Ridings
169 Ottawa Centre
2006 Candidates:
RIDING PROFILE
This urban Ottawa riding contains the city's downtown core, many government
offices and Parliament Hill.
It stretches from the Ottawa River in the north to the Rideau River in
the south between
Shelbourne Road, Maitland Avenue, Merivale Road and Fisher Avenue in
west and Nicholas Street in east. It includes the residential areas of Westboro,
Highland Park, McKellar Park and Westboro Beach as well as Carleton University.
Renters outnumber homeowners 62 per cent to 38 per cent. More than 34 per
cent of the population have university degrees. The public service is the main
employer. Average family income is $84,956 and the unemployment rate is 6.8 per cent.
There are significant Italian, Chinese and Vietnamese communities. According
to the 2001 census, 9.7 per cent of the population lists French as their
mother tongue and 24 per cent are immigrants.
Ottawa Centre was created in 1966. In 1996, portions of Ottawa West and
Ottawa-Vanier were absorbed by Ottawa Centre. There was no change in the
riding in 2004.
Population: 113,662
Political History
Former New Democratic Party leader Ed Broadbent made his political comeback
here in 2004, defeating Liberal Richard Mahoney and seven other candidates.
Broadbent announced in May 2005 he would not run again. Broadbent was
an MP in Oshawa from 1968 to 1989 and the NDP leader from 1975 to 1989.
Liberal Mac Harb served as MP of Ottawa Centre from 1988 until his appointment
to the Senate in 2003. In 1993, the race in this riding pitted Harb against
New Democrat Marion Dewar, who was then the Ottawa mayor. After she lost
here, Dewar ran and was elected in a 1987 byelection in Hamilton Mountain,
but she was defeated in that riding in the 1988 general election.
Liberal George McIlraith, who was MP for Ottawa West from 1940 to 1965,
ran and won in Ottawa Centre in 1968. Liberal Hugh Poulin defeated Conservative
Hugh Segal in 1972 and 1974. In a 1978 byelection, PC Robert René de Cotret
won, but was defeated by Liberal John Evans in 1979 and 1980. In 1984,
New Democrat Mike Cassidy defeated Tory Dan Chilcott in a close race.
1968, 1972, 1974 - LIB
1978 byelection - PC
1979, 1980 - LIB
1984 - NDP
1988, 1993, 1997, 2000 - LIB
2004 - NDP
CANDIDATE PROFILES
Stuart Ryan
Party: Communist Party of Canada
Age: 59
Children: Two
Community Activities: CAW delegate to the Ottawa Labour Council
Campaign Office:
(613) 232-7108
stuartryan@sympatico.ca
Keith Fountain
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birth Date: April 15, 1965
Age: 40
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ont.
Education: Studied Political Science and International Politics at McGill University in Montreal
Profession: Foreign affairs
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Jacqueline Bogden
Children: Kira
Career Background:
Joined the Foreign Service after graduating from McGill. Postings in Pakistan, Poland and Malaysia.
In Ottawa, he has worked on trade policy, relations with India
and was assigned to the Privy Council Office for two years.
In 2003, he was the Charge d'affaires with responsibility for opening Canada's
Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. He is currently Deputy Director for Afghanistan at Foreign Affairs.
David Chernushenko
Party: Green Party of Canada
Age: 40
Education: BA in Political Studies from Queen's University. Master's in International Relations from Cambridge University
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two
Career Background: Consultant to several corporations, manufacturers and governments on how to use sustainable management
practices, including energy efficiency and cleaner production to save money and create new business opportunities. Founder and
volunteer president of Clean Air Champions, a national clean air and fitness advocacy group. Appointed to the International Olympic
Committee's advisory Commission on Sport and the Environment in 1998 and remains an active member. Frequent speaker locally, nationally
and internationally on how to promote healthier and more vibrant economies and communities. Currently, owner and president of Green
and Gold Inc., an Ottawa-based business that provides strategic advice to private, public and non-profit organizations.
Electoral History
Provincial: Defeated in Ottawa South in 2003
Federal: Defeated in Ottawa Centre in 2004
Telephone: (613) 860-1330
Anwar Syed
Party: Independent
Birthplace: India
Education: Engineering degree from the University of Bombay; working on Master's degree
in engineering at Carleton University
Profession: Engineer
Telephone: (613) 769-3623
Website: http://anwarsyed.blogspot.com
Richard Mahoney
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Profession: Lawyer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Kathy
Children: Tara, Kieran, Aidan
Career Background:
He has worked as a Special Assistant to former Prime Minister John Turner and several senior cabinet ministers.
He was an executive assistant to Paul Martin from 1988 to 1990. He is counsel to the law firm Fraser Milner Casgrain
LLP, where he has practised public and regulatory law advocacy.
He has represented refugee claimants, immigrants requiring legal aid and new Canadians.
He is also a senior vice-president at Borealis Capital.
Community Activities: He was a Director of Royal Ottawa Health Care Foundation for seven years.
Ottawa City Council appointed him the Capital Ward representative for
City Steering Committee on Traffic Calming in 2001. He has also been involved with Glebe Community Association Traffic
Committee.
He is an active volunteer for the Glebe's Good Morning Pre-School. He has served on the Board of Directors of CARE Canada.
Electoral History
Party: President of Liberal Party, 1992-95
President of the Young Liberals of Canada in the mid-eighties
Federal: Defeated in Ottawa Centre in 2004
Riding Address:
340 McLeod
Ottawa, Ont.
K2P 1A4
(613) 321-1704
John Akpata
Party: Marijuana Party
Age: 33
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alta.
Education: BA (Hons.) in English Literature
Profession: Writer
Community Activities: Member of Ottawa's first Slam Poetry Team and competed in Chicago in August of 2003.
Won Ottawa's CBC Poetry Face off in 2004
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Ottawa South in 2004
Riding Contact:
(613) 565-2848
johnakpata@storm.ca
www.mudsharkaudio.com/akpata.htm
Christian Legeais
Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
Year of Birth: 1951
Age: 53
Birthplace: Algeria
Education: Studied history at the University of Quebec at Montreal
Profession: Researcher
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two sons and a daughter
Career Background: Works mainly in research and printing; was editor at two french newspapers in Ontario
Community Activities: Was member of the board of Action Santé Outaouais, a founding member of NOWAR-PAIX
(Network to Oppose War and Racism). Spokepesron for Justice for Mohammed Harkat committee
Political History
Federal: Defeated in Pontiac-Gatineau-Labelle in 2000. Defeated in Hull-Aylmer in 2004
Campaign Office:
(613) 276-9102
ottawa-all@cpcml.ca
Paul Dewar
Party: New Democratic Party
Education: B.Ed. from Queen¹s University
and BA in Political Science and
Economics from Carleton University
Profession: Teacher
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Julia Sneyd
Children: Two
Career Background: Constituency assistant to MPP Evelyn Gigantes, taught at D. Roy Kennedy and Hopewell Elementary Schools and
was vice-President of the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary School Teachers' Federation
Community Activities: Involved in establishing the Ottawa Elementary Teachers'
Humanity Fund, providing donations to projects in developing
countries, organized the Community Forum on Public Education and was actively involved with the Coalition for a
Healthy Ottawa and
the Partnership for a Pesticide Bylaw.
Involved with the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services
Organization, the First United Church, Old Ottawa East Community
Association and Fair Vote Canada
Riding Address:
520 Bronson Avenue, 1st Floor,
Ottawa, ON, K1R 7Y9
Tel.:(613) 232-1888
pauldewar@ndp.ca
http://www.ndp.ca/pauldewar/welcome
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