under terms that he considered "immoral and unethical." He strongly supported government funding for social programs and health care, and criticized both federal and provincial governments for cutting back these services.
He ran for the governing New Democratic Party of Ontario in the northern division of Kenora
in the 1995 provincial election
and expressed concern that the Progressive Conservatives
would target the poor and unemployed if they won the election. The Progressive Conservatives did win the election and later introduced massive cuts to social assistance; Clancy said the severity of the cuts was unexpected and produced extreme hardship among poorer people in Kenora
.
Clancy subsequently accused federal parliamentarians Jane Stewart and Robert Nault of using HRDC job-creation funds for dubious political goals during the period of Jean Chrétien
's government. Stewart rejected Clancy's claims, describing them as "the simple-minded agenda of a failed provincial NDP candidate."
After leaving HDRC, Clancy moved to Brantford
. He considered seeking the New Democratic Party's nomination for the 1999 provincial election
, but ultimately did not do so. In 2000, he ran against local Member of Parliament
(MP) Jane Stewart as a candidate of the fringe Canadian Action Party
. During this period, Clancy was a private advocate for Canadians whose Employment Insurance benefits had been cut off by the federal government; he also accused the government of misusing the private information of many Canadians.
Clancy later because active with the Green Party and ran under its banner in the 2003 provincial election. He also sought election to the Brantford city council in 2003 and ran for a regional council position in Waterloo
three years later. In the 2006 election, he supported the legalization of marijuana and prostitution
. He also called for more police officers and a greater voice for the rural areas around Waterloo.
, which is in the riding. Criticized PC leader Ernie Eves
for attempting to regain support in the riding with financial grants. Received 769 votes (1.7%), finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Bill Murdoch
of the Progressive Conservative Party
.
Julie Gordon (Burlington
Julie fought to prevent the implementation of workfare
in Hamilton and argued (in the 1999 provincial election campaign) that child care and child rearing should be considered as work. Unpaid work is an important issue covered by the Genuine Progress Indicators, (GPI), which were designed to replace the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a means of measuring progress.
A single stay-at-home mother, and a former contact figure for the anti poverty working group at OPIRG McMaster University
, she worked with Wendell Fields
in the anti poverty Flyering Squad, OPIRG working group in 2004-06. Fields and Gordon were prominent figures in Hamilton Against Poverty. Gordon is associated with the Communist Party of Canada - Marxist-Leninist, and ran for that party in the 2000 federal election
.
Gordon received 1,086 votes in the 2003 provincial election, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner in Burlington was Cam Jackson
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Previous candidacies:
Michael Chownyk (Cambridge
Was 28 years old at the time of the election. Sells and installs winds and solar-power generating units. Received 983 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Gerry Martiniuk
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Jim Burgess (Chatham-Kent—Essex
Was 46 years old at the time of the election. Worked with Navistar for 26 years, and has more recently started a bookstore. Has spoken in favour of wind turbine energy. Received 1,069 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Pat Hoy
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Mark O'Brien (Davenport
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 907 votes, finishing fourth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Tony Ruprecht
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Dan Craig (Don Valley East
No information. Received 558 votes, finishing fourth in a field of six candidates. The winner was David Caplan
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Philip Hawkins (Don Valley West
Was Chief Financial Officer of the Green Party of Ontario at the time of the election. Is also president of the federal Don Valley West association for the Green Party of Canada
. Advisory committee chair of Don Valley West One-Tonne Challenge, established to reduce average per capita emissions of greenhouse gases. Received 1,239 votes, finishing last in a field of four candidates. The winner was Kathleen Wynne
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Frank de Jong
Party leader. See has biography page for further details. Received 3,161 votes, finishing third in a field of five candidates. The winner was outgoing Ontario Premier
Ernie Eves
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Gordon MacDonald (Durham
Was present at the GPO's education policy 2003 announcement. Argued that accredited private schools should receive funding under the local school administration. Received 1,183 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was John O'Toole
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
, and worked as a teacher for 25 years. His main field of expertise was Geography. Was reeve of Rodney, Ontario in the early 1990s, and served on the Elgin County
Council. Previously served as a councillor in Rodney for fifteen years. Chaired the Ontario/Quebec chapter of Common Ground-USA in 2002. Has also written on the history of the Georgist
movement in Canada.http://google.com/search?q=cache:Zx7a1fypqWkJ:www.progress.org/cg/fisher104.htm+%22John+Fisher%22+%22Green+Party%22&hl=en&start=4 Is himself a Georgist, favouring site-value taxation, and helped make this an official policy of the Green Party. Supports higher taxation on community-owned land to prevent urban sprawl. An executive director of the Henry George School of Economic Science, and president of the Henry George Foundation in Canada. Received 673 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Steve Peters of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Previous candidacies:
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Darren J. Brown (Essex
Brown was 32 years old at the time of the election, and manager of the finance department of the Community Care Access Centre in Windsor
(Windsor Star, October 1, 2003). In addition to his own candidacy, he served as the GPO's fundraising chair in Windsor West during the 2003 campaign. Brown is a board member of the Citizen's Environment Alliance of southwestern Ontario.
Brown acknowledged that the GPO was not going to form government in the 2003 election, and claimed that the party's intention was to increase its number of cnadidates and share of the popular votes (Windsor Star, September 25, 2003).
He had previously campaigned for the GPO in Windsor—St. Clair
in the 1999 provincial election
, and finished fourth in a field of six candidates with 339 votes (0.88%). The winner was Dwight Duncan
of the Ontario Liberal Party
. During this election, Brown described himself as a computer systems analyst (Windsor Star, May 12, 1999).
Brown received 998 votes in 2003, finishing last in a field of four candidates. The winner was Liberal Bruce Crozier
.
Ralph M. Chapman (Etobicoke Centre
Received 1,584 votes. The winner was Donna Cansfield
of the Ontario Liberal Party
. Co-creator and writer of "The Jane Show" to begin airing summer of 2006. Wrote and starred in "Now Watch This Drive" at the 2003 Toronto Fringe Festival. Also interested in human and animal rights issues.
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Mir Kamal (Etobicoke North
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 503 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Shafiq Qaadri
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
. Not politically active prior to her retirement. President of the GPO riding association in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell. Provides translation for the Green Party of Canada
's living platform. Received 1,471 votes, finishing last in a field of four candidates. The winner was Jean-Marc Lalonde
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
, near Ottawa. Educated at Carleton University
, where he received a degree in Geography. Managed DML Control Inc., working in the field of energy management computer system. Owns Harvest Homes, an eco-friendly home construction business. Promotes strawbale construction. Constructed "Home Alive!", the world's first prefabricated strawbale house. Managed Mike Nagy's campaign in the 2004 federal election
. Also works with Seventh Generation Community Projects. Received 3,917 votes (7.0%), the highest vote total of any GPO candidate in the 2003 election. The winner was Liz Sandals
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
in Hamilton
. Has a third-level degree from the Society of Management Accountants. Coordinated the 2003 Green Party of Ontario platform. Ran for Chief Financial Officer of the GPO in 2001, but lost to Martin Hart, 244 votes to 154. Opposes large-scale hog operations in his region. Previously campaigned for the Green Party of Canada
in the 2000 federal election
, and received 484 votes in Brant
for a fifth-place finish out of six candidates. The winner was Jane Stewart of the Liberal Party of Canada
. Received 1,088 votes in 2003, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Toby Barrett
of the Progressive Conservative Party
.
.
Matthew Raymond Smith (Halton
No information. Received 1,295 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Ted Chudleigh
of the Progressive Conservative Party
. However, Matthew Raymond Smith was applauded for his effort. He was voted the funniest candidate to ever run on the green party platform while wearing red.
since 1998. Was 34 years old in 2003. A graduate of Mohawk College
and McMaster University
. Supported the preservation of the Canadian Southern Railway in 2000. Produced "No Peace in the Valley" (1998), a video calling for the preservation of Hamilton's Red Hill Valley in the face of a proposed expressway. Supports hourly rail passenger service in its place. Chairs the Transportation subcommittee for the Green Party of Canada
. Received 563 votes, finishing fourth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Dominic Agostino
of the Ontario Liberal Party
. Campaigned for the GPO again in a 2004 by-election
, following Agostino's death. Praised Agostino as one of the more environmentally-conscious members of the Liberal Party, but claimed the party itself was lacking in its policies. Received 448, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Andrea Horwath
of the Ontario New Democratic Party
. Horwath is known as one of the more environmentally-active members of the NDP; after the campaign, Dartsch joked that he would one day draft her into the Greens.
