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Toronto Candidates and Ridings – 2014 Elections
Riding Name Party Background Contact information Beaches –East York
Michael Prue NDP Chair, Standing Committee on Estimates
Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
Critic, Finance
Critic, Citizenship and Immigration
Worked as counsel to the Minister of Employment and Immigration.
Former Mayor of East York
Helped maintain and expand investment in services such as child care, and children’s programs. He supported city measures to improve housing for seniors, children, and the disabled.
Has championed issues such as child poverty, improved conditions for people on social services, better investment in education and housing.
Arthur Potts Liberal Co-founded a waste management company that recycled unwanted wood into usable end products.
Ran for Toronto City Council in 1994.
2362 Danforth Ave. Toronto, M4C 1K7 E: [email protected] T: 647.725.2025 www.votepotts.ca
Nicholas Johnson PC Is committed to restoring economic health and improving the quality of life in the community and in the province
Has lived and worked around the world as a journalist specializing in business and finance.
Worked as a senior editor with Bloomberg News
Worked as an investment reporter in the Toronto newsroom of The Globe and Mail
2158 Queen Street East [email protected] www.bey.ontariopc.com
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Riding Name Party Background Contact information Began his career at an environmental
NGO that promoted cooperation among government, business and grassroots community activists.
Davenport Jonah Schein NDP Critic, Greater Toronto Area Issues
Member, Standing Committee on Justice Policy
Critic, Environment
Has worked as a teacher, social worker, and community organizer.
Has been a strong advocate for public transit and cycling, renewable energy, sustainable food, precarious workers, strengthened tenant protection, and social assistance reform.
1674 St. Clair Ave West, T: 416-535-3158 | E: [email protected] www.jonahscheinmpp.ca
Cristina Martins Liberal Currently president of the Federation of Portuguese Canadian Business & Professionals, the deputy chair of the Greater Toronto Business Association and a director with the European Union Chamber of Commerce in Toronto.
Has a wide breadth of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
1134 Dupont St. E: [email protected] T: (416) 538-1669 www.votecristinamartins.ca
Lan Daniel PC She has worked as an electronic technician, a manufacturing technologist and owns her own small business, a printing company.
Economic focus, encourage growth of small businesses, creation of jobs
www.landaniel.ca
Don Valley East Michael Coteau Liberal Previously served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.
Former TDSB Trustee
Advocated for student nutrition, community use of space and the use of educational technology. He initiated the Community Use of Schools motion that
2062 Sheppard Avenue East E: [email protected] T: (416) 494-6856 http://www.michaelcoteau.onmpp.ca
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Riding Name Party Background Contact information drastically cut user fees and made the schools more accessible to groups that offer programs for children.
Angela Kennedy PC Registered Nurse and four-term elected School Trustee
Worked with government to support and manage the health-care and education
Played a critical role in developing and obtaining provincial funding for an innovative community health care model called DECNET (heavily involved in education programs addressing diabetes
Trustee for the Toronto Catholic District School Board
http://www.dve.ontariopc.com
Akil Sadakali NDP Computer scientist currently working in mobile industry
E: [email protected] T: 416-444-9737
Don Valley West Kathleen Wynne Liberal Premier
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Minister of Agriculture and Food
Fairness, diversity, collaboration and creativity
Has served as Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Minister of Transportation, and Minister of Education.
Served as a Public School Trustee in Toronto
David Porter PC Chartered Accountant with more than two decades of senior-level experience in the financial services industry
Serves as Managing Director at BMO Capital Markets,
Though various charity and volunteer opportunities, he has developed a recognition of the importance of grassroots participation in the
895 Lawrence Ave. E Toronto, Ontario T: (416) 970-3345 E: [email protected] www.electdavidporter.ca
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Riding Name Party Background Contact information development of strong communities.
Khalid Ahmed NDP Youth worker
Promotes arts & culture in South Asian community
Member of PAK seniors forum
Eglinton-Lawrence Mike Colle Liberal Member, Standing Committee on Estimates
Member, Standing Committee on Social Policy
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transportation
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure
Served as TTC commissioner and was chair of the TTC from 1988 to 1994. He also taught high school history at St. Michael’s College School
2882 Dufferin Street E: [email protected] T: 416-781-2395 www.mikecolle.onmpp.ca
Robin Martin PC Trial lawyer specializing in general commercial and environmental litigation and medical malpractice.
Robin later worked as a public policy consultant and developed substantive expertise in the area of energy policy.
