New Democratic Party candidates, 1997 Canadian federal election
Encyclopedia
The New Democratic Party
of Canada
ran a full slate of candidates in the 1997 federal election
, and won 21 seats out of 301 to emerge as the fourth-largest party in the Canadian House of Commons
. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
Brome—Missisquoi
Nicole Guillemet was born in Paris
, France
. She was a social worker in 1997. She received 781 votes (1.72%), finishing fourth against Liberal Party
incumbent Denis Paradis
. In 2007, she was listed as a member of the Memphremagog Caregiver's Network.
Richelieu
Sylvain Pelletier was a labour-relations consultant. He received 1,028 votes (2.13%), finishing fourth against Bloc Québécois
incumbent Louis Plamondon
.
Eglinton—Lawrence
Savona is a veteran political organizer for Canadians with disabilities. In 1986, he criticized the federal government of Brian Mulroney
for taking insufficient steps to promote job equity for women, the disabled, visible minorities and native Canadians. Two years later, as spokesperson for the group People Using Self-Help, he criticized the Toronto Transit Commission
for taking insufficient steps to address the needs of the disabled. He served as co-chair of the Trans-Action Coalition in the early 1990s, fighting for better access to transportation services. He was also a prominent member of the Tenants' Rights Advocacy Project, established in 1992. Savona himself has cerebral palsy
and uses a wheelchair. In 1996, he opposed plans by the Ontario government of Mike Harris
to introduce fingerprinting for welfare recipients.
He campaigned for New Democratic Party in Eglinton—Lawrence in 1997, after unsuccessfully seeking its nomination in St. Paul's. He received 3,955 votes (9.02%), finishing third against Liberal
incumbent Joe Volpe
. He was thirty-eight years old, and is believed to have been the first person with cerebral palsy to seek election in Canada. His campaign focused on jobs, health services and education.
Savona has written against Saskatchewan farmer Robert Latimer
's decision to kill his severely disabled daughter, an act that some in the Canadian media described as a mercy killing. He has noted that doctors once told his own parents he would suffer from intellectual disabilities as an adult, and that this did not occur. Savona has written, "What Robert Latimer did is simple: He murdered his daughter. I am living proof that you can't say what tomorrow will bring."
As of 2006, Savona is a member of the TTC's disability advisory committee.
In 2007 Savona received the city of Toronto's "Unsung Hero" award.
In March, 2011, Sam was elected as the Chair for the TTC Advisory Committee on Accessible Transportation (ACAT).
Parry Sound—Muskoka
Carl Wirth was a telephone technician during the election, having worked for Bell Canada
since 1983. He is active in the labour movement
and has held several executive positions with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada
(CEP) Local 39. He has also fought against deregulation, cutbacks to social services, poverty, and child labour.
Wirth joined the Parry Sound—Muskoka NDP association in 1989 and worked on several campaigns. Fifty-two years old in 1997, he acknowledged he had no change of winning the riding. He received 1,700 votes (3.98%), finishing fourth against Liberal
incumbent Andy Mitchell.
St. Catharines
Gould was educated at Niagara College
, and worked as a millwright
for General Motors. A veteran of the labour movement, he served as acting president of the Canadian Auto Workers
Local 199 (Buffalo News, 26 February 1999) and participated in "Days of Action" protests against the provincial government of Mike Harris
in the late 1990s (Canada NewsWire, 7 April 1998). Gould has also served as recording secretary of the Niagara Falls
Regional Skilled Trades Council and president of the St. Catharines labour council.http://www.newsworld.cbc.ca/election97/ridings/172.html
He received 4,657 votes (9.60%) in 1997, finishing fourth against Liberal
incumbent Walt Lastewka
.
Scarborough Southwest
Gracey began his professional career as a foreign service officer, and later worked as a high school teacher and principal. He had retired by the time of the 1997 election (Toronto Star, 30 May 1997). During the 1980s, he served as chair of the Scarborough
Peace Association (Toronto Star, 23 June 1987).
He sought election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
for Scarborough Centre
in the 1975
and 1977
Ontario elections, as a candidate of the provincial New Democratic Party. He came close to winning in 1975, but lost to Progressive Conservative
candidate Frank Drea
on both occasions.