Selwyn Inniss (Hamilton Mountain
As of 2004, was the primary contact for the GPO in Hamilton Mountain. Received 494 votes (1.09%), finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Marie Bountrogianni
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
leader Howard Hampton
.
Eric Walton (Kingston and the Islands
Walton received 3,137 votes (6.55%), finishing fourth against Liberal
incumbent John Gerretsen
.
Luigi D'Agnillo (Kitchener Centre
Was a PhD
student at the time of the election, taking Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo
. Born in Calgary
, Alberta
, moved to Kitchener
-Waterloo
in 1994. Received his Master's Degree
in 1997. Appointed to the Waterloo Regional Cycling Advisory Committee in 2000. Supports public automobile insurance for Ontario, on a no-fault basis for personal injuries. A vocal opponent of Slobodan Milošević
during the 1990s. Supported the Kosovo War
of 1998, but called for ground troops instead of air strikes. Received 1,728 votes, finishing fourth in a field of four candidates. The winner was John Milloy of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Pauline Richards (Kitchener—Waterloo
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 1,774 votes, finishing fourth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Elizabeth Witmer
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
.
. Spent his career working for the multinational
chemical company Union Carbide
. Also a jazz trombonist
, and is leader of the Jerry Heath Jazz Quintet. First became active with environmental issues in Surrey, British Columbia
in the early 1970s, when then-mayor Bill Vander Zalm
proposed construction of a shopping mall
on a square kilometre of old-growth forest. Heath helped form the South Surrey Study Group, a citizens' coalition opposing the development. Following pressure, the development layout was changed such that the old-growth forest was preserved.
After retiring, Heath moved to the Township of Athens, a small municipality
in the Ottawa Valley
. In the 2000 federal election
, Heath replaced Dr. Peter Bevan-Baker as the Green Party of Canada
candidate for Leeds-Grenville and received 820 votes (1.75%). The winner was Joe Jordan
of the Liberal Party of Canada
. Heath became president of the combined federal/provincial riding associations soon after the election. In 2003, he advocated compact fluorescent bulbs to prevent brownouts
in Ontario. This idea was later promoted by provincial party leader Frank de Jong.
In 2003, Heath received 1,865 votes (4.25%). The winner was Bob Runciman
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
. Heath originally intended to contest the 2004 federal election
, but withdrew out of concern for exhaustion.
Bronagh Joyce Morgan (London North Centre
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 780 votes, finishing fourth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Deb Matthews
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Matt Takach (Nepean—Carleton
Takach (born September 24, 1979)http://www.theglobeandmail.ca/series/election/2000Federal/candidates-new/4186.html was a criminology student at Carleton University
during the 2000 federal election
.http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/lists/html/opirg-events/2000/msg00665.html He began working for the Green Party on a full-time basis after his graduation, and was the GPC's national organizer during the 2004 federal election
(for which he was not a candidate). He is still the party's director of organization .
During the 2003 election, Takach described the Green Party's policies as fiscally responsible and socially aware" (Ottawa Citizen, September 27, 2003). He has rejected the view that the Green Party is solely focused on environmentalism.http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/CanadaVotes/2004/06/08/490437.html
Chris Bradshaw
Bradshaw led the Green Party of Canada
from 2001 to 2003. Received 3,821 votes (7.73%) for a credible fourth-place finish. See his biography for further information.
Melanie Ransom (Ottawa—Orleans
Melanie Ransom is a consultant, research analyst, and former dance instructor. She was a co-founder of the Free Wheel Blue Bike Society, and has served as president of Citizens for Safe Cycling in Ottawa. She is formerly a resident of Victoria
, British Columbia
, where she served as business outreach manager for the Victoria LETS organization. Ransom subsequently moved to Ottawa, and supported a smoking ban there in 2000. She once made a solo bicycle trip across the Eastern Sierre de Madre in Mexico
.
Ransom received 1,402 votes (2.79%) in the 2003 election. The winner was Phil McNeely
of the Ontario Liberal Party
. She supported Tom Manley
's bid for the party leadership in 2004, and David Chernushenko in 2006. , Ransom is the Chair of the Green Party of Canada
.
David Chernushenko (Ottawa South
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 1,741 votes (3.65%), finishing fourth. The winner was Dalton McGuinty
, leader of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Raphael Thierrin (Ottawa—Vanier
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 1,876 votes (4.53%), finishing fourth. The winner was Madeleine Meilleur
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Neil Adair (Ottawa West—Nepean
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 1,309 votes (4.53%), finishing fourth. The winner was Jim Watson of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Gregory Elliott Laxton (Trinity—Spadina
Laxton joined the Green Party in 2000, and was a policy spokesman for the party in 2002 in the aftermath of a government report into the tainted-water tragedy in Walkerton, Ontario
. He argued that water is a "public good", and "should not be a privately-run entity". "If you want to make sure the water is safe," he argued, "you should have it run by a not-for-profit entity like the government." (Hamilton Spectator, June 18, 2002).
He received 2,362 votes in 2003 (5.82%), finishing fourth against New Democratic Party incumbent Rosario Marchese
.
Laxton was 36 years old , and served as the GPO's fundraising chair from 2000 to 2003. He holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree in International Studies and History from Trent University
, and a Masters degree in Political Science
at York University
. http://www.greenparty.on.ca/contact/constituency_contacts.shtml
Allan Douglas Strong (Waterloo—Wellington
Strong is a mental-health advocate, and is a social worker with the Canadian Mental Health Association (Kitchener-Waterloo Record, September 23, 2003) and serves as president of the Wellness Network in Ontario .http://www.opdi.org/news_spring01.htm In 1997, he testified before a committee of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
as a representative of the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario.http://www.ontla.on.ca/hansard/committee_debates/36_parl/session1/socdev/s067.htm#P1173_339202 Strong himself has acknowledged suffering from bipolar disorder
.http://www.cmha-halton.ca/web_pages/pubs_nletter.php?ID=3
Strong was previously a member of the New Democratic Party
, and campaigned under its banner in the 2000 election
. In early 2003, he announced his decision to run as a Green Party candidate. He has also sought election at the municipal level.
In 2005, Strong wrote in support of the Kyoto Accord (Kitchener-Waterloo Record, February 22, 2005).
The 2003 municipal results are unofficial totals, taken from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, November 12, 2003, B8. The final results were not significantly different. Strong also campaigned for municipal office in 1997, but the results are not available online.
Chris Holt (Windsor—St. Clair
Holt was 35 years old at the time of the election. (Windsor Star, September 23, 2003). He has an educational background in Urban and Regional Planning, and was a tool and die maker in Windsor
at the time of the 2003 election. He has been involved in community groups such as; chairing the Windsor Bicycling Committee, the Windsor Essex County Environmental Committee, member of the board of directors of both the Citizens Environment Alliance and Windsor's branch of the Ontario Public Interest Research Group
. He has written on sustainable development and social equity, contributing frequently to Windsor's daily and weekly newspapers.
Holt campaigned for the Canadian House of Commons in a by-election
held on May 13, 2002 in Windsor West
, due to the departure of Deputy Prime Minister Herb Gray. He received 655 votes, finishing fifth out of six candidates. The winner was Brian Masse
of the New Democratic Party
. Reports from this period listed Holt as a skilled trades worker for Ford
of Canada. (Windsor Star, May 11, 2002)
He received 1,315 votes (3.67%) in the 2003 Provincial election, finishing fourth against the future Liberal Finance Minister and Minister of Energy Dwight Duncan
. In the 38th General 2004 federal election
, Holt was the campaign manager for the two Windsor Green Party candidates, Elizabeth Powles (Windsor - Tecumseh, 1613 votes, 3.6%) and Rob Spring (Windsor West, 1545 votes, 3.49%) (Elections Canada). In the 39th General Election of 2006, Holt was campaign Manager for Catherine Pluard in Windsor Tecumseh (1644 votes, 3.23%)
Cary M. Lucier (Windsor West
Lucier was born and raised in the Windsor community. He graduated from Assumption High School in 1982, and later served with the Canadian Navy. He joined the Windsor Fire Department in 1986. Lucier later became a private businessman, serving as president of the Stak-Its Toy Company and writing children's storybooks.http://www.windsorgreens.ca/2003prov/carybio.htm
He received 1,233 votes (3.50%) in the 2003 election, finishing fourth against Ontario Liberal Party
incumbent Sandra Pupatello
.