Acted as Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister of Health
As a volunteer working with health organizations like the CCSI
www.eglintonlawrence.ontariopc.com
NDP
Etobicoke Centre (no incumbent)
Pina Martino PC Trained lawyer, served as a deputy judge in the Ontario Small Claims Court division.
Until her nomination as the PC Candidate, Pina worked as the Special Advisor on Issues Management in the Office of Mayor Rob Ford for the City of Toronto
Prior to the Mayor’s Office, Pina worked
www.etobicokecentre.ontariopc.com/
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Riding Name Party Background Contact information at Queen’s Park, aiding Peter Shurman, MPP, Thornhill, in legislative affairs on the vital portfolio of Economic Development and Trade.
This followed her time as Legislative Advisor in the Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition, where she provided strategic advice to then interim PC Leader Bob Runciman and, prior to that, PC Leader John Tory.
Yvan Baker Liberal Owns and runs his own business, working as a management consultant
Yvan was a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group in Toronto and New York
Served our constituency as an Executive Assistant to a former MP for Etobicoke Centre
E: [email protected] T: 647-982-2537 www.voteyvanbaker.ca
Chris Jones NDP Senior Planner, Toronto & Region Conservation Authority
385 The West Mall, Etobicoke M9C 1E7 E: [email protected] T: 416-951-3531 www.chrisjonesndp.ca
Etobicoke-Lakeshore
Doug Holyday PC Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
Critic, Government Accountability
Critic, Greater Toronto Area Issues
Critic, Management Board of Cabinet
Critic, Greater Toronto Area Transportation
Strong proponent of accountable spending at city hall as Deputy Mayor.
700 Kipling, Unit 100 T: 416.364.2800 E: [email protected] www.etobicokelakeshore.ontariopc.com
Peter Milczyn Liberal Trained architect
Toronto City Councillor, Ward 5
currently Chair of the City's Planning and Growth Management Committee; TTC Commissioner; is a member of Mayor Ford's Executive Committee,
T: 416 392 4040 www.petermilczyn.com
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Riding Name Party Background Contact information BUILD Toronto and represents Council at the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.
P.C. Choo NDP former school board Trustee E: [email protected] www.pcchoo.ca
Etobicoke North Shafiq Qaadri Liberal Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Government Services.
Chair, Standing Committee on Justice Policy
Dr. Qaadri is a strong advocate of quality Public Healthcare, Education, Diversity and a Just Society
In 2006 he was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario's first Minister of Health Promotion
As a physician, the multilingual Dr. Qaadri has published and presented more than 700 articles on a variety of medical topics
E: [email protected] T: 416-745-2859 www.shafiqqaadri.onmpp.ca/
Tony Milone PC Has over 30 years of leadership and project management experience in international telecommunications and consulting
Worked for Bell Canada for nearly four decades
89 Bankfield Drive T: 415-533-1151 E:[email protected] www.etobicokenorth.ontariopc.com/
Nigel Barriffe NDP TDSB School teacher 2639 Islington Ave., Etobicoke, ON E: [email protected] www.nigelbarriffe.com
Parkdale-High Park Cheri DiNovo NDP Member, Select Committee on Developmental Services
Critic, Women's Issues
Critic, Community and Social Services
Chief Whip, Recognized Party
Known for tabling the most bills in the Legislature that have all three party’s support.
Has proposed a bill to fast-track
2849 Dundas Street West T: 416-763-5630 E: [email protected] www.cheridinovo.ca
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Riding Name Party Background Contact information benefits for workers suffering from PTSD.
founding member of Ruth’s Daughters of Canada, a multi-faith organization that aims to mobilize women of faith to work towards ending violence against women
Formerly the critic for Citizenship and Immigration.
Nancy LeBlanc Liberal Lawyer, public policy advisor, community activist, political volunteer and commentator.
Nancy is a member of the Board of Directors of the Parkdale Community Foodbank.
2184 Bloor Street West E: [email protected] T: 416-901-7618 www.nancyleblanc.ca
Jamie Ellerton PC Until recently was working for Karen Stintz’s mayoral election campaign
Pickering-Scarborough East
Tracy MacCharles Liberal Minister of Consumer Services
Serves on the Health, Education and Social Policy and the Legislation and Regulations Cabinet Committees.
Is most passionate about: health care, community health, education, employment, human rights, discrimination prevention, organizational change and effectiveness.
