Ontario New Democratic Party candidates, 2006 Canadian federal election

1 ontario

1.1 bramalea—gore—malton: cesar martello
1.2 brampton—springdale: anna mather
1.3 brampton west: jagtar singh shergill
1.4 eglinton—lawrence: maurganne mooney
1.5 etobicoke—lakeshore: liam mchugh-russell
1.6 kingston , islands: rob hutchison
1.7 kitchener—waterloo: edwin laryea
1.8 lanark—frontenac—lennox , addington: helen forsey
1.9 mississauga south: mark de pelham
1.10 ottawa south: henri sader
1.11 ottawa west—nepean: marlene rivier
1.12 peterborough: linda slavin
1.13 st. catharines: jeff burch
1.14 st. paul s: paul summerville
1.15 simcoe—grey: katy austin
1.16 sudbury: gerry mcintaggart
1.17 thornhill: simon strelchik
1.18 whitby—ajax: maret sadem-thompson

ontario
bramalea—gore—malton: cesar martello

martello student @ york university, , member of canadian federation of students. served briefly in senate of york university, attending 1 meeting (see february 27, 2003). has served director of public relations student council.

martello campaigned member of ontario new democratic party in 2003 provincial election, in greater toronto area constituency of bramalea—gore—malton—springdale. finished third, 4,931 votes (11.65%). winner liberal candidate kuldip singh kular.

in 2004 federal election, martello ran federal ndp in toronto riding of etobicoke north. again finished third 3,761 votes (12.24%).

brampton—springdale: anna mather

anna mather graduated in december 2007 msc in politics , communication london school of economics , political science. mather completed b.a. (with distinction) in political science , sociology @ university of toronto in 2006. mather attended summer course in shakespeare @ oxford university in 2005. born in toronto in 1981 , raised in brampton, ontario.

having worked intern @ ctv washington news bureau, public relations coordinator @ astral media family, enlisted media captain reelheart international film festival in toronto.

in late 2005, anna mather represented new democrats (ndp) in nationally televised debate on role of women in politics, broadcast on cpac (toronto star, 21 december 2005). opponents liberal leadership candidate carolyn bennett represented liberal party, , former conservative cabinet minister pauline browes. appeared on muchmusic , ctv address role of both youth , women in politics.

mather s campaign focused on recognition of foreign credentials. mather , team proposed amending canadian human rights act ban hiring discrimination based solely on candidates got experience or education.

mather maintained party s recent high-water mark brampton-springdale, receiving 8,345 votes (17.72%), against liberal incumbent ruby dhalla.

mather ran blog @ annamather.ca, duration of campaign, serving primary campaign website.

brampton west: jagtar singh shergill

born 1970 in punjab, india, shergill studied agricultural science @ punjab agricultural university. immigrated canada in 1992 continue studying agriculture @ olds college in alberta. moved brampton, ontario in 1999, , began insurance company in 2000.

shergill supported anna mather s proposal amend canadian human rights act ban hiring discrimination based solely on candidates received experience or education.

eglinton—lawrence: maurganne mooney

mooney born in pembroke, ontario in 1970, , raised in ontario , nova scotia. @ age twelve, promoted reforms in halifax police department.[1] served military member of 723 halifax communications squadron, , provided radioteletype equipment canadian forces during operation desert storm. graduate of george brown college s assaulted women , children s counsellor , advocate program, , works aboriginal legal services of toronto. has worked outreach coordinator maggie s, advocacy group sex-trade workers, , has advocated decriminalization of adult prostitution. in addition, mooney has produced autobiographical performance art show. received 5,660 votes (11.49%), finishing third against liberal incumbent joe volpe.

etobicoke—lakeshore: liam mchugh-russell

liam mchugh-russell (born 1980) sauvé scholar (sauvé foundation) hosted @ mcgill university, law degree graduate (j.d.) of university of toronto faculty of law, , graduate (bachelor of mathematics) of university of waterloo. has been involved in ndp number of years, , involved in ontario new democratic youth, serving co-chair 2005-06. mchugh-russell involved in student politics @ university of waterloo serving vice-president (education) in 2003-04.