Gracey campaigned for the federal NDP in Scarborough West
in 1984
and 1988
, and in Scarborough Southwest in 1997. He lost to Progressive Conservative
Reg Stackhouse on the first occasion, and to Liberal
Tom Wappel
on the latter two. In 1988, he defeated Judy Rebick
for the Scarborough West NDP nomination (Toronto Star, 19 April 1988).
Following his defeat in 1988, he said that the NDP had made a serious mistake by not focusing more of its attention on opposition to the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement (Toronto Star, 24 November 1988). Gracey was 48 years old at the time of this election (Toronto Star, 16 November 1988).
He wrote an article in 2004 arguing that temporary deficits, while not desirable, can be appropriate for some economic situations. He has also proposed that the Bank of Canada
be given more authority in Canada's economic system.http://www.comer.org/2004/fetish.htm
Gracey continues to serve on the executive of the Scarborough Southwest NDP association as of 2005,http://action.web.ca/home/sswndp/whoswho.shtml?x=22109 and has endorsed Dan Harris as the party's candidate in the 39th Canadian federal election.http://www.danharris.ca/endorsements.php3
There is a different politician named Dave Gracey in British Columbia
.
Sudbury
John Filo is a former geophysics teacher at Cambrian College
, and a longtime labour leader and social activist in Sudbury. He holds a Bachelor of Science
, Master of Arts
and P.Eng degrees, and has worked in South Africa
, Botswana
, Saudi Arabia
and Europe
. His father was a working-class immigrant from Slovakia
, who worked in the steel industry.
Filo served as president of the Sudbury and District Labour Council in the 1990s and 2000s, and led protests against the labour policies of Mike Harris
's provincial government. In 1995, he called for a boycott of local businesses that were identified as anti-labour. He nevertheless opposed a "Day of Action" protest against the Harris government slated for February 1997, due to both harsh winter conditions and opposition from the United Steelworkers of America.
A longtime New Democratic Party supporter, Filo ran as a party candidate in 1997 on the advice of Elie Martel
, a candidate in the neighbouring riding of Nickel Belt
. Martel noted that Filo's candidacy was meant to keep the Liberal Party
election machine in Sudbury busy, and prevent it from intervening in his own campaign; Filo himself acknowledged that this was true. Filo received 8,471 votes (21.12%), finishing second against Liberal incumbent Diane Marleau
.
Filo was a co-chair of the Sudbury United Way
campaign in 1999-2000. He continued to oppose the Harris government's policies, describing the 2000 Employment Standards Act as an affront to working men and women. In 2002, he opposed the provincial government's plans to privatize Ontario Hydro
.
He was honoured for his contribution to Sudbury in 2007, in a meeting at the city's Steelworkers' Hall. He was 72 years old at the time.
Glen Hallick (Portage—Lisgar
Hallick graduated from Sanford Collegiate in 1983, and later received a Bachelor of Arts
degree from the University of Manitoba
. He was a part-time employee of the Rural Municipality of MacDonald
during the campaign.http://www.newsworld.cbc.ca/election97/ridings/215.html#Riding%20Profile.
Hallick had previously been a candidate of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba
in the 1995 provincial election
, in the rural constituency of Morris. He finished third with 1,158 votes, against Frank Pitura
of the Progressive Conservative Party
. In the 1997 federal election, he received 2,420 votes (7.20%) to finish fourth against Jake Hoeppner
of the Reform Party
.
At the 2001 Manitoba NDP convention, Hallick was one of the most vocal advocates of a return to the monopoly hog marketing board system removed by the previous PC government (Winnipeg Free Press, 11 February 2001). The motion was defeated.
Hallick is a freelance writer who has written for the Morris, MB. based Crow Wing Warrior and Scrathing River Post, the Headliner (then owned by Transcontinental Media) and currently the Carman-based Valley Leader.
Martha Wiebe Owen (Provencher
Martha Wiebe Owen is a housewife and activist in Pinawa
, and has been a candidate for the New Democratic Party at both the federal and provincial levels.
She called for the NDP to promote more co-operation with small business at its 1994 national convention. She appeared before the Manitoba meetings of the Canadian House of Commons
finance committee in 1994 and 1995, and engaged in a tense verbal exchange with committee chair Jim Peterson
on the latter occasion. Owen supported Herschel Hardin
's bid to lead the federal New Democratic Party in 1995.