Nick Boileau (Whitby—Ajax
Boileau was a 22-year-old resident of Whitby
at the time of the election, and was a third year student in Criminology
at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology
. He is bilingual in French and English, and is described as having a particular interest in human rights
and social justice.http://www.ccnmatthews.com/news/releases/show.jsp?action=showRelease&actionFor=583595&searchText=false&showText=all According to unofficial results, he received 307 votes (0.89%) for a fourth-place finish against Progressive Conservative
candidate Christine Elliott
.
Peter V. Tretter (Nepean—Carleton
Peter V. Tretter (born 1979) was the Green party
candidate in the 2006 provincial by-election in Nepean—Carleton
. A student at Athabasca University
in general studies
, he is also taking American Sign Language
at Algonquin College
. He was previously a student at Ryerson University
. At the time of the election Tretter had been living in Greely, Ontario
. Tretter is currently seeking the Green Party of Canada
nomination for Ottawa South
.
Peter was a Beaver
leader. The Beavers are the youngest sub-group of Scouts Canada
.
Green Party of Ontario
The Green Party of Ontario is a political party in Ontario, Canada. The party is led by Mike Schreiner. It has never held any seats in the Ontario Legislative Assembly; however, the party did see significant gains in the 2007 provincial election, earning 8% of the popular vote with some candidates...
fielded 102 candidates in the 2003 provincial election
Ontario general election, 2003
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in Ontario
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, Canada
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, none of whom were elected. The only riding which the party did not contest was Oakville
Oakville (electoral district)
Oakville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-History:It was created in 1996 from parts of Halton and Oakville—Milton ridings....
. Zakaria Belghali had been selected as the GPO candidate, but did not collect enough signatures to have his candidacy validated by Elections Ontario
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Ron Yurick (Algoma—Manitoulin)
From ChapleauChapleau, Ontario
Chapleau is a township in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada. It is home to one of the world's largest wildlife preserves. Chapleau has a population of 2,354 according to the Canada 2006 Census....
, where he is a member of the Watershed Management Study Committee. Formerly chaired a Public Liaison Committee relating to the Adams Mine Landfall Proposal in Timiskaming
Timiskaming District, Ontario
Timiskaming is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district was created in 1912 from parts of Algoma, Nipissing, and Sudbury districts. In 1921, Cochrane District was created from parts of this district and parts of Thunder Bay...
. Testified before a Select Committee on Ontario in Confederation in 1991. Yurick supports the principle of bilingualism, opposes the British monarchy, and believes that Northern Ontario's concerns are often ignored by the Canadian government and business elite.http://www.ontla.on.ca/hansard/committee_debates/35_parl/session1/ontario/C007.htm#P460_160733 A member at large on the Green Party of Ontario council. Opposes sending garbage from 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...
to Kirkland Lake. Led the party's constitutional rewriting process in 2004. Received 680 votes (2.4%), finishing last in a field of four candidates. The winner was Mike Brown of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
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Brian Elder Sullivan (Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot)
Formerly in the University of New BrunswickUniversity of New Brunswick
The University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...
's Computer Science program. Opposes West Nile Virus
West Nile virus
West Nile virus is a virus of the family Flaviviridae. Part of the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of viruses, it is found in both tropical and temperate regions. It mainly infects birds, but is known to infect humans, horses, dogs, cats, bats, chipmunks, skunks, squirrels, domestic...
spraying programs, as potentially more dangerous than the disease itself. Received 903 votes (1.86%), finishing fourth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Ted McMeekin
Ted McMeekin
Ted McMeekin is a politician residing in Flamborough Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale for the Liberal Party of Ontario...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
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Stewart Sinclair (Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford)
Has described the Green Party as a democratic movement, while referring to 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...
as a "hardened bureaucracy".http://lp.greenparty.ca/tiki-index.php?page=Stew+Sinclair+on+attacks+from+NDP+supporters Formerly a Marxist, but now believes that Marxist theory became stagnant in the 1930s.http://www.socialistvoice.com/Documents/Marx-NDP-Green.htm#G1 Now lives in Toronto—Danforth. Responsible for developing the Green Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
's monetary policy 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...
. Received 1,278 votes (2.1%), placing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Joseph Tascona
Joseph Tascona
Joseph N. Tascona is a lawyer and former elected member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly representing the ridings of Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford and Simcoe Centre for the Progressive Conservative Party from 1995 to 2007....
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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...
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Tom Mason (Beaches—East York)
A pro-business figure within the Green Party. With leader Frank de JongFrank de Jong
Frank de Jong, is a Canadian politician, environmentalist and elementary school teacher at Fern Avenue Public School...
, co-presented the Green Party's plan to assist entrepreneurs through economic incentives. A "Tom Mason" works a curator of invertebrates at the Toronto Zoo
Toronto Zoo
The Toronto Zoo is a zoo located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It opened August 15, 1974 as the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo and is owned by the City of Toronto; the word "Metropolitan" was dropped from its name when the cities of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto were amalgamated to form the...
, though it is not clear this is the same person. Received 1,995 votes (4.81%), finishing last in a field of four candidates. The winner was Michael Prue
Michael Prue
Michael D. Prue is a Canadian politician, who represents the riding of Beaches—East York in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He is the New Democratic Party critic for Finance, Public Infrastructure Renewal, Community and Social Services and the Management Board of Cabinet, and for issues...
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...
.
Ernst Braendli (Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale)
A member of the BramptonBrampton, Ontario
Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806, making it the 11th largest city in Canada. It is also one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities, with an average...
Environmental Community Advisory Panel. In 2005, accused the city of Brampton of "scrambling for infrastructure" to accommodate high growth. Has also suggested making public transportation free of charge to achieve reduced pollution levels.http://google.com/search?q=cache:1bfpbsi7-BUJ:www.city.brampton.on.ca/city_dept/plan_build/ttmp/twnhl_1_notes.pdf+%22Ernst+Braendli%22&hl=en Received 1,176 votes (2.78%), finishing fourth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Kuldip Kular of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Sanjeev Goel (Brampton CentreBrampton CentreBrampton Centre was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004. This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Brampton riding....
)
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 820 votes (2.14%), finishing fourth out of five candidates. The winner was Linda JeffreyLinda Jeffrey
Linda Jeffrey is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Brampton—Springdale for the Ontario Liberal Party, and is the province's Minister of Natural Resources in the Liberal government of Premier Dalton...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Paul Simas (Brampton West—Mississauga)
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 811 votes, finishing fifth out of six candidates. The winner was Vic DhillonVic Dhillon
Vic Dhillon is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the constituency of Brampton West for the Ontario Liberal Party. Dhillon is one of the three Sikh Members of the Legislature, all of whom are members of the Liberal Party.-Early...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
BrantBrant (electoral district)Brant is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1949 and since 1968.The federal riding was created in 1903. It consisted of Brant County excluding Brantford....
: Mike Clancy
Mike Clancy was born in London, OntarioLondon, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
and raised in St. Thomas
St. Thomas, Ontario
St. Thomas is a city in southern , Ontario, Canada. It is the seat for Elgin County and gained its city charter on March 4, 1881.-History:...
. He received a degree in religious studies and ethics from 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...
in the 1970s. Clancy was an employment counsellor with the federal employment and immigration department
Minister of Employment and Immigration (Canada)
The Minister of Employment and Immigration was an office in the Cabinet of Canada, in operation from 1977 to 1996. On July 12, 1996, the office of the Minister of Employment and Immigration was abolished and replaced with the office of Minister of Human Resources Development...
and its successor, Human Resources Development Canada
Human Resources Development Canada
The Department of Human Resources Development, also referred to as Human Resources Development Canada , is a former department of the Government of Canada...
(HRDC), from 1980 until quitting in 1997. When he left his job, he said that he could not administer its program under terms that he considered "immoral and unethical." He strongly supported government funding for social programs and health care, and criticized both federal and provincial governments for cutting back these services.
