Results, Ridings and Candidates
Carleton - Mississippi Mills
2008 Results
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View these results in the interactive map »- Gordon O'Connor (Incumbent)
- Jake Cole
- Justin MacKinnon
- Paul Arbour
Gordon O'Connor
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthdate: May 18, 1939
Age: 69
Birthplace: Toronto, Ont.
Education: B.Sc. in mathematics and physics, Concordia University; BA in philosophy, York University
Profession: Military officer
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two
Career Background: Joined the military as a second lieutenant in the Armour Branch and retired with the rank of brigadier-general. Last appointments included responsibility for planning the future force structure of the Canadian Forces (organization, equipment and personnel) and co-ordinating all resources related to about 300 ongoing Canadian Forces equipment and infrastructure projects. Technical investigator with the Steel Company of Canada. Senior associate, Hill & Knowlton Canada, a worldwide communications and public affairs company. Consultant to private-sector companies pursuing business opportunities with the federal government. Vice-president of operations, PMG Technologies, a vehicle testing centre. Vice-president of business development, Profac Management Group, a facilities management company.
Electoral History
Party: Past president of the Canadian Alliance Constituency Association in Lanark-Carleton. Current member of the provincial Progressive Conservative party.
Federal: Elected in Carleton-Lanark in 2004. Elected in Carleton-Mississippi Mills in 2006.
Political History
Cabinet: Named Minister of National Defence in 2006. Moved to the national revenue portfolio in a cabinet shuffle on Aug. 14, 2007.
Committee: Former member of National Defence and Veterans Affairs; subcommittee on Veterans Affairs of National Defence and Veterans Affairs.
Caucus: Former National Defence critic.
Contact information:
Jake Cole
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthdate: July 21, 1949
Age: 59
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alta.
Education: B.Eng.
Profession: Civil Servant
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Susan
Children: Two - Geoffrey and Angela
Career Background: Worked for 33 years with the federal government in environmental management, renewable energy development, housing energy efficiency and health, and workplace health.
Community Activities: Volunteer with the Canadian Mental Health Association. Kanata Scouts Volunteer. Member of the parents council at Earl of March High School. Coach for community baseball, hockey and soccer.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in Carleton-Mississippi Mills in the 2006 general election.
Mailing address:
5 Herschel Crescent
Ottawa, Ont.
K2L1Z7
Contact information:
Telephone: 613-592-1850
Justin MacKinnon
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: Dec. 15, 1976
Age: 31
Birthplace: Almonte, Ont.
Education: Advanced major in political science, minor in history, Saint Francis Xavier University; law degree, University of Victoria
Profession: Business executive
Career Background: Articled at the Law Firm of Stevenson Doell & Company in Victoria, B.C. during 2004-2005. Currently employed as the vice-president, marketing and sales for Canomega Industries Inc., a Canadian-based nutraceutical exporting company with offices in Toronto and Kanata.
Community Activities: In 2007, was chairperson of the 25 Hour Hockey for Hope Championships for the CHEO Foundation and the Kanata Food Cupboard, with a goal of raising $80,000 for these charitable organizations. In 2004, was Chairperson of the UVIC Law Hockey For Hope Campaign, which raised over $9,200 for the Victoria Women's Transition House, a shelter for abused women. Was coordinator of the University of Victoria babysitter subsidy program, which subsidized student parents the costs of babysitting throughout the academic year.
Mailing address:
4015 Carling Ave., Suite 102
Kanata, Ont.
K2K 2A3
Contact information:
Telephone: 613-836-0852
Paul Arbour
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Age: 29
Birthplace: Espanola, Ont.
Education: Computer programming, Canadore College
Profession: Technical Project Manager with Nortel
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Kathleen
Children: One son
Career Background: Works in the field of wireless technology. Has developed a business to assist clients with computer technology.
Community Activities: Past President of the Nortel Network Ottawa Toastmasters Club. Member and former director of the Orpheus Musical Theater Society. Recipient of the Lorna Rice volunteer of the year award. Member of the marriage preparation team in Holy Redeemer Parish.
Mailing address:
PO Box 24233 RPO Hazeldean
Kanata ON
K2M 2C3
Contact information:
Telephone: 613-623-5924
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