Ridings
137 Halton
2006 Candidates:
RIDING PROFILE
This riding in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area has a large
and rapidly increasing population. It contains the town of Milton and parts
of Oakville and Burlington.
The southeast boundary of the riding is Dundas Street East, Eighth Line,
Queen Elizabeth Way and Upper Middle Road. In the northwest, the riding
extends to Highway 7, Tremaine Road, No. 5 Side Road and Highway 401.
The economy is based on manufacturing and the service sector. Many residents
commute to jobs in and around Toronto. Average family income is $103,617
and unemployment is a low 3.5 per cent.
The riding of Halton existed from 1867 to 1986. It then became Halton-Peel,
by combining portions of York-Peel, Brampton-Georgetown, Burlington and
Halton. Halton was re-established in the 1996 redistribution by combining
the ridings of Halton-Peel and Oakville-Milton. In 2004, the northern
boundary of Halton riding was moved south and a small portion of Burlington
was added in the southeast.
Population:
100,055
Political History
In 2004, Liberal Gary Carr won, 5,638 votes ahead of Conservative Dean
Martin. Liberal Julian Reed served three terms from 1993-2004.
Before Reed, the Halton-Peel riding was held for one term by Progressive
Conservative Garth Turner, who was minister of national revenue under
Brian Mulroney. His predecessor in Halton was the PCs' Otto Jelinek, who
moved into the Oakville-Milton riding in 1988.
Halton:
1891-1930 inclusive - CON
1935-49 inclusive - LIB
1953, 1957, 1958 - PC
1962, 1963, 1965, 1968 - LIB
1972 - PC
1974 - LIB
1979, 1980, 1984 - PC
Halton-Peel:
1988 - PC
1993 - LIB
Halton:
1997, 2000, 2004 - LIB
CANDIDATE PROFILES
Garth Turner
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birth date: March 14, 1949
Age: 56
Birthplace: Woodstock, Ont.
Education: University of Toronto, BA Honours (English Literature), 1972
Profession: Journalist
Marital status: Married
Name of spouse: Dorothy
Career background: He is an author, broadcaster, columnist, speaker and entrepreneur.
Over the past decade, he has authored seven books on business
and finance, hosted business television show, and has travelled
nationally as a speaker. He has held positions with the Globe and Mail, Sun Media,
Maclean's, CTV and other major media corporations.
Six years ago, he founded Toronto-based Millennium Media
Television, of which he is CEO, one of the country's largest
independent producers of network television programming.
He and his wife founded the Credit River Company three years
ago in Caledon, which has purchased, restored and is operating
several heritage landmarks, including the 1888 Belfountain
Village Store, the 1855 Cataract Inn and 1828 Caledon Inn.
Community activities: He serves as a national director of the Vancouver-based Sierra
Legal Defence Fund. He has served as national spokesperson for the Alzheimer
Society of Canada, and has spoken across Canada on the need for
better policies to deal with our aging population.
Electoral History
Federal: First elected in Halton-Peel in 1988; defeated in 1993
Political History
Cabinet: Served as minister of National Revenue in 1993
Campaign Address:
905-330-8581
electgarth@garth.ca
www.garth.ca
Kyle Grice
Party: Green Party of Canada
Age: 35
Education: Holds a B.Sc. from Brock University and his Doctor of Chiropractic from New York Chiropractic College
Profession: Chiropractic
Marital status: Married
Children: One
Career background: He has been practising chiropractic and acupuncture for eight years
and taught at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic School for six years in Anatomy, and Principles and Practice of Chiropractic
Campaign Address:
1197 Cobban Rd., Milton, Ont., L9T 5R9
905-876-9080
krice@greenparty.ca
Gary Carr
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birth date: Aug. 14, 1955
Age: 50
Birthplace: Toronto, Ont.
Education: Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, graduate in Business Administration; MBA from Athabasca University in 2002;
went to Michigan State on a hockey scholarship
Profession: Businessman
Marital status: Married
Name of spouse: Teresa
Children: Gavin, Lindsay and Makenzie
Career background: After attending Michigan State, he returned to play for the
Toronto Marlboros. He was the all-star goalie for the Marlboros, the 1975 Memorial Cup champion.
Drafted by the Boston Bruins, he played for four years in their farm system in the International and American Hockey
Leagues. He then signed as a free agent with the Quebec Nordiques (now the Colorado Avalanche), where he played two
more years in the American Hockey League. He is involved in business administration and sales management in
transportation industry. He has been sales and marketing manager for 01 Cablesystems.
Electoral History
Party: Former president, Oakville-Milton Federal PC Association
Provincial: Elected: in Oakville South in 1990, 1995; in Oakville in 1999;
Did not run in 2003
Federal: Elected as Liberal in Halton in 2004
Political History
Committee: Ontario: Co-chair, government task force on strict discipline for young
offenders; served on finance and economic, justice, and public
accounts committees; federal: chair, subcommittee on private members' business of procedure and
House affairs; member: public accounts
Caucus: Ontario: Former deputy PC House leader; former critic for economic development and trade.
federal: currently serves as a member of the special caucus committee
on immigration
Campaign Address:
184 Main St., Milton, Ont.,
905-467-8683
votegarycarr@hotmail.com
www.garycarr.ca
Riding Address:
14 Martin St., Milton, Ont.
905-693-0166
Ottawa Address:
Confederation Building, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ont.
613-996-7046
Anwar Naqvi
Party: New Democratic Party
Birthplace: Aligarh, India
Profession: Lawyer
Marital status:
Name of spouse:
Children:
Career background: Lawyer, author and poet, and human rights activist;
born in India, later moved to Pakistan where, after years of
speaking out against the dictatorships destroying the country,
was eventually jailed; founded a law firm that specializes in tax and corporate law.
Well-known writer in his native language; has published six
works including political commentary, fiction and poetry
Served two terms as president of the Niagara Falls Red Cross
Electoral History
Provincial: Defeated in Oakville in 2003
Federal: Defeated in Halton in 2004
Campaign Address:
anwarnaqvi@ndp.ca
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