He ran for the governing New Democratic Party of Ontario in the northern division of Kenora
Kenora (electoral district)
Kenora is a federal and former provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004, and was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from the early twentieth century....
in the 1995 provincial election
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...
and expressed concern that the Progressive Conservatives
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...
would target the poor and unemployed if they won the election. The Progressive Conservatives did win the election and later introduced massive cuts to social assistance; Clancy said the severity of the cuts was unexpected and produced extreme hardship among poorer people in Kenora
Kenora, Ontario
Kenora , originally named Rat Portage, is a small city situated on the Lake of the Woods in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, close to the Manitoba boundary, and about east of Winnipeg...
.
Clancy subsequently accused federal parliamentarians Jane Stewart and Robert Nault of using HRDC job-creation funds for dubious political goals during the period of Jean Chrétien
Jean Chrétien
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien , known commonly as Jean Chrétien is a former Canadian politician who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the position for over ten years, from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003....
's government. Stewart rejected Clancy's claims, describing them as "the simple-minded agenda of a failed provincial NDP candidate."
After leaving HDRC, Clancy moved to Brantford
Brantford, Ontario
Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in Southern Ontario, Canada. While geographically surrounded by the County of Brant, the city is politically independent...
. He considered seeking the New Democratic Party's nomination for the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, but ultimately did not do so. In 2000, he ran against local Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) Jane Stewart as a candidate of the fringe Canadian Action Party
Canadian Action Party
The Canadian Action Party is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1997. It promotes Canadian nationalism, monetary and electoral reform, and opposes neoliberal globalization and free trade agreements.- Background :The Canadian Action Party was founded by Paul T...
. During this period, Clancy was a private advocate for Canadians whose Employment Insurance benefits had been cut off by the federal government; he also accused the government of misusing the private information of many Canadians.
Clancy later because active with the Green Party and ran under its banner in the 2003 provincial election. He also sought election to the Brantford city council in 2003 and ran for a regional council position in Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
three years later. In the 2006 election, he supported the legalization of marijuana and prostitution
Prostitution
Prostitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms, including a "john". Prostitution is one of...
. He also called for more police officers and a greater voice for the rural areas around Waterloo.
| 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... |
Kenora Kenora (electoral district) Kenora is a federal and former provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004, and was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from the early twentieth century.... |
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... |
2,788 | 16.36 | 3/3 | Frank Miclash Frank Miclash Frank Ranover Miclash is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1999.... , 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... |
| 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.... |
Brant Brant (electoral district) Brant is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1949 and since 1968.The federal riding was created in 1903. It consisted of Brant County excluding Brantford.... |
Canadian Action Canadian Action Party The Canadian Action Party is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1997. It promotes Canadian nationalism, monetary and electoral reform, and opposes neoliberal globalization and free trade agreements.- Background :The Canadian Action Party was founded by Paul T... |
447 | 1.05 | 6/6 | Jane Stewart, 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 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.... |
Brant Brant (provincial electoral district) Brant is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.It was created in 1999 from all of Brantford and part of Brant—Haldimand.... |
Green Green Party of Ontario The Green Party of Ontario is a political party in Ontario, Canada. The party is led by Mike Schreiner. It has never held any seats in the Ontario Legislative Assembly; however, the party did see significant gains in the 2007 provincial election, earning 8% of the popular vote with some candidates... |
1,014 | 2.28 | 4/5 | Dave Levac Dave Levac David Joseph "Dave" Levac is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Brant for the Ontario Liberal Party... , 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... |
| 2003 municipal Brantford municipal election, 2003 The 2003 Brantford municipal election was held on November 10, 2003, to elect a mayor, city councillors, and school trustees in the city of Brantford, Ontario.... |
Brantford Council, Ward Five | n/a | 245 | 3.65 | 6/7 | Marguerite Ceschi-Smith Marguerite Ceschi-Smith Marguerite Ceschi-Smith is a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. She is a prominent member of the Brantford City Council, where she has served since 1994. She is also an executive member of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities... and John Starkey |
| 2006 municipal Waterloo municipal election, 2006 The 2006 Waterloo municipal election took place on November 13, 2006, to elect a mayor, councillors, regional councillors, and school trustees in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.-Results:Source: , City of Waterloo.... |
Waterloo Regional Council, Councillor | n/a | 1,553 | 4.26 | 5/5 | Sean Strickland and Jane Mitchell |
Martin Donald (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound)
Martin Donald was born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in Brantford. He and his wife Melody Donald were organic sheep farmers in Meaford at the time of the election. Martin is a secondary school art teacher and a carriage maker. He blamed the outgoing Progressive Conservative administration's cut backs and poor environmental policies for the tainted-water disaster in WalkertonWalkerton, Ontario
Walkerton is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within and governed by the municipality of Brockton. It is the site of Brockton's municipal offices and the county seat of Bruce County...
, which is in the riding. Criticized PC leader 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:...
for attempting to regain support in the riding with financial grants. Received 769 votes (1.7%), finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Bill Murdoch
Bill Murdoch
Bill Murdoch is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1990, and represents the riding of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound as a Progressive Conservative....
of the Progressive Conservative Party
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...
.
Julie Gordon (BurlingtonBurlington (electoral district)Burlington is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.-Geography:It consists of the southern part of the city of Burlington, Ontario....
)
Julie fought to prevent the implementation of workfareWorkfare
Workfare is an alternative model to conventional social welfare systems. The term was first introduced by civil rights leader James Charles Evers in 1968; however, it was popularized by Richard Nixon in a televised speech August 1969...
in Hamilton and argued (in the 1999 provincial election campaign) that child care and child rearing should be considered as work. Unpaid work is an important issue covered by the Genuine Progress Indicators, (GPI), which were designed to replace the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a means of measuring progress.
A single stay-at-home mother, and a former contact figure for the anti poverty working group at OPIRG McMaster University
McMaster University
McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...
, she worked with Wendell Fields
Wendell Fields
Wendell Fields is a veteran anti-poverty activist in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was director of Hamilton Against Poverty, and has twice campaigned for the Canadian House of Commons as a candidate of the Communist Party of Canada - Marxist-Leninist -Activist:In 1984, Fields, while demonstrating...
in the anti poverty Flyering Squad, OPIRG working group in 2004-06. Fields and Gordon were prominent figures in Hamilton Against Poverty. Gordon is associated with the Communist Party of Canada - Marxist-Leninist, and ran for that party in the 2000 federal 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....
.
Gordon received 1,086 votes in the 2003 provincial election, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner in Burlington was Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson
Cameron "Cam" Jackson is a Canadian politician. A Progressive Conservative, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1985, and held the office of Member of Provincial Parliament for Burlington until his resignation on September 28, 2006 to run for mayor of Burlington in the...
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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...
.
Previous candidacies:
- Hamilton municipal election, 1997, Public School Trustee (defeated)
- Ontario general election, 1999Ontario general election, 1999An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, Hamilton East, 263 votes, seventh out of eight candidates (winner: Dominic AgostinoDominic AgostinoDominic Agostino was a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Hamilton East for the Liberal Party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 until his death in 2004.-Biography:...
, LiberalOntario Liberal PartyThe 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...
) Gordon ran as an independent candidate. - Hamilton municipal election, 2000, mayor, 1,054 votes (0.70%), fifth out of twelve candidates (winner: Bob Wade)
- 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....
, Hamilton East, 116 votes, eighth out of nine candidates (winner: Sheila CoppsSheila CoppsSheila Maureen Copps, PC is a former Canadian politician who also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to April 30, 1996 and June 19, 1996 to June 11, 1997....
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
)
Michael Chownyk (CambridgeCambridge (electoral district)Cambridge is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 119,140.-Geography:...
)
Was 28 years old at the time of the election. Sells and installs winds and solar-power generating units. Received 983 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Gerry MartiniukGerry Martiniuk
Gerry Martiniuk is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Cambridge for the Progressive Conservative Party....
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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...
.
Jim Burgess (Chatham-Kent—EssexChatham-Kent—EssexChatham-Kent—Essex is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Federal riding:...
