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Brandon - Souris
2008 Results
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Party: Christian Heritage Party
Birthplace: St-Claude, Man.
Profession: Accountant and financial consultant
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Angela
Children: Five
Career Background: Has been self-employed since 2000, working as a finance consultant with First Nation reserves and providing accounting services to small business clients. Worked at Ininew Financial Services 1998-2000, working as an accountant for First Nation reserves. Was with Transport Canada 1993-1998, working on various aspects of finance in accounts receivable and accounts payable. Is a member of the Certified General Accountants Association.
Community Activities: 2007 – current Parent’s Advisory Committee, École Gilbert Rosset, St-Claude, Man. 2006–2007 pastor, Pentecostal Faith Temple, Cat Lake, Ont. A member of the Somerset Bible Chapel.
Contact information:
Telephone: 204-526-7488
Fax: 866-271-7184
Lisa Gallagher
Party: Communist Party of Canada
Education: General studies degree from Brandon University.
Children: Five
Electoral History
Provincial: Defeated in Brandon West in 1999 and 2007 and in Brandon East in 2003.
Federal: Defeated in this riding in 2000, 2004 and 2006.
Contact information:
Phone: 204-571-1201
Merv Tweed
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthdate: Aug. 6, 1955
Age: 53
Birthplace: Medora, Man.
Education: Graduate of Brandon University.
Profession: Small business owner
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Bev
Children: Jennifer, Charles and Matthew
Career Background: Owner and operator of a car dealership for 19 years. Was active on professional business councils and associations, including as an executive member of the Killarney and Area Recreation Commission. Has also been a minor league sports supporter in the Killarney and Deloraine area.
Electoral History
Municipal: Was municipal councillor for five years and deputy reeve for the rural municipality of Brenda for three years.
Provincial: Was elected in Turtle Mountain in 1995, 1999 and 2003.
Federal: Was elected in Brandon-Souris in 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Committee: Federal: Chair of the committee and subcommittee of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Former member of standing committee on Canadian Heritage, standing committee on Citizenship and Immigration, and standing joint committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations. Provincial: Former member of the regulatory review committee. Also a former member of the Canada Pension Plan Task Force and was co-chair for the Working for Value Task Force from March to April 1996.
Caucus: Federal: Former critic for western economic diversification in 2004 and 2005. Provincial: Former minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism; former critic for Labour and Immigration Workers' Compensation Act, and Manitoba Liquor Control Commission.
Contact information:
Dave Barnes
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthdate: March 8, 1952
Age: 56
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Man.
Education: B.Sc. from the University of Manitoba and a B.Ed. from Brandon University.
Profession: Teacher
Career Background: Taught for several years at Neelin High School. Now runs the Eco program out of Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School. In 2000 his EcoOdyssey Outdoor School program won the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. He received the Manitoba Eco-Network Environmental Award in 2005.
Community Activities: Was a founding member and first president of the Brandon & Area Environmental Council. Has served on the boards of such organizations as Assiniboine Community College, Brandon Naturalists Society, The Marquis Project, and the Brandon Folk, Music & Art Society.
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M.J. Willard
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Education: Degree in wildlife conservation from the University of Missouri. Earned a medical degree in 1997.
Profession: Physician and veterinarian
Career Background: Currently the Manitoba and Saskatchewan representative to the College of American Pathologists and the secretary of the Canadian Association of Disabled Physicians. In 2002, moved to Brandon to work as a pathologist, becoming the department head of Westman Laboratory. Also worked for one year as a pathologist in Yorkton, Sask.
Contact information:
Telephone: 204-761-0229
Toll Free: 1-888-293-9440
John Bouché
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthdate: Feb. 23, 1955
Age: 53
Birthplace: Belgium
Education: Graduated from Louis Riel Collegiate in Winnipeg
Profession: Locomotive engineer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Michelle
Children: Dominique and Sophie
Career Background: Has worked for Canadian National Railway as a conductor and locomotive engineer since 1984.
Community Activities: Member of UTU and TCRC trade unions and the Brandon District Labour Council. Volunteers with Scouts, Knights of Columbus, Keystone Lions Club, Christmas Cheer Board and Operation Red Nose.
Contact information:
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