Owen has written letters in support of the Canadian Wheat Board
, shorter working weeks, and a fair minimum wage
. She endorsed the NDP's decision to offer parliamentary support to the Liberal
government of Paul Martin
in 2005, arguing that the arrangement would force the Liberals to pass good legislation. As of 2008, Owen serves on the Manitoba Council on Aging.
Kathleen McCallum (Selkirk—Interlake
McCallum was a researcher at the time of the election, and had previously been a candidate for the New Democratic Party of Manitoba
in the 1990 provincial election
. Considered a serious contender in 1997, she finished third in a narrow three-way contest. She later worked as an assistant to the provincial Minister of Agriculture and Food, and as of 2007 is a project manager for Manitoba Competitiveness, Training and Trade.
to solicit funding for an hockey
arena and community hall to save the community from destitution (Toronto Star, 21 July 1988). The efforts were eventually successful. Kyliuk was awarded a "laurel
" by the Toronto Star
newspaper for his actions (23 July), and Ken Dryden
mentioned the initiative in his book, The Game (6 January 1990).
He received 8,793 votes (26.79%) in the 1997 election, finishing second against Reform Party
candidate Maurice Vellacott
.
In 2004, Kyliuk took part in protests to preserve Radisson's public school (Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 20 July 2004).
In December 2004, Walter Kyliuk was part of the Canadian team of election observers who took part in the re-run of the Ukrainian Presidential Election.
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...
of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ran a full slate of candidates in the 1997 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1997
The 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...
, and won 21 seats out of 301 to emerge as the fourth-largest party in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
Brome—MissisquoiBrome—MissisquoiBrome—Missisquoi is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1925...
: Nicole Guillemet
Nicole Guillemet was born in ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. She was a social worker in 1997. She received 781 votes (1.72%), finishing fourth against Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
incumbent Denis Paradis
Denis Paradis
Denis Paradis, PC is a politician and lawyer from the Canadian province of Quebec. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1995 to 2006 and was a minister in the governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin...
. In 2007, she was listed as a member of the Memphremagog Caregiver's Network.
RichelieuRichelieu (electoral district)Richelieu was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 and was amalgamated into the Richelieu—Verchères electoral district in 1933.In 1968, a new electoral district...
: Sylvain Pelletier
Sylvain Pelletier was a labour-relations consultant. He received 1,028 votes (2.13%), finishing fourth against Bloc QuébécoisBloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
incumbent Louis Plamondon
Louis Plamondon
Louis Plamondon is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec and the current interim parliamentary leader of the Bloc Québécois ....
.
Eglinton—LawrenceEglinton—LawrenceEglinton—Lawrence is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999....
: Sam Savona
Savona is a veteran political organizer for Canadians with disabilities. In 1986, he criticized the federal government of Brian MulroneyBrian Mulroney
Martin Brian Mulroney, was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. His tenure as Prime Minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms, such as the Canada-U.S...
for taking insufficient steps to promote job equity for women, the disabled, visible minorities and native Canadians. Two years later, as spokesperson for the group People Using Self-Help, he criticized the Toronto Transit Commission
Toronto Transit Commission
-Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:...
for taking insufficient steps to address the needs of the disabled. He served as co-chair of the Trans-Action Coalition in the early 1990s, fighting for better access to transportation services. He was also a prominent member of the Tenants' Rights Advocacy Project, established in 1992. Savona himself has cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
and uses a wheelchair. In 1996, he opposed plans by the Ontario government of Mike Harris
Mike Harris
Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...
to introduce fingerprinting for welfare recipients.
He campaigned for New Democratic Party in Eglinton—Lawrence in 1997, after unsuccessfully seeking its nomination in St. Paul's. He received 3,955 votes (9.02%), finishing third against Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
incumbent Joe Volpe
Joe Volpe
Giuseppe Joseph "Joe" Volpe, PC, was a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 until the 2011 federal election, being surpassed by the conservative member Joe Oliver Joe Oliver, and held two senior positions in Prime Minister Paul Martin's Cabinet...
. He was thirty-eight years old, and is believed to have been the first person with cerebral palsy to seek election in Canada. His campaign focused on jobs, health services and education.
Savona has written against Saskatchewan farmer Robert Latimer
Robert Latimer
Robert William "Bob" Latimer , a Canadian canola and wheat farmer, was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his daughter Tracy . This case sparked a national controversy on the definition and ethics of euthanasia as well as the rights of people with disabilities, and led to two...