)
Was 46 years old at the time of the election. Worked with Navistar for 26 years, and has more recently started a bookstore. Has spoken in favour of wind turbine energy. Received 1,069 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Pat HoyPat Hoy
Pat Hoy is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Chatham-Kent—Essex for the Ontario Liberal Party from 1995 to 2011....
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Mark O'Brien (DavenportDavenport (electoral district)Davenport is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935. Its population in 2001 was 111,705.-Geography:...
)
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 907 votes, finishing fourth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Tony RuprechtTony Ruprecht
Tony Ruprecht is a former Canadian politician. His first elected position was as an alderman in the old Toronto City Council, in the late 1970s. He became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1981, and served in premier David Peterson's cabinet as minister without portfolio from...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Dan Craig (Don Valley EastDon Valley EastDon Valley East is a federal electoral district in Canada that covers the northeast section of the North York part of Toronto. The federal riding was created in 1976 from parts of Willowdale, York East, York North, and York—Scarborough ridings....
)
No information. Received 558 votes, finishing fourth in a field of six candidates. The winner was David CaplanDavid Caplan
David Caplan is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Philip Hawkins (Don Valley WestDon Valley WestDon Valley West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 115,539....
)
Was Chief Financial Officer of the Green Party of Ontario at the time of the election. Is also president of the federal Don Valley West association for the Green Party of CanadaGreen Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
. Advisory committee chair of Don Valley West One-Tonne Challenge, established to reduce average per capita emissions of greenhouse gases. Received 1,239 votes, finishing last in a field of four candidates. The winner was Kathleen Wynne
Kathleen Wynne
Kathleen O. Wynne is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Don Valley West for the Liberal Party.-Background:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Frank de JongFrank de JongFrank de Jong, is a Canadian politician, environmentalist and elementary school teacher at Fern Avenue Public School...
(Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey)
Party leader. See has biography page for further details. Received 3,161 votes, finishing third in a field of five candidates. The winner was outgoing Ontario PremierPremier of Ontario
The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act The Premier of Ontario...
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:...
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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...
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Gordon MacDonald (DurhamDurham (electoral district)Durham is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968, and since 1988....
)
Was present at the GPO's education policy 2003 announcement. Argued that accredited private schools should receive funding under the local school administration. Received 1,183 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was John O'TooleJohn O'Toole
John O'Toole is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1995, representing the riding of Durham for the Progressive Conservative Party....
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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...
.
Mark Viitala (Eglinton—Lawrence)
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 1,236 votes, finishing last in a field of four candidates. The winner was Mike ColleMike Colle
Michael Colle is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Eglinton—Lawrence for the Ontario Liberal Party.-Background:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
John R. Fisher (Elgin—Middlesex—London)
Retired. A graduate of the University of Western OntarioUniversity of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
, and worked as a teacher for 25 years. His main field of expertise was Geography. Was reeve of Rodney, Ontario in the early 1990s, and served on the Elgin County
Elgin County, Ontario
Elgin County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario with a current population of approximately 46,000. The county seat is St. Thomas.It consists of:*Town of Aylmer*Municipality of Bayham*Municipality of Central Elgin...
Council. Previously served as a councillor in Rodney for fifteen years. Chaired the Ontario/Quebec chapter of Common Ground-USA in 2002. Has also written on the history of the Georgist
Henry George
Henry George was an American writer, politician and political economist, who was the most influential proponent of the land value tax, also known as the "single tax" on land...
movement in Canada.http://google.com/search?q=cache:Zx7a1fypqWkJ:www.progress.org/cg/fisher104.htm+%22John+Fisher%22+%22Green+Party%22&hl=en&start=4 Is himself a Georgist, favouring site-value taxation, and helped make this an official policy of the Green Party. Supports higher taxation on community-owned land to prevent urban sprawl. An executive director of the Henry George School of Economic Science, and president of the Henry George Foundation in Canada. Received 673 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Steve Peters of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Previous candidacies:
- Canadian federal election, 1997Canadian federal election, 1997The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
, Elgin—Middlesex—London, 508 votes, sixth out of six candidates (winner: Gar KnutsonGar KnutsonThomas Garfield "Gar" Knutson, PC is a lawyer and former member of the Parliament of Canada, as well as a former cabinet minister....
, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
) - Ontario general election, 1999Ontario general election, 1999An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, Elgin—Middlesex—London, 391 votes, fifth out of six candidates (winner: Steve Peters, LiberalOntario Liberal PartyThe 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...
) - 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....
, Elgin—Middlesex—London, 431 votes, fifth out of six candidates (winner: Gar Knutson, Liberal)
Tom Ferguson (Erie—Lincoln)
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 713 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Tim HudakTim Hudak
Timothy Patrick "Tim" Hudak is a politician in Ontario, Canada, and the Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario . He also serves as member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the riding of Niagara West—Glanbrook.-Background:Tim Hudak was born in Fort Erie, Ontario...
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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...
.
Darren J. Brown (EssexEssex (electoral district)Essex is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882 and since 1968.-Geography:...
)
Brown was 32 years old at the time of the election, and manager of the finance department of the Community Care Access Centre in WindsorWindsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
(Windsor Star, October 1, 2003). In addition to his own candidacy, he served as the GPO's fundraising chair in Windsor West during the 2003 campaign. Brown is a board member of the Citizen's Environment Alliance of southwestern Ontario.
Brown acknowledged that the GPO was not going to form government in the 2003 election, and claimed that the party's intention was to increase its number of cnadidates and share of the popular votes (Windsor Star, September 25, 2003).
He had previously campaigned for the GPO in Windsor—St. Clair
Windsor—St. Clair
Windsor—St. Clair was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2003. It was located in the province of Ontario, and included a part of the city of Windsor. This riding was created in 1987 as "Windsor—Lake St. Clair" from parts of Essex—Windsor and...
in the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, and finished fourth in a field of six candidates with 339 votes (0.88%). The winner was Dwight Duncan
Dwight Duncan
Dwight Duncan, MPP is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1995, and is the Minister of Finance in the government of Dalton McGuinty...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
. During this election, Brown described himself as a computer systems analyst (Windsor Star, May 12, 1999).
Brown received 998 votes in 2003, finishing last in a field of four candidates. The winner was Liberal Bruce Crozier
Bruce Crozier
Bruce Crozier was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Essex for the Ontario Liberal Party.-Background:...
.
Ralph M. Chapman (Etobicoke CentreEtobicoke Centre (provincial electoral district)Etobicoke Centre is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.It was created in 1999 from parts of Etobicoke West and Etobicoke—Humber....
)
Received 1,584 votes. The winner was Donna CansfieldDonna Cansfield
Donna H. Cansfield, is a politician in Ontario, Canada, who has represented the riding of Etobicoke Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2003...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
. Co-creator and writer of "The Jane Show" to begin airing summer of 2006. Wrote and starred in "Now Watch This Drive" at the 2003 Toronto Fringe Festival. Also interested in human and animal rights issues.
Junyee Wang (Etobicoke—Lakeshore)
No information. Received 708 votes, finishing fourth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Laurel BrotenLaurel Broten
Laurel C. Broten is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Etobicoke—Lakeshore for the Ontario Liberal Party. On October 19, 2011, she was appointed Ontario Minister of Education.-Background:Prior to entering politics,...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Mir Kamal (Etobicoke NorthEtobicoke NorthEtobicoke 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....
)
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 503 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Shafiq QaadriShafiq Qaadri
Shafiq Qaadri is a family doctor and politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Etobicoke North for the Liberal Party.-Background:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Louise Pattington (Glengarry—Prescott—Russell)
Retired translator. Lives in Fournier, near Vankleek HillVankleek Hill, Ontario
Vankleek Hill is a community in Champlain township in eastern Ontario, situated south of Hawkesbury on Highway 34.This agricultural based community became a thriving community in the 1890s and still retains many of the buildings and structures which were present then...
. Not politically active prior to her retirement. President of the GPO riding association in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell. Provides translation for the Green Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
's living platform. Received 1,471 votes, finishing last in a field of four candidates. The winner was Jean-Marc Lalonde
Jean-Marc Lalonde
Jean-Marc Lalonde is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Glengarry—Prescott—Russell for the Ontario Liberal Party....
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Ben Polley (Guelph—Wellington)
Raised in KemptvilleKemptville, Ontario
Kemptville is a community located in the Municipality of North Grenville in Southern Ontario, Canada in the northernmost part of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville...