Past Chair of the Ontario Accessibility Standards Advisory Council with a mandate to advise the Minister of Community of Social Services on the implementation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. Also served on the Durham Board of Education’s Special Education Advisory Committee for over five years
300 Kingston Road, Unit 13 E: [email protected] T: 905-509-0336 www.tracymaccharles.onmpp.ca
Kevin Gaudet PC Currently Federal and Ontario Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
91 Rylander Blvd (Rylander Plaza) T: 416-283-5586
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Riding Name Party Background Contact information Accumulated experience in several
professional sectors including telecommunications, banking and the high tech industry.
E: [email protected] www.pse.ontariopc.com
Eileen Higdon NDP E: [email protected]
Scarborough Centre
Brad Duguid Liberal Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
Served previously as Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development and Innovation, Ontario’s Minister of Energy, and Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
E: [email protected] T: 647-932-6336 www.bradduguid.ca
David Ramalho PC
Carol Baker NDP Board of Directors of Scarborough West Community Legal Services, Midland Park Community Association, and TransCare Community Services
Steering committee member of Ontario Common Front
Scarborough-Southwest
Lorenzo Bernardinetti
Liberal Parliamentary Assistant to the Attorney General
Served on Scarborough, and Toronto City Councils
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour. As the Parliamentary Assistant
3090 Kingston Road E: [email protected] T: 416-261-9525 www.lorenzobernardinetti.onmpp.ca
Nita Kang PC Developed her own internet consulting business
Works as a real-estate agent
www.nitakang.com
Jessie Macaulay NDP Strong community leader 3557 St Clair Ave E. Scarborough E: [email protected]
Scarborough-Agincourt
Soo Wong Liberal Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
Served the Scarborough-Agincourt community as a Toronto District School Board Trustee
Healthcare a priority.
Agincourt Mall, 3850 Sheppard Ave E., Unit 320 (Across from the Scotiabank) E: [email protected] T: 416-519-2535 www.votesoowong.com
Liang Chen PC Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of 2900 Warden Ave, PO Box 92145
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Riding Name Party Background Contact information Management and was Associate Dean at the University of Toronto Scarborough
Has served on the boards of community organizations, and regularly contributes to charitable causes
Has small business experience in accounting and marketing
T: 6472228500 E: [email protected] www.scarboroughagincourt.ontariopc.com
Alex Wilson NDP church pastor
Chair of the Ministerial Association of Northeast Toronto
Volunteer chaplain at The Scarborough Hospital
4142A Sheppard Ave. E. E: [email protected] www.alexwilson.ca T: 416-559-4482 Address: 4142A Sheppard Avenue East
Scarborough-Guildwood
Mitzie Hunter Liberal Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Community and Social Services
CEO of the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance
Ensuring fair and inclusive access to employment and prosperity is a priority.
4366 Kingston Road E: [email protected] www.votehunter.ca
Ken Kirupa PC
Shuja Syed NDP Works in business & realty
Strong community advocate
Address: 7—3585 Lawrence Ave. East, E: [email protected] www.shujasyed.com
Scarborough-Rouge River
Bas Balkisoon Liberal Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education
Deputy Speaker and Chairman of the Committee of the Whole House.
Chair of the Jobs and Economic Policy Committee.
17 years in municipal politics.
www.basbalkisoon.com
Raymond Cho PC Member of Toronto City Council.
Vice-Chair, Parks and Environment Committee
Board of Management, Toronto Zoo
Member, Scarborough Community Council
Member, Civic Appointments
www.raymondcho.com
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Riding Name Party Background Contact information Committee
Member, Toronto Board of Health
Commissioner, Toronto Transit Commission
Founder and Chair, Global Youth Leaders
Worked as a Social Worker with Children's Aid Society and also with the Toronto District School Board.
Neethan Shan NDP Former TDSB school trustee
Exec Director of Council of Agencies Serving South Asians
E: [email protected] www.neethanshan.ca
St. Paul’s Eric Hoskins Liberal Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Employment
Previously served as Minister of Children and Youth Services and Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.
Spent nearly a decade as a doctor and humanitarian in war-torn regions in Africa and around the world.
Co-founded the international charity War Child Canada.
803 St. Clair Ave West E: [email protected] T: 416-656-0943 www.erichoskins.onmpp.ca
Justine DeLuce PC Chief Operating Officer and Broker of Record at Chestnut Park Real Estate
Served at Queen’s Park as a senior policy advisor for several Ministers in the Health and Long-Term Care and Citizenship, Culture and Recreation portfolios.
Particular interest in the issues of mental health, addictions and related research.
www.stpauls.ontariopc.com
NDP
Toronto Centre Glen Murray Liberal Currently
Minister of Infrastructure
Minister of Transportation
Former mayor of Winnipeg
E: [email protected] www.voteglenmurray.ca
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Riding Name Party Background Contact information Martin Abell PC Entrepreneur with interests in micro
brewing, sustainable agriculture and property management.