's decision to kill his severely disabled daughter, an act that some in the Canadian media described as a mercy killing. He has noted that doctors once told his own parents he would suffer from intellectual disabilities as an adult, and that this did not occur. Savona has written, "What Robert Latimer did is simple: He murdered his daughter. I am living proof that you can't say what tomorrow will bring."
As of 2006, Savona is a member of the TTC's disability advisory committee.
In 2007 Savona received the city of Toronto's "Unsung Hero" award.
In March, 2011, Sam was elected as the Chair for the TTC Advisory Committee on Accessible Transportation (ACAT).
Parry Sound—MuskokaParry Sound—MuskokaParry Sound—Muskoka is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949....
: Carl Wirth
Carl Wirth was a telephone technician during the election, having worked for Bell CanadaBell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Including its subsidiaries such as Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for telephone and DSL Internet services in most of Canada east of Manitoba and in the northern territories,...
since 1983. He is active in the labour movement
Labour movement
The term labour movement or labor movement is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign in their own interest for better treatment from their employers and governments, in particular through the implementation of specific laws governing labour...
and has held several executive positions with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada
Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada
See also Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol SCEPCommunications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, abbreviated CEP in English and SCEP in French, is a largely private sector labour union with 150,000 members...
(CEP) Local 39. He has also fought against deregulation, cutbacks to social services, poverty, and child labour.
Wirth joined the Parry Sound—Muskoka NDP association in 1989 and worked on several campaigns. Fifty-two years old in 1997, he acknowledged he had no change of winning the riding. He received 1,700 votes (3.98%), finishing fourth against Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
incumbent Andy Mitchell.
St. CatharinesSt. Catharines (electoral district)St. Catharines is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.It consists of the part of the City of St. Catharines lying north of a line drawn from west to east along St. Paul Street West, St...
: Ed Gould
Gould was educated at Niagara CollegeNiagara College
Niagara College is a College of Applied Arts and Technology within the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario. The College has four campuses: the Welland Campus in Welland, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, the Maid of the Mist Campus in Niagara Falls, home of the Tourism Industry...
, and worked as a millwright
Millwright
A millwright is a craftsman or tradesman engaged with the construction and maintenance of machinery.Early millwrights were specialist carpenters who erected machines used in agriculture, food processing and processing lumber and paper...
for General Motors. A veteran of the labour movement, he served as acting president of the Canadian Auto Workers
Canadian Auto Workers
The Canadian Auto Workers is one of Canada's largest and highest profile social unions. While rooted in Ontario's large auto plants of Windsor, Brampton, Oakville, St...
Local 199 (Buffalo News, 26 February 1999) and participated in "Days of Action" protests against the provincial government of Mike Harris
Mike Harris
Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...
in the late 1990s (Canada NewsWire, 7 April 1998). Gould has also served as recording secretary of the Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls is a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The municipality was incorporated on June 12, 1903...
Regional Skilled Trades Council and president of the St. Catharines labour council.http://www.newsworld.cbc.ca/election97/ridings/172.html
He received 4,657 votes (9.60%) in 1997, finishing fourth against Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
incumbent Walt Lastewka
Walt Lastewka
Walter Thomas "Walt" Lastewka, PC is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2006, representing the Ontario riding of St...
.
Scarborough SouthwestScarborough SouthwestScarborough Southwest is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons.On Toronto City Council, the southeast portion is represented by Gary Crawford. The northwest section is represented by Michelle Berardinetti.-Geography:It covers the...
: Dave Gracey
Gracey began his professional career as a foreign service officer, and later worked as a high school teacher and principal. He had retired by the time of the 1997 election (Toronto Star, 30 May 1997). During the 1980s, he served as chair of the ScarboroughScarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
Peace Association (Toronto Star, 23 June 1987).
He sought election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative 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...
for Scarborough Centre
Scarborough Centre (provincial electoral district)
Scarborough Centre is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1963.It consists of the part of the Scarborough district of the City of Toronto bounded:...
in the 1975
Ontario general election, 1975
The Ontario general election of 1975 was held on September 18, 1975, to elect the 125 members of the 30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
and 1977
Ontario general election, 1977
The Ontario general election of 1977 was held on June 9, 1977, to elect the 125 members of the 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
Ontario elections, as a candidate of the provincial New Democratic Party. He came close to winning in 1975, but lost to Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
candidate Frank Drea
Frank Drea
James Francis Drea was a Canadian journalist, broadcaster, politician and racehorse enthusiast.-Background:...
on both occasions.