mchugh-russell finished third behind liberal party of canada candidate michael ignatieff , conservative party of canada candidate john capobianco. mother, margaret anne mchugh, ontario new democratic party candidate in ontario general election, 2003.

external link. http://www.sauvescholars.org/

kingston , islands: rob hutchison

hutchison born in belleville, ontario , raised near ottawa (kingston whig-standard, 26 june 2004). has bachelor of arts degree in english , philosophy queen s university, , diploma in social services administration , certificate in municipal administration st. lawrence college.

he president of kingston community options funds , kingcole homes inc., member of city of kingston not-for-profit housing advisory group , kingston not-for-profit housing association, , past president of kingston global community centre. hutchison co-founder of pic press, local community newspaper [information 2004 campaign brochure].

hutchison campaigned kingston s public utilities commission in 1991, , finished sixth in field of twelve candidates. top 4 candidates declared elected (kingston whig-standard, 13 november 1991). in 1996, argued before provincial committee against proposed changes ontario s labour laws provincial government of mike harris (kws, 29 august 1996). later campaigned kingston city council in 1997, , lost ken matthews in close contest in ward 8 (kws, 12 november 1997).

he won ndp nomination in 2004 on retired electrical engineer bill fisher , queen s student ian griffiths (kws, 26 march 2004), , finished third against liberal incumbent peter milliken. faced milliken again in 2006 election, , again finished third. 54 years old in 2004.

municipal results taken reports in kingston whig-standard. final results not different. electors in 1991 contest vote 4 candidates.

kitchener—waterloo: edwin laryea

edwin laryea born in ghana, west africa. immigrated canada in 1962, settling in waterloo area in 1972.

edwin holds honours bachelor of arts in french , spanish mcmaster university in hamilton, ontario, bachelor of education in french , spanish, university of toronto, toronto, ontario , masters of arts in french, university of toronto, toronto, ontario.

edwin served waterloo regional school board on 30 years teacher, vice-principal , principal.

he founder , former advisor kiwanis builders, key , circle clubs, including participation in university of waterloo’s school-building trip kenya in 2005.

edwin new democratic party candidate in 2006 federal election , 2004 federal election

he serves chair of waterloo region youth action committee.

lanark—frontenac—lennox , addington: helen forsey

forsey daughter of eugene forsey, late canadian constitutional expert , founding member of cooperative commonwealth federation (kingston whig-standard, 26 january 2006). holds degree in agricultural science mcgill university, , writer , activist. convicted of trespassing in 1990 having protested against logging operations in temagami, , participated in peace camp later in same year in support of native demonstrators in oka (montreal gazette, 22 september 1990),

forsey opposed first gulf war in 1990-91 (kws, 13 december 1990), , wrote against charlottetown accord in 1992 (kws, 22 october 1992). has defended father s constitutional views, , argues quebec integrated canadian constitution despite having never formally ratified (ottawa citizen, 9 june 1998). wrote against service cuts promulgated provincial government of mike harris in mid-1990s (kws, 11 october 1998), , has written in support of family farms (kws, 15 december 1998).

forsey joined progressive conservative party of canada in 1998 support david orchard s bid party leadership. praised orchard s progressive nationalism , though acknowledged difficult join party had long opposed (ottawa citizen, 11 september 1998). in 2001, organized agricultural forum @ people s summit of americas in quebec city.

she received 9,604 votes (16.15%) in 2006 new democrat, finishing third against conservative incumbent scott reid.

mississauga south: mark de pelham

de pelham (born 1980 in montreal) holds bachelor of arts degree in political science university of northern british columbia. helped found campus , community radio station cfur in prince george, , has been involved canadian federation of students. ran marijuana party in 2004 against conservative leader stephen harper. during 2006 election, listed customer service representative heating products company. in 2006 ontario municipal elections, sought office school trustee, representing electors french-language public conseil scolaire de district du centre-sud-ouest peel region, not elected.

ottawa south: henri sader

henri m. sader long-time member of new democratic party in ottawa, , candidate ottawa south in 39th canadian federal election. born , raised in war-torn lebanon. mother hungarian.