, near Ottawa. Educated at Carleton University
Carleton University
Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...
, where he received a degree in Geography. Managed DML Control Inc., working in the field of energy management computer system. Owns Harvest Homes, an eco-friendly home construction business. Promotes strawbale construction. Constructed "Home Alive!", the world's first prefabricated strawbale house. Managed Mike Nagy's campaign 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...
. Also works with Seventh Generation Community Projects. Received 3,917 votes (7.0%), the highest vote total of any GPO candidate in the 2003 election. The winner was Liz Sandals
Liz Sandals
Liz Sandals is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Guelph for the Ontario Liberal Party.-Background:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Graeme Dunn Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant)
Was 62 years old in 2003. Teaches computer studies at Mohawk CollegeMohawk College
Mohawk College is a public College of Applied Arts and Technology located in the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario, Canada. Mohawk has three main campuses: the Fennell Campus located in Hamilton, the Brantford Campus located in Brantford and the STARRT Institute located in Stoney Creek, as well as the...
in Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
. Has a third-level degree from the Society of Management Accountants. Coordinated the 2003 Green Party of Ontario platform. Ran for Chief Financial Officer of the GPO in 2001, but lost to Martin Hart, 244 votes to 154. Opposes large-scale hog operations in his region. Previously campaigned for the Green Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
in the 2000 federal 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 received 484 votes in Brant
Brant (electoral district)
Brant is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1949 and since 1968.The federal riding was created in 1903. It consisted of Brant County excluding Brantford....
for a fifth-place finish out of six candidates. The winner was Jane Stewart of the 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...
. Received 1,088 votes in 2003, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Toby Barrett
Toby Barrett
Toby Barrett is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the district of Haldimand—Norfolk for the Progressive Conservative Party....
of the Progressive Conservative Party
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...
.
Douglas J. Smith (Haliburton—Victoria—Brock)
Homeopathic doctor. Supports healthy lifestyles and alternative medicine. Is Secretary of the Ontario Homeopathic Association for 2004-05. Works in Haliburton. Received 956 votes, finishing fourth out of six candidates. The winner was Laurie Scott of the Progressive Conservative PartyProgressive 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...
.
Matthew Raymond Smith (HaltonHalton (electoral district)Halton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988 and again since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 100,055.-Geography:...
)
No information. Received 1,295 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Ted ChudleighTed Chudleigh
Ted Chudleigh is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Halton for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario...
of the Progressive Conservative Party
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...
. However, Matthew Raymond Smith was applauded for his effort. He was voted the funniest candidate to ever run on the green party platform while wearing red.
Raymond Dartsch (Hamilton East)
A registered nurse, active in HamiltonHamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
since 1998. Was 34 years old in 2003. A graduate of Mohawk College
Mohawk College
Mohawk College is a public College of Applied Arts and Technology located in the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario, Canada. Mohawk has three main campuses: the Fennell Campus located in Hamilton, the Brantford Campus located in Brantford and the STARRT Institute located in Stoney Creek, as well as the...
and McMaster University
McMaster University
McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...
. Supported the preservation of the Canadian Southern Railway in 2000. Produced "No Peace in the Valley" (1998), a video calling for the preservation of Hamilton's Red Hill Valley in the face of a proposed expressway. Supports hourly rail passenger service in its place. Chairs the Transportation subcommittee for the Green Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
. Received 563 votes, finishing fourth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Dominic Agostino
Dominic Agostino
Dominic Agostino was a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Hamilton East for the Liberal Party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 until his death in 2004.-Biography:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
. Campaigned for the GPO again in a 2004 by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
, following Agostino's death. Praised Agostino as one of the more environmentally-conscious members of the Liberal Party, but claimed the party itself was lacking in its policies. Received 448, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Andrea Horwath
Andrea Horwath
Andrea Horwath , is a Canadian activist and politician. She is the Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party in Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Hamilton Centre, and was chosen as the party's leader at its 2009 leadership convention.She is...
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...
. Horwath is known as one of the more environmentally-active members of the NDP; after the campaign, Dartsch joked that he would one day draft her into the Greens.
Selwyn Inniss (Hamilton MountainHamilton MountainHamilton Mountain is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. The riding is located in the Hamilton, Ontario region....
)
As of 2004, was the primary contact for the GPO in Hamilton Mountain. Received 494 votes (1.09%), finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Marie BountrogianniMarie Bountrogianni
Marie Bountrogianni BA, MEd, D.Ed is a psychologist, politician, and was the President and Executive Director of ROM Governors. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty.Bountrogianni was born in Hamilton,...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Jo Pavlov (Hamilton West)
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 727 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Judy MarsalesJudy Marsales
Judy Marsales is a businessperson and politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the former riding of Hamilton West as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party ....
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
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Adam Scott (Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington)
A relatively young candidate. Received 1,311 votes (3.2%), finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Leona DombrowskyLeona Dombrowsky
Leona Dombrowsky is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the riding of Prince Edward—Hastings, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Dalton McGuinty....
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Shelley Hannah (Huron—Bruce)
Little information available. Not to be confused with a different Shelley Hannah, who has written on adoption rights. Received 934 votes, finishing fourth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Carol MitchellCarol Mitchell
Carol Mitchell is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in the cabinet of Dalton McGuinty and member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the riding of Huron—Bruce. She is a member of the Ontario Liberal Party.Mitchell was born in...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
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Dan King (Kenora—Rainy River)
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 305 votes, finishing last in a field of four candidates. The winner was Ontario New Democratic PartyOntario 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...
leader Howard Hampton
Howard Hampton
Howard George Hampton, MPP is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He has served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, since 1987 as the Member of Provincial Parliament from the northern riding of Kenora—Rainy River. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, he was also the party's...
.
Eric Walton (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....
)
Walton received 3,137 votes (6.55%), finishing fourth against LiberalLiberal 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 Gerretsen
John Gerretsen
John Philip Gerretsen is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and a Minister in the Cabinet of Premier Dalton McGuinty.-Early life:...
.
Luigi D'Agnillo (Kitchener CentreKitchener CentreKitchener Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Political geography:...
)
Was a 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...
student at the time of the election, taking Chemical Engineering at 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...
. Born in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, 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...
, moved to Kitchener
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
-Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
in 1994. Received his Master's Degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in 1997. Appointed to the Waterloo Regional Cycling Advisory Committee in 2000. Supports public automobile insurance for Ontario, on a no-fault basis for personal injuries. A vocal opponent of Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
during the 1990s. Supported the Kosovo War
Kosovo War
The term Kosovo War or Kosovo conflict was two sequential, and at times parallel, armed conflicts in Kosovo province, then part of FR Yugoslav Republic of Serbia; from early 1998 to 1999, there was an armed conflict initiated by the ethnic Albanian "Kosovo Liberation Army" , who sought independence...
of 1998, but called for ground troops instead of air strikes. Received 1,728 votes, finishing fourth in a field of four candidates. The winner was John Milloy of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Pauline Richards (Kitchener—WaterlooKitchener—Waterloo (provincial electoral district)Kitchener—Waterloo is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999...
)
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 1,774 votes, finishing fourth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Elizabeth WitmerElizabeth Witmer
Elizabeth Witmer is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1990, originally representing Waterloo North and later Kitchener—Waterloo for the Progressive Conservative Party.Witmer moved with her family to Ontario at a young age...
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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...
.
Tim van Bodegom (Lambton—Kent—Middlesex)
No information. Received 1,133 votes (2.76%), finishing fourth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Maria van BommelMaria Van Bommel
Maria Van Bommel is a politician in Ontario, Canada. From 2003 to 2011, she was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the London area riding of Lambton—Kent—Middlesex for the Ontario Liberal Party....
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
John Baranyi (Lanark—Carleton)
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 2,564 votes for a credible fourth-place finish. The winner was Norm SterlingNorm Sterling
Norman William Sterling is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is one of the longest-serving members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, having been first elected in 1977....
of 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....
.
Jerry Heath (Leeds—Grenville)
Born circa 1935. A retired engineerEngineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
. Spent his career working for the multinational
Multinational corporation
A multi national corporation or enterprise , is a corporation or an enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country. It can also be referred to as an international corporation...
chemical company Union Carbide
Union Carbide
Union Carbide Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. It currently employs more than 2,400 people. Union Carbide primarily produces chemicals and polymers that undergo one or more further conversions by customers before reaching consumers. Some are high-volume...
