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2008 Results
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Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthdate: Sept. 25, 1943
Age: 65
Birthplace: Wakefield, Que.
Education: University of Toronto; Funeral Service Education, Evanston Illinois School of Management
Profession: Funeral service executive
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Joan Sun McGarry
Children: Three
Career Background: Chair/CEO and partner Hulse, Playfair & McGarry Funeral Homes and Chapels; past president of the Ontario Funeral Service Association; past president of the Funeral Service Association of Canada; past member of the Humber College Advisory Committee, Funeral Service Education; past chair, Ontario Board of Funeral Services. Recipient of the Ottawa-Carleton Business Person of the Year award.
Community Activities: Past lieutenant-governor of Kiwanis International; co-founder of the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club; member of the Ottawa Senators Foundation, which funds youth projects. In March 2004, received the "Order of Ottawa" for economic development. Charter member of Crime Stoppers Board. Co-chair of Montfort Hospital Foundation (partnering with Giselle Lalonde). Honorary chair of the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. Charter member of the Crime Stoppers Board. Community awards: B'nai Brith Ottawa Person of the Year 1991; recipient of the Canada 125 Medal, 1991; Ottawa Mayor's Award for Community Service 1999; Federal Riding Ottawa Centre Canadian Leadership Award 1999; Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal 2002.
Electoral History
Municipal: Trustee, Ottawa Board of Education (Elected 1985, re-elected 1988 and 1991, and elected chair in 1993). Regional Councilor for Ottawa-Carleton November 1994-1997. Member, Regional Government Economic Development Task Force.
Provincial: Served on Ontario Government's Select Committees reviewing funeral service legislation, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1996, 2001-2006 involving three different political party governments, cumulating in the passage of Bill 152 which enhanced protection for the consumer in purchasing funeral, cremation and cemetery supplies and services.
Mailing address:
330 Gilmour St.
Ottawa, Ont.
K2P 2P6
Contact information:
Telephone: 613-237-0020
Jennifer Hunter
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: Has an honours degree in political science from Queen's University.
Profession: Businesswoman, facilitator
Marital Status: Married
Community Activities: Is an executive member of Equal Voice National Capital Chapter, leader of an annual international Team Learning Adventure, co-lead of a women’s leadership event in Toronto, and first international board member for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
Contact information:
Telephone: 613-858-0874
www.ottawagreens.ca/ottawacentre
Penny Collenette
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ont.
Education: BA in law and political science, Carleton University and the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
Profession: Lawyer and professor
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: David
Children: One son - Christopher
Career Background: As Executive in Residence at the University of Ottawa Management School, she teaches Corporate Governance and Ethics at the Executive MBA School; she also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law. She is a frequent television and radio commentator and has authored several articles on public policy. From 2002-2004, was a Senior Fellow at the Center of Business and Government, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. From 1998-2002, she held the position of vice president, Chairman’s Office, George Weston Limited.
Community Activities: Active fundraiser, particularly for groups which support women (LEAF - Legal, Education and Action Fund for Women), those who live with disabilities (Ottawa’s Citizen Advocacy) and the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. She was an early fundraiser for the Great Canadian Theatre Company.
Contact information:
Telephone: 613-668-5931
Pierre Soublière
Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
Profession: Teacher, journalist
Career Background: In addition to teaching, he contributed to the Marxist-Leninist daily newspaper.
Electoral History
Provincial: Ran unsuccessfully in Chapleau in the 2007 Quebec provincial election.
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in Hull-Aylmer in Quebec four times, up until 1997.
Contact information:
John Akpata
Party: Marijuana Party of Canada
Education: Bachelor of arts from Carleton University
Profession: Writer, spoken word artist
Career Background: Hosts radio show
Electoral History
Federal: Ran in 2004 election in Ottawa South for the Marijuana party and was defeated.
Mailing address:
Contact information:
Phone: 613-565-2848
Paul Dewar
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Education: B.Ed., Queen's University; BA in political science and economics, Carleton University
Profession: Teacher
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Julia Sneyd
Children: Two - Nathaniel and Jordan
Career Background: Constituency assistant to MPP Evelyn Gigantes, taught at D. Roy Kennedy and Hopewell Elementary Schools and was vice-President of the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary School Teachers' Federation.
Community Activities: Involved in establishing the Ottawa Elementary Teachers' Humanity Fund, providing donations to projects in developing countries, organized the Community Forum on Public Education and was actively involved with the Coalition for a Healthy Ottawa and the Partnership for a Pesticide Bylaw. Involved with the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization, the First United Church, Old Ottawa East Community Association and Fair Vote Canada.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in this riding in the 2006 general election.
Political History
Committee: Member of the committees looking at conflict of interest legislation and environmental legislation.
Caucus: Member of the NDP caucus.
Mailing address:
170 Booth St.
Ottawa, Ont.
K1R 7W1
Contact information:
Telephone: 613-686-3961
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