sader educated @ college notre dame de jamhour, , @ st. joseph university in beirut , earned phd in economics sorbonne university in paris, france, in 1980. sader emigrated canada in 1982 , first settled in toronto. in 1986, moved montreal work carrefour des cèdres, non-governmental organization promotes socio-economic development. in montreal, lectured @ concordia university, worked economist , researcher jesuit centre social analysis, , wrote magazine relations, comments on politics, religion , society social justice point of view.

since 1990, sader has been active in new democratic party @ both local , national level. campaigned in many elections elisabeth arnold, marion dewar, evelyn gigantes, jamey heath, john rodriguez , lorne nystrom. in addition, on last 15 years, worked researcher, executive , legislative assistant several ndp members of parliament – including john rodriguez (nickel belt, ontario; 1972 1980; 1984–1993), lorne nystrom (yorkton—melville, saskatchewan; 1968–1993; 1997–2004) , peter julian (burnaby—new westminster, british columbia; since 2004).

during time on parliament hill, sader played key role in helping house of commons pass ndp motion on so-called tobin tax , making canada first legislature in world so. nobel prize laureat james tobin developed tobin tax , proposes tax on cross-border currency transactions reduce economically harmful currency speculation, stabilize global economy , currency system, , raise revenues cash-strapped governments around world. sader promoted practical economics ordinary consumers , citizens contributing editor of lorne nystrom s 1999 book, making change, makes sense of complex financial issues.

since 2001, henri has taught economics @ labour college of canada prepare students advancing cause of trade unions. steward of culr-local 1 (cep; labour college union) , active member of local 232 of communications, energy , paperworkers union.

he defeated sandra griffith-bonaparte new democratic party nomination in riding of ottawa south 39th canadian federal election, on november 10, 2005.

sader fluent in english, french , arabic. lives in heron park area of ottawa south wife mona , son, michel.

ottawa west—nepean: marlene rivier

rivier has master of arts degree in psychology carleton university in ottawa, , has been member of college of psychologists of ontario since 1980s. teacher , health care worker, , has worked @ royal ottawa mental health centre more twenty years.

rivier president of ontario public service employees union (opseu) local 479, , has been prominent critic of private-public partnerships in provincial health-care delivery. has criticized both ernie eves , dalton mcguinty governments permitting such arrangements, describes seductive means of hiding government debt .

peterborough: linda slavin

linda slavin born in 1944 in vancouver, british columbia, father stationed royal canadian air force during world war ii. family returned home in peterborough after war. slavin has degrees in english , political science victoria college @ university of toronto , trained teacher @ toronto s college of education. many years actor , director @ peterborough theatre guild.

slavin veteran educator , activist in peterborough. awarded development education award in 1992 field mission work in guatemala, el salvador, , nicaragua. in same period, helped develop junior high school course addressing themes of poverty, environment , international development. later worked through international program @ trent university target water pollution @ lago san pablo in ecuador , rio texcoco in mexico. opposed canada s military intervention in afghanistan in 2001 , later opposed 2003 invasion of iraq. granted trent university s eminent service award in 2003.

slavin general manager of community opportunity , innovation network (peterborough) inc. of 2010. has chaired peterborough coalition social justice , member of raging grannies.

she frequent candidate public office, having campaigned in several federal, provincial, , municipal elections. in 2004, defeated 5 other candidates in surprise first-round ballot victory peterborough ndp s federal nomination. following year, won party s nomination next election without opposition. later ran mayor of peterborough in 2006 municipal election.

st. catharines: jeff burch

burch holds bachelor of arts degree brock university, , later became graduate student @ same university. left in 1996, when elected president of united steelworkers local. since 1999, burch has been representative , negotiator service employees international union in toronto , niagara. has been police officer, , has campaigned public health services in st. catharines.

he has campaigned provincially new democratic party of ontario, , ran municipally in 1997.

he elected st. catharines city council in st. catharines municipal election, 2006.

st. paul s: paul summerville

paul summerville, phd, economist has held high positions in several prominent banks, including chief economist rbc dominion securities. summerville ran in toronto riding of st. paul s. placed third after liberal incumbent carolyn bennett , conservative peter kent. campaign increased ndp vote highest level in history of riding.