. Also a jazz trombonist
Trombone
The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
, and is leader of the Jerry Heath Jazz Quintet. First became active with environmental issues in Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of Metro Vancouver, the governing body of the Greater Vancouver Regional District...
in the early 1970s, when then-mayor Bill Vander Zalm
Bill Vander Zalm
Wilhelmus Nicholaas Theodore Marie "Bill" Vander Zalm is a politician and entrepreneur in British Columbia, Canada. He was the 28th Premier of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991.-Early life:...
proposed construction of a shopping mall
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
on a square kilometre of old-growth forest. Heath helped form the South Surrey Study Group, a citizens' coalition opposing the development. Following pressure, the development layout was changed such that the old-growth forest was preserved.
After retiring, Heath moved to the Township of Athens, a small municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Ottawa Valley
Ottawa Valley
The Ottawa Valley is the valley along the boundary between Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec along the Ottawa River. The valley is the transition between the Saint Lawrence Lowlands and the Canadian Shield...
. In the 2000 federal 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....
, Heath replaced Dr. Peter Bevan-Baker as the Green Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
candidate for Leeds-Grenville and received 820 votes (1.75%). The winner was Joe Jordan
Joseph Louis Jordan
Joseph Louis Jordan, PC is a Canadian politician.Jordan was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Leeds—Grenville from 1997 to 2004. Jordan is a former businessman and professor...
of the 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...
. Heath became president of the combined federal/provincial riding associations soon after the election. In 2003, he advocated compact fluorescent bulbs to prevent brownouts
Power outage
A power outage is a short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area.There are many causes of power failures in an electricity network...
in Ontario. This idea was later promoted by provincial party leader Frank de Jong.
In 2003, Heath received 1,865 votes (4.25%). The winner was Bob Runciman
Bob Runciman
Robert William "Bob" Runciman is a veteran Canadian politician and former provincial Leader of the Opposition in the Ontario Legislature. First elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1981, he held the seat continuously for Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario for the next 29 years...
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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...
. Heath originally intended to contest 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...
, but withdrew out of concern for exhaustion.
Bronagh Joyce Morgan (London North CentreLondon North CentreLondon North Centre is an electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997....
)
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 780 votes, finishing fourth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Deb MatthewsDeb Matthews
Deborah Drake Matthews, Ph.D. is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of London North Centre for the Ontario Liberal Party, and is currently the province's Minister of Health and Long-Term Care in the government of...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Bryan Smith (London—Fanshawe)
Chair of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation Human Rights and Status of Women Committee for the Thames Valley District. Head of French-as-a-Second-Language and English at the Thames Valley District School Board. Received 568 votes, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Khalil RamalKhalil Ramal
Khalil Ramal is a Canadian politician.Khalil Ramal was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of London—Fanshawe for the Ontario Liberal Party...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Matt Takach (Nepean—CarletonNepean—CarletonNepean—Carleton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988 and since 1997....
)
Takach (born September 24, 1979)http://www.theglobeandmail.ca/series/election/2000Federal/candidates-new/4186.html was a criminology student at Carleton UniversityCarleton 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...
during the 2000 federal 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....
.http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/lists/html/opirg-events/2000/msg00665.html He began working for the Green Party on a full-time basis after his graduation, and was the GPC's national organizer during 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...
(for which he was not a candidate). He is still the party's director of organization .
During the 2003 election, Takach described the Green Party's policies as fiscally responsible and socially aware" (Ottawa Citizen, September 27, 2003). He has rejected the view that the Green Party is solely focused on environmentalism.http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/CanadaVotes/2004/06/08/490437.html
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.... |
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:... |
Green | 585 | 1.1 | 5/10 | 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... |
| 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.... |
Nepean—Carleton Nepean—Carleton Nepean—Carleton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988 and since 1997.... |
Green | 2,200 | 3.76 | 4/4 | John R. Baird, 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... |
Chris BradshawChris BradshawChristopher John Bradshaw is a Canadian politician and business person. He served as interim leader of the Green Party of Canada from 2001 to 2003, and has sought public office as a candidate of the Green Party of Canada and the Green Party of Ontario.Bradshaw has a Bachelor of Arts degree in...
(Ottawa CentreOttawa Centre (provincial electoral district)Ottawa Centre is an urban provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1968...
)
Bradshaw led the Green Party of CanadaGreen Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
from 2001 to 2003. Received 3,821 votes (7.73%) for a credible fourth-place finish. See his biography for further information.
Melanie Ransom (Ottawa—OrleansOttawa—OrléansOttawa—Orléans is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988....
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Melanie Ransom is a consultant, research analyst, and former dance instructor. She was a co-founder of the Free Wheel Blue Bike Society, and has served as president of Citizens for Safe Cycling in Ottawa. She is formerly a resident of VictoriaVictoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
, 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 she served as business outreach manager for the Victoria LETS organization. Ransom subsequently moved to Ottawa, and supported a smoking ban there in 2000. She once made a solo bicycle trip across the Eastern Sierre de Madre 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...
.
Ransom received 1,402 votes (2.79%) in the 2003 election. The winner was Phil McNeely
Phil McNeely
Philip McNeely is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Ottawa—Orléans for the Ontario Liberal Party....
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
. She supported Tom Manley
Tom Manley
Tom Manley is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was one of three co-Deputy Leaders of the Green Party of Canada until 2005, and was considered a leading candidate to be its next leader. On Friday, September 23, 2005, Manley resigned from the Green Party to join the Liberal Party of Canada...
's bid for the party leadership in 2004, and David Chernushenko in 2006. , Ransom is the Chair of the Green Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
.
David Chernushenko (Ottawa SouthOttawa South (provincial electoral district)Ottawa South is a riding in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the city of Ottawa. It is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by the Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty....
)
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 1,741 votes (3.65%), finishing fourth. The winner was Dalton McGuintyDalton 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....
, leader of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Raphael Thierrin (Ottawa—VanierOttawa—Vanier (provincial electoral district)Ottawa—Vanier is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1908.It is composed of the eastern part of downtown Ottawa....
)
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 1,876 votes (4.53%), finishing fourth. The winner was Madeleine MeilleurMadeleine Meilleur
Madeleine Meilleur is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and is a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Dalton McGuinty.-Background:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Neil Adair (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:...
)
See Green Party of Canada candidates, 2004 federal election for biography. Received 1,309 votes (4.53%), finishing fourth. The winner was Jim Watson of the Ontario Liberal PartyOntario 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...
.
Gregory Elliott Laxton (Trinity—SpadinaTrinity—SpadinaTrinity—Spadina is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.It generally encompasses the western portion of Downtown Toronto. In the 2001 Canadian census, the riding had 106,094 people, of whom 74,409 were eligible to...
)
Laxton joined the Green Party in 2000, and was a policy spokesman for the party in 2002 in the aftermath of a government report into the tainted-water tragedy in Walkerton, OntarioWalkerton, Ontario
Walkerton is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within and governed by the municipality of Brockton. It is the site of Brockton's municipal offices and the county seat of Bruce County...
. He argued that water is a "public good", and "should not be a privately-run entity". "If you want to make sure the water is safe," he argued, "you should have it run by a not-for-profit entity like the government." (Hamilton Spectator, June 18, 2002).
He received 2,362 votes in 2003 (5.82%), finishing fourth against New Democratic Party incumbent Rosario Marchese
Rosario Marchese
Rosario Marchese is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the downtown Toronto riding of Trinity-Spadina for the New Democratic Party of Ontario.-Background:...
.
Laxton was 36 years old , and served as the GPO's fundraising chair from 2000 to 2003. He holds 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 International Studies and History from 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...
, and a Masters 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...
at York University
York 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....
. http://www.greenparty.on.ca/contact/constituency_contacts.shtml
Allan Douglas Strong (Waterloo—WellingtonWaterloo—WellingtonWaterloo—Wellington was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2003. It continues to be a provincial electoral district represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario...
