Ridings

John Williams

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

University Degree: Yes
Education: He enrolled in the B.A. Honours program at St. Thomas More College at the University of Saskatchewan in 1977. He was admitted to its college of law in 1980 and graduated with an Honours degree in political science and a bachelor of laws (LL.B.) degree in 1983.
Profession: Lawyer
Career Background: He articled as a law clerk to the Chief Justice of Saskatchewan, E. D. Bayda. In 1984, he was called to the bar. He joined the predecessor to the firm Rath Johnson Hart, becoming a partner in 1990 and, after a merger in 1997, a partner with Gerrand Rath Johnson, where he currently practices. As a member of the Canadian Bar Association, he has served two terms as chair of the South Criminal Justice Section for Saskatchewan and five years as a member of the provincial council. In 1995, he organized the South Saskatchewan Association of Criminal Defence Lawyers and served as its president. He is a member of the board of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers and serves as its secretary. In his community, he is a member of Christ the King church and has served as its music coordinator and a committee member since 1996. He has also coached with Hockey Regina and South Regina Community Soccer.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Suzanne
Children: four - David, Thomas, Carolyn and Janine

Dave Batters

Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Age: 34
Birthplace: Saskatchewan

University Degree: Yes
Education: B.A. in political studies from the University of Saskatchewan.
Career Background: He has held positions in the public and private sectors. For the past five years he has worked in the health care field as a pharmaceutical representative with Pfizer Inc.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Denise

Dick Proctor

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birth Date: Feb. 12, 1941
Age: 63
Birthplace: Toronto, ON

University Degree: Yes
Education: Holds a journalism degree from Carleton University.
Career Background: He has worked as a reporter for the Toronto Telegram, a publicist for CBC Television, and as a hockey and football reporter for the Globe and Mail. He was an assistant national director of public relations for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and director of research and communications for the National Union of Provincial Government Employees. He was also a project planner for Latin America at the Canadian Labour Congress. He was press secretary to Saskatchewan premier Allan Blakeney, as well as director for the Saskatchewan government office in Ottawa and communications officer for the Department of Health. He has served as executive assistant to Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis, chief of staff to federal NDP leader Ed Broadbent, and as federal secretary of the New Democratic Party of Canada. He was federal campaign manager for the NDP Saskatchewan 1993 general election and provincial secretary to the Saskatchewan NDP. In 1995, he was provincial campaign manager during the Saskatchewan election.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Merran
Children: three

Political History
Party: In Oct. 1997, he was the caucus representative on federal council and the co-chair of the NDP constitutional committee on the future of Canada.
Federal: Elected in Palliser in 1997 and 2000.

Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Committee: Former member: sub-committee on sports; national defence and veterans affairs; special committee on the modernization and improvement of the procedures of the House of Commons. Member: Agriculture and Agri-Food.
Caucus: Former critic areas: co-operatives; amateur sport; national defence. Critic areas: Agriculture and Agri-Food; Canadian Wheat Board; western economic diversification post-secondary education; labour; political party financing; Canada Post Corporation; sport. Currently NDP caucus chair.
Office Address: 11 Hochelaga St W, Moose Jaw, SK
Tel: (306) 691-3570
Capital Address: Room 315 East Block, House of Commons, Ottawa, ON
Tel: (613) 992-9115

Brian Rands

Party: Green Party of Canada

Harold Stephan

Party: Christian Heritage Party

Career Background: He and his wife own and operate a family business in Caronport – Farmtown Plumbing and Heating. They attend Hillcrest Apostolic Church in Moose Jaw where he teaches Sunday school to the junior boys. He is currently chaplain for a Christian motorcycle association and for Moose Jaw Camp of the Gideons. He also volunteers at a drug and alcohol detox centre as their spirituality speaker. With the help of his entire family, Harold has directed a Bible camp for 7 years. They are founders of Crossman Ministries, which ministers to youth and the needy in our society. The family has also worked with anti-abortion groups for many years.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Diane
Children: six