summerville s candidacy controversial within party; believed history large banks contrary ndp s core leftist values, while others believed rid party of image of being financially irresponsible. agreed, however, twinning of prosperity , justice reformulation of long-term party values have helped position ndp take power. no coincidence issue of fiscal responsibility never came issue ndp in election in fact key criticism of conservative party s platform. more once on national television summerville promised ndp keep on eye on conservatives in order alert country risk of conservative party federal fiscal deficit.

summerville great-nephew of former toronto mayor donald dean summerville.

simcoe—grey: katy austin

katy t. austin born on april 14, 1948, @ port dalhousie, ontario (now part of st. catharines). raised in barrie, , received bachelor of physical , health education degree university of windsor in 1971. worked teacher after graduation, joining simcoe county district school board in 1975. austin folk singer, , has performed in coffeehouses.

she has supported new democratic party many years, , in 1985 campaign manager of provincial candidate paul wessenger. received 6,784 votes (11.20%) in 2006, finishing third against conservative incumbent helena guergis.

she ndp s candidate once again in 2008.

sudbury: gerry mcintaggart

gerry mcintaggart employee @ inco in sudbury 1966 2000, working in purchasing , warehousing , consultant in occupational health , safety. served on sudbury city council , regional council 1991 2000, , on greater sudbury city council 2000 2003.

mcintaggart chaired sudbury s health , social services committee , sudbury , district health unit in late 1990s , 2000s. frequent advocate improved health spending, , helped enact ban on smoking in public places. called plan against child poverty in 1999, , endorsed filtration upgrade sudbury s drinking water address safety concerns in city s south-end. appointed board of greater sudbury utilities in april 2001.

in june 2000, mcintaggart introduced worded motion criticized provincial government of mike harris failure reappoint gerry lougheed jr. board of directors of cancer care ontario. motion, commended lougheed advocacy of patient rights in northern ontario, approved city council. mcintaggart later criticized provincial government s welfare policies, describing provision lifetime bans unjust.

mcintaggart appointed vice-chair of great sudbury s priorities committee in december 2002, , re-appointed health unit chair following month. defeated in bid re-election in 2003 , later indicated anti-smoking stance @ least partly blame result.

mcintaggart subsequently ran new democratic party in 2004 , 2006 federal elections. on both occasions, finished second incumbent liberal diane marleau. renominated again party s candidate in next election, stepped down, citing desire spend more time family, in july 2008.

mcintaggart elected sudbury city council in 1991, 1994 , 1997.

thornhill: simon strelchik

a resident of thornhill 20 years, simon strelchik founding member , director of free children, largest youth-led humanitarian organization in world, on 1 million participants in 45 countries. organization has built 400 schools , shipped 200,000 school , health kits children in need, , has been nominated nobel peace prize.

in recent election, simon strelchik achieved vote increase of 25%, 4405 votes, against liberal susan kadis , conservative anthony reale.

simon strelchik original member of york region no-smoking bylaw task force, drafted law governing tobacco in thornhill , surrounding municipalities. strelchik chief organizer of 30 hour famine in community 3 years, raising money battle hunger in developing countries.

strelchik past chair of york region health services youth advisory board, , past member of vaughan council s youth advisory committee. strelchik organizer of truth youth conference , smoke this... conference, , executive director of youth fighting tobacco.

simon strelchik sought public office in 2000, 2005 , 2006 represent thornhill school trustee on york region district school board.

he has been president of thornhill ndp riding association since 2001, , past campaign manager. simon strelchik volunteers regularly assistant developmentally disabled children in york region.

whitby—ajax: maret sadem-thompson

sadem-thompson born in england, , came canada in 1958. holds master of education degree, works elementary school principal, , has served president of federation of women teachers associations of ontario, representing 48,000 educators. has served on board of durham children s aid society , ontario association of children s aid societies. sadem-thompson vocal opponent of mike harris government s education policies in late 1990s (windsor star, 19 august 1998), nonetheless took union out of 1997 ontario teacher s strike while other unions still participating (saskatoon star-phoenix, 8 november 1997). fifty-one years old in 2006 (toronto star, 24 january 2006).