Ridings
175 Parkdale-High Park
2006 Candidates:
RIDING PROFILE
This west Toronto riding runs from mansions along the Humber River to boarding
houses near the Queen Street Mental Health Centre.
It stretches from Lake Ontario in the south to the CP Rail line in the
north between the Humber River and the CN tracks and Dufferin Street. High
Park and the Junction neighbourhoods are in this riding.
It is home to a mix of longtime and new Canadians, with an immigrant
population of 42 per cent. It also has a large Polish-speaking community.
Primary employment sectors are manufacturing and service sector. Rentals
outnumber homeowners, 62 per cent to 38 per cent. Average family income
is $76,648 and unemployment is 6.6 per cent.
Parkdale-High Park was established in 1976 from portions of the former
ridings of Parkdale, High Park-Humber Valley and Davenport. In 1996 a
part of York South-Weston was added. In 2004, the southeastern boundary
moved from Atlantic Avenue to Dufferin Street.
Political
History
Liberal Sarmite Bulte has held this riding since 1997, most recently defeating
New Democrat Peggy Nash in 2004.
Parkdale riding was Conservative from 1917 until 1949, then voted PC
again in 1957 and 1958.
Liberal Stanley Haidasz was MP from 1962 to 1974. He was Canada's first
minister of state for multiculturalism and was appointed to the Senate
in 1978. In the newly formed Parkdale-High Park riding, PC Yuri Shymko
won the 1978 byelection, then was defeated by Liberal Jesse Flis in 1979.
In 1984, PC Andrew Witer defeated Flis, but Flis regained office in 1988
and the riding has elected Liberals since then.
1978 byelection - PC
1979, 1980 - LIB
1984 - PC
1988, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 - LIB
CANDIDATE PROFILES
Jurij Klufas
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Education: Studied political science in Rome
Profession: Businessman
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Evhenia
Children: Four
Career Background: Business owner and an executive in the television industry,
specializing in production and international syndication
Community Activities: Founder and president of the annual Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Parkdale-High Park in 2004
Riding Address:
2238 Dundas Street West
Suite 101
Toronto, ON M6R 3A9
Sarmite Bulte
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birth Date: Sept. 27, 1953
Age: 52
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ont.
Education: BA from the University of Toronto and an LL.B. from the University of Windsor
Profession: Lawyer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Steven Treiber
Children: David, Lara and Alex
Career Background: Ran her own law firm for 18 years
Community Activities: Founding member of Women Entrepreneurs of Canada.
Founding member and past director of the WEC Foundation.
Past president and chair of the Canadian Stage Company.
Member of the governing council of the Latvian National Federation in Canada.
Member of the board of education and cultural foundation of Latvian National Federation in Canada.
Director of the Council of Business and the Arts in Canada
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in Parkdale-High Park in 1997, 2000 and 2004
Political History
Parliamentary Secretary: August 2000-January 2003 - to Minister of Canadian Heritage
July 2004 - Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for Status of Women
Committee: Former chair: sub-committee on International Trade, Trade
Disputes and Investment; Canadian Heritage
Former member: Joint Committee on Official Languages;
Citizenship and Immigration; Justice and Human Rights
Member: Canadian Heritage; Status of Women
Caucus: Chair of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Women Entrepreneurs.
Former Chair of the Liberal Caucus Committee on the Canadian
Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission(CRTC).
Member of PM's Task Force on Youth Entrepreneurship.
Liberal Caucus Task Force on Financial Insitutions.
Chair, Liberal CBC Caucus Committee.
2004 - Elected Chair of the Ontario Liberal Caucus
Riding Address:
2201 Dundas Street West
Toronto, ON
(416) 537-4224
Peggy Nash
Party: New Democratic Party
Profession: Union representative
Marital Status: Partner
Name of Spouse: Carl
Children: Three sons
Career Background: Senior CAW representative. Led the development of pioneering programs for women, including negotiated
women advocates in the workplace, anti-harassment policies and training, and
CAW women leadership courses. Headed the CAW Task Force on Working Class Politics in the 21st Century
Community Activities: Selected as a Canadian observer for the first post-Apartheid
election in South Africa which saw Nelson Mandela elected president. Member of the Board of METRAC, a Toronto agency committed to
ending violence against women
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Parkdale-High Park in 2004
Riding Address:
2962 Dundas St West
Toronto, ON M6P 1Y8
(416) 769-5072
Rob Rishchynski
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: M.Sc. in Geography and has post-graduate diplomas in GIS and Public Administration
Profession: Geographer
Career Background:
Member of the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors. Information and technology manager, specializing in
geographic information systems
Community Activities: Served on the Toronto executive of Fair Vote Canada
Campaign Contact:
(416) 533-2030
Terry Parker
Party: Marijuana Party of Canada
Birth Date: Sept. 11, 1955
Age: 50
Birthplace: Toronto, Ont.
Career Background: Worked in construction, masonry, and as an assistant to quadrapalegic individuals
Community Activities: Former member and volunteer for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Parkdale-High Park in 2000 and 2004
Campaign Office:
55 Triller Avenue
Toronto, ON
(416) 533-7756
Lorne Gershuny
Party: Marxist-Leninist Party
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Parkdale-High Park in 2000, 2004
Campaign Contact:
(416) 253-4475
Beverly Bernardo
Party: No Affiliation
Age: 60
Profession: Garment industry worker
Career Background: Active in the union movement for many years. Was a worker correspondent for the Militant, a
socialist newsweekly, during the Mohawk-Canadian Forces confrontation in Kanesatake/Oka in 1990. Participated in protests against the
Liberal government of B.C.'s policies on health, education and union rights
Political History: Describes herself as the Communist League candidate in Parkdale-High Park. The Communist League is not a
registered party in this election
Campaign Contact:
(416) 535-9140
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