Peterborough

• Dean Del Mastro (Incumbent)
• Emily Berrigan
• Betsy McGregor
• Elaine Couto
• Steven Sharpe

Dean Del Mastro

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Birthplace: Peterborough, Ont.

Education: B.Comm., University of Windsor

Profession: Businessman

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Kelly

Career Background: Is vice-president of family-based business Del Mastro Motors Ltd. Is chairman of the Suzuki Canada dealer advisory board.

Community Activities: While attending the University of Windsor, he served as the house council president of Sir John A. MacDonald Hall, and was asked by the president of the university to serve as a special liaison to the president's office with respect to student concerns.

Electoral History

Federal: Elected in Peterborough in 2006.

Political History

Committee: Currently a member for the standing committee on Finance; standing committee on Sustainable Development and the standing joint committee on scrutiny of regulations. Former member of the committee on Bill C-2.

Caucus: Member of the Conservative caucus.

Mailing address:

1840 Lansdowne St. W.

P.O. Box 21030

Peterborough, Ont.

K9J 8M7

Contact information:

Telephone: 705-876-0728

info@thedeanteam.ca

www.thedeanteam.ca/

Emily Berrigan

Party: Green Party of Canada

Community Activities: Is a former member of the board of directors of Families Against Radiation Exposure and has helped promote awareness of the dangers of uranium processing in the Peterborough area.

Mailing address:

168 Hunter St.

Peterborough, Ont.

K9H 2L2

Contact information:

Telephone: 705-772-8378

ridings.greenparty.ca

www.ptbogreens.org

Betsy McGregor

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Birthplace: Peterborough, Ont.

Education: Graduated from Queen Mary Public School, Peterborough Collegiate Vocational School and McMaster University. Attended the Ontario Veterinary College, where she earned a doctorate in veterinary medicine.

Profession: Teacher, public servant

Children: One son

Career Background: Worked abroad for the United Nations. After returning to Canada she helped formulate policy within Agriculture Canada and Industry Canada and represented the Canadian government at international events organized by UNESCO and the World Bank. Won the Head of the Public Service Award in 1998, given for excellence in public policy and for fostering youth leadership. She subsequently spent two years at Harvard Medical School, where she co-ordinated a global think-tank on science, governance and ethics.

Community Activities: Has served on numerous boards of directors of voluntary organizations, delivered workshops at summer camps and worked with young people who are interested in science, leadership, and ethics.

Mailing address:

971 Lansdowne St. W

Peterborough, Ont.

K9J 1Z5

Contact information:

Campaign office: 705-742-3138

After hours: 705-930-6555

betsymcgregor@nexicom.net

betsymcgregor.ca

Elaine Couto

Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada

Profession: Receptionist

Electoral History

Provincial: Ran unsuccessfully as an Independent in Etobicoke Centre in 1999.

Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in Hamilton West in 1993, Guelph-Wellington (abolished in 2004) in 1997, and St. Catharines in 2000, 2004 and 2006.

Contact information:

www.mlpc.ca

Steven Sharpe

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Education: Attended the Trent-Queens Concurrent Education program

Profession: Teacher

Career Background: Currently works as a secondary school math and physics teacher at Lakefield District Secondary School. Is branch president for the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation. Was employed at the Canadian Environmental Modelling Centre.

Contact information:

stevesharpe@ndp.ca

peterboroughndp.ca/SteveSharpe.htm

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