Gracey campaigned for the federal NDP in Scarborough West
Scarborough West
Scarborough West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commonsfrom 1968 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario...
in 1984
Canadian federal election, 1984
The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...
and 1988
Canadian federal election, 1988
The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
, and in Scarborough Southwest in 1997. He lost to Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
Reg Stackhouse on the first occasion, and to 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...
Tom Wappel
Tom Wappel
Thomas William "Tom" Wappel is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the House of Commons from 1988 to 2008, representing the Toronto riding of Scarborough West and its successor riding of Scarborough Southwest. He did not seek re-election in the 2008 general election.Wappel is a...
on the latter two. In 1988, he defeated Judy Rebick
Judy Rebick
Judy Rebick , arrived in Toronto at age 9, and is a Canadian journalist, political activist, and feminist.-Career:...
for the Scarborough West NDP nomination (Toronto Star, 19 April 1988).
Following his defeat in 1988, he said that the NDP had made a serious mistake by not focusing more of its attention on opposition to the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement (Toronto Star, 24 November 1988). Gracey was 48 years old at the time of this election (Toronto Star, 16 November 1988).
He wrote an article in 2004 arguing that temporary deficits, while not desirable, can be appropriate for some economic situations. He has also proposed that the Bank of Canada
Bank of Canada
The Bank of Canada is Canada's central bank and "lender of last resort". The Bank was created by an Act of Parliament on July 3, 1934 as a privately owned corporation. In 1938, the Bank became a Crown corporation belonging to the Government of Canada...
be given more authority in Canada's economic system.http://www.comer.org/2004/fetish.htm
Gracey continues to serve on the executive of the Scarborough Southwest NDP association as of 2005,http://action.web.ca/home/sswndp/whoswho.shtml?x=22109 and has endorsed Dan Harris as the party's candidate in the 39th Canadian federal election.http://www.danharris.ca/endorsements.php3
There is a different politician named Dave Gracey in 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...
.
SudburySudbury (electoral district)Sudbury is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.Its population in 2001 was 89,443. The district is one of two serving the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario....
: John Filo
John Filo is a former geophysics teacher at Cambrian CollegeCambrian College
Cambrian College is a college of applied arts and technology in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1967, and funded by the province of Ontario, Cambrian has campuses in Sudbury, Espanola and Little Current....
, and a longtime labour leader and social activist in Sudbury. He holds a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
, Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
and P.Eng degrees, and has worked in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. His father was a working-class immigrant from Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, who worked in the steel industry.
Filo served as president of the Sudbury and District Labour Council in the 1990s and 2000s, and led protests against the labour policies of Mike Harris
Mike Harris
Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...
's provincial government. In 1995, he called for a boycott of local businesses that were identified as anti-labour. He nevertheless opposed a "Day of Action" protest against the Harris government slated for February 1997, due to both harsh winter conditions and opposition from the United Steelworkers of America.
A longtime New Democratic Party supporter, Filo ran as a party candidate in 1997 on the advice of Elie Martel
Elie Martel
Elie Walter Martel is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1987, as a member of the New Democratic Party .-Personal life:...
, a candidate in the neighbouring riding of Nickel Belt
Nickel Belt
Nickel Belt is one of two federal electoral districts serving the Greater City of Sudbury.Nickel Belt has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.It consists of:...
. Martel noted that Filo's candidacy was meant to keep the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
election machine in Sudbury busy, and prevent it from intervening in his own campaign; Filo himself acknowledged that this was true. Filo received 8,471 votes (21.12%), finishing second against Liberal incumbent Diane Marleau
Diane Marleau
Diane Marleau, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Sudbury in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2008, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Jean Chrétien...
.
Filo was a co-chair of the Sudbury United Way
United Way of Canada
United Way of Canada is the national organization for the 117 autonomous, volunteer-based United Ways across Canada. United Way campaigns raise money for local groups that address community issues and problems, and the national organization provides leadership, services and coordination to the...
campaign in 1999-2000. He continued to oppose the Harris government's policies, describing the 2000 Employment Standards Act as an affront to working men and women. In 2002, he opposed the provincial government's plans to privatize Ontario Hydro
Ontario Hydro
Ontario Hydro was the official name from 1974 of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario which was established in 1906 by the provincial Power Commission Act to build transmission lines to supply municipal utilities with electricity generated by private companies already operating at Niagara...