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Strong is a mental-health advocate, and is a social worker with the Canadian Mental Health Association (Kitchener-Waterloo Record, September 23, 2003) and serves as president of the Wellness Network in Ontario .http://www.opdi.org/news_spring01.htm In 1997, he testified before a committee of the Legislative Assembly of OntarioLegislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
as a representative of the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario.http://www.ontla.on.ca/hansard/committee_debates/36_parl/session1/socdev/s067.htm#P1173_339202 Strong himself has acknowledged suffering from bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder, historically known as manic–depressive disorder, is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels, cognition, and mood with or without one or...
.http://www.cmha-halton.ca/web_pages/pubs_nletter.php?ID=3
Strong was previously a member 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...
, and campaigned under its banner 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....
. In early 2003, he announced his decision to run as a Green Party candidate. He has also sought election at the municipal level.
In 2005, Strong wrote in support of the Kyoto Accord (Kitchener-Waterloo Record, February 22, 2005).
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
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| 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.... |
Waterloo—Wellington Waterloo—Wellington Waterloo—Wellington was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2003. It continues to be a provincial electoral district represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario... |
NDP | 1,845 | 4.11 | 4/6 | Lynn Myers Lynn Myers Lynn A. Myers is a former Canadian politician.Before being elected federally, he was involved in politics in the Waterloo Region from 1978 to 1997. He served in various capacities including mayor of Wilmot Township, Township councillor and regional councillor... , 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 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.... |
Waterloo—Wellington Waterloo—Wellington Waterloo—Wellington was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2003. It continues to be a provincial electoral district represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario... |
Green | 1,203 | 4/4 | Ted Arnott Ted Arnott Theodore Calvin Arnott is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the district of Wellington—Halton Hills.... , 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... |
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| 2003 municipal | Wilmot Township Council, Ward 3 | Ind. | 50 | 6.17 | 4/4 | Terry Broda |
The 2003 municipal results are unofficial totals, taken from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, November 12, 2003, B8. The final results were not significantly different. Strong also campaigned for municipal office in 1997, but the results are not available online.
Chris Holt (Windsor—St. ClairWindsor—St. ClairWindsor—St. Clair was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2003. It was located in the province of Ontario, and included a part of the city of Windsor. This riding was created in 1987 as "Windsor—Lake St. Clair" from parts of Essex—Windsor and...
)
Holt was 35 years old at the time of the election. (Windsor Star, September 23, 2003). He has an educational background in Urban and Regional Planning, and was a tool and die maker in WindsorWindsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
at the time of the 2003 election. He has been involved in community groups such as; chairing the Windsor Bicycling Committee, the Windsor Essex County Environmental Committee, member of the board of directors of both the Citizens Environment Alliance and Windsor's branch of the Ontario Public Interest Research Group
Ontario Public Interest Research Group
Ontario Public Interest Research Group is a campus-based student activist non-profit organization based in Ontario, Canada.OPIRG is broken into eleven distinct chapters, and serves as a hub organization, allowing the organizing committees of the local chapters to exchange ideas, better educate...
. He has written on sustainable development and social equity, contributing frequently to Windsor's daily and weekly newspapers.
Holt campaigned for the Canadian House of Commons in a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held on May 13, 2002 in Windsor West
Windsor West
Windsor West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.The district consists of the part of the city of Windsor lying west and south of a line drawn from the U.S...
, due to the departure of Deputy Prime Minister Herb Gray. He received 655 votes, finishing fifth out of six candidates. The winner was Brian Masse
Brian Masse
Brian S. Masse is a Canadian politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 2002, representing the riding of Windsor West as a member of the New Democratic Party....
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...
. Reports from this period listed Holt as a skilled trades worker for Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
of Canada. (Windsor Star, May 11, 2002)
He received 1,315 votes (3.67%) in the 2003 Provincial election, finishing fourth against the future Liberal Finance Minister and Minister of Energy Dwight Duncan
Dwight Duncan
Dwight Duncan, MPP is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1995, and is the Minister of Finance in the government of Dalton McGuinty...
. In the 38th General 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...
, Holt was the campaign manager for the two Windsor Green Party candidates, Elizabeth Powles (Windsor - Tecumseh, 1613 votes, 3.6%) and Rob Spring (Windsor West, 1545 votes, 3.49%) (Elections Canada). In the 39th General Election of 2006, Holt was campaign Manager for Catherine Pluard in Windsor Tecumseh (1644 votes, 3.23%)
Cary M. Lucier (Windsor WestWindsor WestWindsor West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.The district consists of the part of the city of Windsor lying west and south of a line drawn from the U.S...
)
Lucier was born and raised in the Windsor community. He graduated from Assumption High School in 1982, and later served with the Canadian Navy. He joined the Windsor Fire Department in 1986. Lucier later became a private businessman, serving as president of the Stak-Its Toy Company and writing children's storybooks.http://www.windsorgreens.ca/2003prov/carybio.htmHe received 1,233 votes (3.50%) in the 2003 election, finishing fourth against Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
incumbent Sandra Pupatello
Sandra Pupatello
Sandra Pupatello was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2011 as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party, serving as a Minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty....
.
Nick Boileau (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...
, March 30, 2006)
Boileau was a 22-year-old resident of WhitbyWhitby, Ontario
Whitby is a town in Durham Region. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region...
at the time of the election, and was a third year student in Criminology
Criminology
Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, causes, and control of criminal behavior in both the individual and in society...
at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology is located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The university shares its campus with Durham College. The university was founded in 2002 and accepted its first students in 2003, making it one of Canada's newest universities...
. He is bilingual in French and English, and is described as having a particular interest in human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
and social justice.http://www.ccnmatthews.com/news/releases/show.jsp?action=showRelease&actionFor=583595&searchText=false&showText=all According to unofficial results, he received 307 votes (0.89%) for a fourth-place finish against 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...
candidate Christine Elliott
Christine Elliott
Christine Janice Elliott is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a byelection on March 30, 2006. Elliott was a candidate in the 2009 Progressive Conservative leadership election and came in third place behind winner Tim Hudak and runner-up Frank...
.
Peter V. Tretter (Nepean—CarletonNepean—CarletonNepean—Carleton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988 and since 1997....
, March 30, 2006)
Peter V. Tretter (born 1979) was the Green partyGreen Party of Ontario
The Green Party of Ontario is a political party in Ontario, Canada. The party is led by Mike Schreiner. It has never held any seats in the Ontario Legislative Assembly; however, the party did see significant gains in the 2007 provincial election, earning 8% of the popular vote with some candidates...
candidate in the 2006 provincial by-election in Nepean—Carleton
Nepean—Carleton
Nepean—Carleton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988 and since 1997....
. A student at Athabasca University
Athabasca University
Athabasca University is a Canadian university in Athabasca, Alberta. It is an accredited research institution which also offers distance education courses and programs. Courses are offered primarily in English with some French offerings. Each year, 32,000 students attend the university. It offers...
in general studies
Bachelor of General Studies
A Bachelor of General Studies degree is an undergraduate degree, offered by many universities in the Western World. It is very similar to a Bachelor of Arts or Liberal Arts degree, although there are often fewer requirements for studies in humanities and social sciences...
, he is also taking American Sign Language
American Sign Language
American Sign Language, or ASL, for a time also called Ameslan, is the dominant sign language of Deaf Americans, including deaf communities in the United States, in the English-speaking parts of Canada, and in some regions of Mexico...
at Algonquin College
Algonquin College
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is a publicly funded English-language college and member of Polytechnics Canada located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The college serves the National Capital Region and the outlying areas of Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec...
. He was previously a student at Ryerson University
Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
. At the time of the election Tretter had been living in Greely, Ontario
Greely, Ontario
Greely is a quickly growing rural village in the southern end of Ottawa, formerly a part of the Township of Osgoode. It has been a part of the City of Ottawa since amalgamation in 2001. Greely is currently the largest rural village in terms of land area and the third largest in terms of population...
. Tretter is currently seeking the Green Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
nomination 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...
.
Peter was a Beaver
Beavers (Scouting)
Beavers in Scouting is one name for the youngest section of Scouting with members younger than Cub Scouts and sometimes going to as young as five years of age. Other names are used in some countries...
leader. The Beavers are the youngest sub-group of Scouts Canada
Scouts Canada
Scouts Canada is a Canadian Scouting association that, in affiliation with the French-language Association des Scouts du Canada, is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement...
.