Volunteer involved with opportunities for youth-at-risk, and environmental stewardship and habitat conservation
25 McMurrich Street T: 6474054595 E: [email protected] www.torontocentre.ontariopc.com
Kate Sellar NDP Lawyer at Human Rights Legal Support Centre
E: [email protected] Website: www.katesellar.ca
Toronto-Danforth Peter Tabuns NDP Chair, Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills
Critic, Energy
Critic, Education
Dedicated environmentalist.
Former Executive Director of Greenpeace
Leads the charge towards a new energy economy
925 Danforth Avenue T: 647-350-8400. E:[email protected] www.petertabuns.com
Naomi Solomon PC Administrative law and commercial litigation lawyer
Currently engaged in developing policy and regulation for the securities industry.
Began her career with Ombudsman Ontario
www.torontodanforth.ontariopc.com
Rob Newman Liberal
Trinity-Spadina Rosario Marchese NDP Critic, Urban Transportation
Critic, Government Services
Caucus Chair
Former Cabinet Minister
8 years as a school trustee
Recognized for his work in field of elementary, secondary and post-secondary education
Currently tackling the growing problem of childhood obesity
808 Dundas Street West T: (416) 603-9664 E: [email protected] www.rosariomarchese.ca
Han Dong Liberal Studied Economics and Political 627 Queen St W
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Riding Name Party Background Contact information Science at the University of Toronto
8 years working at Queens Park
Toronto m5v2b7 E: [email protected] T: 416-479-4198 www.votehandong.ca
Roberta Scott PC 27 years serving as an Advanced Care Paramedic
President of the Toronto Paramedic Association
Vice-President of Ontario Paramedic Association
E: [email protected] www.trinityspadina.ontariopc.com
Willowdale David Zimmer Liberal Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
First elected in 2003
Before entering politics, he was chair of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation
Has practiced law for many years in Toronto and was an administrative law instructor in the Law Society’s Bar Admission Course
www.davidzimmer.onmpp.ca
Michael Ceci PC Works in a product management role at a national communications company as part of a specialized management development program
Served as a Trustee on the Queen’s University Board of Trustees
Has become a founding member of an organization that is striving to provide a clear path to meaningful and dignified employment opportunities for individuals with special needs.
79 Sheppard Ave W T: 416-222-CECI (2324) E: [email protected] www.willowdale.ontariopc.com
Alexander Brown NDP ESL teacher E: [email protected] www.willowdalendp.ca
York Centre Monte Kwinter Liberal Member, Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Employment
www.montekwinter.onmpp.ca
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Riding Name Party Background Contact information Has served as Minister of Consumer
and Commercial Relations, Minister of Financial Institutions, Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services and Solicitor General
Avi Yufest PC Former advisor to Tim Hudak
Volunteer with The Concerned Kids, a non-profit organization that educates children about drug prevention, standing up to bullying and coping with personal challenges
Currently assisting the North York Women's Shelter with their capital campaign program to fund a new shelter for abused women.
311 - 3768 Bathurst Street T: 416-631-0000 E: [email protected] www.yorkcentre.ontariopc.com
John Fagan NDP Lawyer
Community advocate for housing
York-South Weston Laura Albanese Liberal Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier
Chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic AffairsChair, Select Committee on Developmental Services Member, Standing Committee on Estimates Deputy Government Whip Member, Standing Committee on Government Agencies
www.lauraalbanese.onmpp.ca
Andrew French PC Over a decade of experience in financial services, he currently works as a mortgage agent.
Along with his family, he is active in supporting community organizations such as The Kidney Foundation of Canada, the Jamaican Canadian Association, and the African Canadian Heritage Association. Represented the
www.ysw.ontariopc.com
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Riding Name Party Background Contact information Ontario PC Party in the Ajax-Pickering riding in the 2011 provincial election
Paul Ferreira NDP Former MPP - elected in 2007
E: [email protected] www.voteferreira.ca
York West Mario Sergio Liberal Minister Responsible for Seniors
Minister without portfolio
Has served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Ministers of Consumer and Business Services, Municipal Affairs and Housing, Minister Responsible for Seniors, and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services.
Member of the York Finch Hospital Board; co-chair of the United Way of North York the Children’s Aid Society and American Public Works Association
www.mariosergio.onmpp.ca
Karlene Nation PC
Tom Rakocevic NDP Former assistant to Toronto Councillor Anthony Perruzza
E: [email protected] www.tomrakocevic.ca