.
He was honoured for his contribution to Sudbury in 2007, in a meeting at the city's Steelworkers' Hall. He was 72 years old at the time.
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex: Bela Trebics
Bela "Bill" Trebics was a Wallaceburg labourer and an instructor on workplace health and safety issues for his union, UAW local 251. He ran for the only time in 1997, improving the NDP's standing in his riding from fifth to fourth place and increasing their share of the vote to 5.44%.Glen Hallick (Portage—LisgarPortage—LisgarPortage—Lisgar is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Demographics:-Geography:...
)
Hallick graduated from Sanford Collegiate in 1983, and later received a Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree from the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
. He was a part-time employee of the Rural Municipality of MacDonald
Macdonald, Manitoba
Macdonald is a rural municipality lying adjacent to the southwest side of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Capital Region, but is not part of the smaller Winnipeg census metropolitan area. Macdonald's population as of the 2006 census was 5,653.-External links:**...
during the campaign.http://www.newsworld.cbc.ca/election97/ridings/215.html#Riding%20Profile.
Hallick had previously been a candidate of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba
New Democratic Party of Manitoba
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
in the 1995 provincial election
Manitoba general election, 1995
The Manitoba general election of April 25,1995 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative Party, which won 31 seats out of 57...
, in the rural constituency of Morris. He finished third with 1,158 votes, against Frank Pitura
Frank Pitura
Frank Pitura is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1995 to 2003, representing the rural riding of Morris for the Progressive Conservative Party...
of the Progressive Conservative Party
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...
. In the 1997 federal election, he received 2,420 votes (7.20%) to finish fourth against Jake Hoeppner
Jake Hoeppner
Jake E. Hoeppner is a former Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000, initially with the Reform Party and later as an independent Member of Parliament ....
of the Reform Party
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
.
At the 2001 Manitoba NDP convention, Hallick was one of the most vocal advocates of a return to the monopoly hog marketing board system removed by the previous PC government (Winnipeg Free Press, 11 February 2001). The motion was defeated.
Hallick is a freelance writer who has written for the Morris, MB. based Crow Wing Warrior and Scrathing River Post, the Headliner (then owned by Transcontinental Media) and currently the Carman-based Valley Leader.
Martha Wiebe Owen (ProvencherProvencher (electoral district)Provencher is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1871. It is largely a rural district, the largest community being the city of Steinbach, Manitoba.-Demographics:-History:...
)
Martha Wiebe Owen is a housewife and activist in PinawaPinawa, Manitoba
Pinawa is a small Canadian community of about 1500 residents located in southeastern Manitoba, 110 kilometres north-east of Winnipeg. The town is situated on the Canadian Shield within the western boundary of Whiteshell Provincial Park, which lies near the Manitoba-Ontario provincial boundary...
, and has been a candidate for the New Democratic Party at both the federal and provincial levels.
She called for the NDP to promote more co-operation with small business at its 1994 national convention. She appeared before the Manitoba meetings of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
finance committee in 1994 and 1995, and engaged in a tense verbal exchange with committee chair Jim Peterson
Jim Peterson
James Scott "Jim" Peterson, PC is a retired Canadian politician and former Minister of International Trade.Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he has a DCL from McGill University, a Master of Laws from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario...
on the latter occasion. Owen supported Herschel Hardin
Herschel Hardin
Herschel Hardin is a British Columbia-based writer, playwright, commentator and political activist and consultant best known for having contested the leadership of the New Democratic Party of Canada in 1995....
's bid to lead the federal New Democratic Party in 1995.
Owen has written letters in support of the Canadian Wheat Board
Canadian Wheat Board
The Canadian Wheat Board was established by the Parliament of Canada on 5 July 1935 as a mandatory producer marketing system for wheat and barley in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and a small part of British Columbia...
, shorter working weeks, and a fair minimum wage
Minimum wage
A minimum wage is the lowest hourly, daily or monthly remuneration that employers may legally pay to workers. Equivalently, it is the lowest wage at which workers may sell their labour. Although minimum wage laws are in effect in a great many jurisdictions, there are differences of opinion about...
