Ridings
144 Kitchener Centre
2006 Candidates:
RIDING PROFILE
This southern Ontario riding contains part of the city of Kitchener. The
riding spreads east and west from the downtown core of the riding
to encompass a range of older and newer subdivisions.
It extends from the Conestoga Parkway and Highway 8 in the south to the
CN Rail line in the north and from Trussler Road and Highland Road in
the west to the Grand River.
The area is known for the strength of its German heritage, with
a nine per cent German population. Manufacturing is the most
important industry with retail trade second. Average family income
is $64,306 and unemployment is 5.9 per cent.
The riding of Kitchener was created in 1966 from Waterloo North and South.
In 1996, the name changed to Kitchener Centre. In 2004, a portion of the
Kitchener-Waterloo riding was added in the northwest.
Population: 109,800
Political History
In 2004, Liberal Karen Redman defeated Conservative Thomas Ichim by 8,852
votes, winning a third term of office. The riding has swung between supporting
the Conservatives and the Liberals. Conservative MP John Reimer won in
1979, 1984 and 1988, but was defeated by Liberal Peter Lang in 1980 and
Liberal John English in 1988.
Kitchener:
1968, 1972, 1974 - LIB
1979 - PC
1980 - LIB
1984, 1988 - PC
1993 - LIB
Kitchener Centre:
1997, 2000, 2004 - LIB
CANDIDATE PROFILES
Steven Cage
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Education: Bachelor's and Master's of Business Administration degrees from
York University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian
Bankers
Profession: Investment banker
Career Background: Local investment adviser with over 20 years of financial management experience
Community Activities: Previously was a business news broadcaster on 570AM Kitchener radio.
Occasional guest lecturer at Richard Ivey School of
Business (University of Western Ontario).
Public Representative on the Provincial Appeals
Committee of the Human Resource Professionals Association of
Ontario, a Director of the Confederation Club of Waterloo
Region, a Member of Communitech, a conservative business
association of Waterloo Region, the local Chamber of Commerce,
and actively supports local United Way and Cancer Society
fundraisers
Electoral History
Party: Active member of the Kitchener Centre Provincial PC Riding
Association and is Past President of the federal Conservative
Riding Association
Campaign Address:
1500 Weber St. E., Unit 3, Kitchener, Ont., N2A 2Y5
519-742-7381
cage@kitchenercentrecpc.ca
www.stevencage.ca
Martin Suter
Party: Communist Party of Canada
Profession: Former truck driver
Career Background: Truck driver now on ODSP disability pension
Community Activities:
Electoral History
Second-time Communist candidate in this riding
Riding Address:
Tel.: (519) 584-7531
mart2@sgci.com
www.communist-party.ca
Tony Maas
Party: Green Party of Canada
Age: 33
Education: Bachelor of Environmental Science from Royal Roads University in Victoria, B.C. and a diploma in Environmental
Technology from Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. Graduate student at the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo
Profession: Policy researcher with the University of Victoria's POLIS Project on Ecological Governance
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Carol
Community Activities: Involved in a local community garden
Campaign Address:
519-749-2587
tmaas@greenparty.ca
Karen Redman
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birth Date: Jan. 8, 1953
Age: 53
Birthplace: Kitchener, Ont.
Education: BA in English from the University of Waterloo
Profession: Writer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Warren
Children: Abby, Laura, Joe and Jim
Community Activities: Sat on a number of committees and councils including: Health
and Social Services Committee, Planning and Economic Development,
Family and Children's Services, Administration and Finance,
Public Works and Transportation and Social Planning Council.
Community Involvement:
Active church member at St. Andrew's Presbyterian,
has been an Elder with St. Andrew's since 1991.
Has also been a member of various community-based organizations
including: the Canadian Federation of University Women (K-W
Branch); Learning Disabilities Association (K-W Branch);
Cambridge Writer's Collective, and The Rotary Club of
Kitchener
Electoral History
Municipal: 1994-97 - Councillor in Kitchener's Centre Ward. Councillor
with Regional Municipality of Waterloo. 1988-94 - Trustee with Waterloo County Bd of Education
Federal: Elected in Kitchener Centre in 1997, 2000, 2004
Political History
Parliamentary Secretary: Formerly to the Minister of Environment
Committee: Former Member: Finance; Environment and Sustainable
Development; Health; the Library of Parliament; the Legislative
Committee on the Clarity Bill; sub-committee on Tax Equity for
Canadian Families with Dependent Children; Human Resources
Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities;
Sub-Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities;
Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Member: Procedure and House Affairs; Board of Internal Economy
Caucus: Former Vice-Chair of the Ontario Liberal Caucus.
Served as Member of Task Force on Women Entrepreneurs and on the
the Prime Minister's Task Force on Seniors.
Jul 20/04 - Chief Government Whip
Campaign Address:
907 Frederick St., Unit 7, Kitchener, Ont., N2B 2B9
519-570-2001
karen@karenredman.com
www.karenredman.com
Riding Address:
2-105 King St. E., Kitchener, Ont.
519-741-2001
Ottawa Address:
Room 301, Justice Building, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ont.
613-995-8913
Richard Walsh Bowers
Party: New Democratic Party
Profession: Professor
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Hilary
Career Background: Prior to teaching, he worked for 10 years as a clinical psychologist, primarily in child and family services
at the Kitchener-Waterloo Health Centre. Professor of Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University.
He served as co-ordinator of the graduate program in Community
Psychology. Served on the University-Faculty
Association Employment Equity Committee and was honoured as
the University's Outstanding Teacher of 1999
Community Activities: Contributed to community by
promoting prevention of violence against women and
strengthening children's social-emotional development using
drama; supporting community services for psychiatric consumer/
survivors; researching and providing public education about
ethics of mental health professionals and the clergy.
Since 1979, has acted in or directed numerous productions
with local community theatres, universities, and churches.
Recently he received the Best Out-Of-Festival Actor Award
from the Western Ontario Drama League
Electoral History
Provincial: Defeated in Waterloo-Wellington in 1999, 2003
Federal: Defeated in Kitchener-Waterloo in 2000, defeated in Kitchener Centre in 2004
Campaign Address:
162 Victoria St. S., Kitchener, Ont., N2G 2B5
519-896-3575
richard@walshbowers.ca
www.walshbowers.ca
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