. She endorsed the NDP's decision to offer parliamentary support to the 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...
government of Paul Martin
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
in 2005, arguing that the arrangement would force the Liberals to pass good legislation. As of 2008, Owen serves on the Manitoba Council on Aging.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 federal Canadian federal election, 1993 The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time... |
Provencher Provencher (electoral district) Provencher is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1871. It is largely a rural district, the largest community being the city of Steinbach, Manitoba.-Demographics:-History:... |
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... |
1,818 | 4.97 | 4/7 | David Iftody David Iftody David Iftody was a Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000, representing the Manitoba riding of Provencher. Iftody was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.-Early life and career:... , 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... |
| 1995 provincial Manitoba general election, 1995 The Manitoba general election of April 25,1995 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative Party, which won 31 seats out of 57... |
Tuxedo | New Democratic Party New Democratic Party of Manitoba The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
1,457 | 3/3 | Gary Filmon Gary Filmon Gary Albert Filmon, PC, OC, OM is a Manitoba politician. He was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 1983 to 2000, and served as the 19th Premier from 1988 to 1999.-Early life and municipal career:... , Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:... |
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| 1997 federal Canadian federal election, 1997 The 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... |
Provencher Provencher (electoral district) Provencher is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1871. It is largely a rural district, the largest community being the city of Steinbach, Manitoba.-Demographics:-History:... |
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... |
3,137 | 8.60 | 4/4 | David Iftody David Iftody David Iftody was a Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000, representing the Manitoba riding of Provencher. Iftody was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.-Early life and career:... , 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... |
Kathleen McCallum (Selkirk—InterlakeSelkirk—InterlakeSelkirk—Interlake is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1976 to 1987, and since 1997....
)
McCallum was a researcher at the time of the election, and had previously been a candidate for the New Democratic Party of ManitobaNew Democratic Party of Manitoba
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
in the 1990 provincial election
Manitoba general election, 1990
The Manitoba general election of September 11, 1990 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative Party, which took 30 out of 57 seats...
. Considered a serious contender in 1997, she finished third in a narrow three-way contest. She later worked as an assistant to the provincial Minister of Agriculture and Food, and as of 2007 is a project manager for Manitoba Competitiveness, Training and Trade.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 provincial Manitoba general election, 1990 The Manitoba general election of September 11, 1990 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative Party, which took 30 out of 57 seats... |
St. Vital | New Democratic Party New Democratic Party of Manitoba The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
2,368 | 3/4 | Shirley Render Shirley Render Shirley Render is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1990 to 1999, and was briefly a cabinet minister in the government of Gary Filmon.-Early life:... , Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:... |
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| 1997 federal Canadian federal election, 1997 The 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... |
Selkirk—Interlake Selkirk—Interlake Selkirk—Interlake is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1976 to 1987, and since 1997.... |
New Democratic Party New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in... |
10,749 | 27.81 | 3/5 | Howard Hilstrom Howard Hilstrom Howard E. Hilstrom was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004. His career has included ranching and law enforcement.... , Reform Reform Party of Canada The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party.... |
Walter Kyliuk (Wanuskewin)
Kyliuk was a school principal in the small town of Radisson before running for office. In 1988, he took part in a civic mission to TorontoToronto
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 solicit funding for an hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
arena and community hall to save the community from destitution (Toronto Star, 21 July 1988). The efforts were eventually successful. Kyliuk was awarded a "laurel
Laurel wreath
A laurel wreath is a circular wreath made of interlocking branches and leaves of the bay laurel , an aromatic broadleaf evergreen. In Greek mythology, Apollo is represented wearing a laurel wreath on his head...
" by the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
newspaper for his actions (23 July), and Ken Dryden
Ken Dryden
Kenneth Wayne Dryden, PC, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, author, and former NHL goaltender. Dryden is married with two children and four grandchildren and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame...
mentioned the initiative in his book, The Game (6 January 1990).
He received 8,793 votes (26.79%) in the 1997 election, finishing second against Reform Party
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
candidate Maurice Vellacott
Maurice Vellacott
Maurice Vellacott is a Canadian politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997, and is currently the Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Saskatoon—Wanuskewin in the province of Saskatchewan....
.
In 2004, Kyliuk took part in protests to preserve Radisson's public school (Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 20 July 2004).
In December 2004, Walter Kyliuk was part of the Canadian team of election observers who took part in the re-run of the Ukrainian Presidential Election.