Ridings
232 Palliser
2006 Candidates:
RIDING PROFILE
This riding takes in the southwest corner of Regina (the area west
of Albert Street and south of the CP Rail line), plus the area south and
west of that city. Outside of Regina, the major population centre is Moose
Jaw.
One-sixth of the population are older than 65. Immigrants make up about
seven per cent.
The riding of Palliser depends on agriculture and the service sector.
Regina's airport is in the northeast part of the riding. The average family
income was $64,416 in 2001, and unemployment was 5.9 per cent.
Palliser was created in 1996, with most of its residents coming from the old Moose Jaw-Lake Centre and Regina-Wascana ridings.
Population: 67,282
Political History
In 2004, Conservative Dave Batters edged out New Democrat Dick Proctor
by 124 votes. Proctor had held the seat since 1997, never winning by more
than 3,000 votes.
Moose Jaw-Lake Centre was solidly Tory from 1958 to 1988, then narrowly
went to New Democrat Rod Laporte in the 1988 election. That same year,
voters in Regina-Wascana elected Tory Larry Schneider.
In 1993 Schneider was replaced by Liberal Ralph Goodale, who became the
minister of agriculture that same year. Goodale has continued to be elected
in Wascana and was named minister of finance in 2003.
Palliser:
1997, 2000 - NDP
2004 - CON
CANDIDATE PROFILES
Marcia Fogal
Party: Canadian Action Party
Education: BA in anthropology, B.Ed. (Education and English/Health), post-graduate Diploma in Psychology, M.Ed. in Educational
Psychology
Profession: Retired
Career Background: Teacher for 28 years in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. Spent 17 years as a counsellor in private practice
Campaign Address:
(306) 352-0598
m.fogal@accesscomm.ca
Dave Batters
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birth date: July 12, 1969
Age: 36
Birthplace: Estevan, Sask.
Education: BA in political studies from the University of Saskatchewan
Profession: Pharmaceutical representative
Marital status: Married
Name of spouse: Denise
Career background: Prior to being elected, he spent five years as a pharmaceutical representative with Pfizer Inc.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in Palliser in 2004
Political History
Committee: Member of the transport committee
Caucus: Saskatchewan chair for the Conservative party's National Immigration Consultation Process
Campaign office:
4606 Albert St., Regina Sask.,
(306) 347-7430
www.davebatters.com
davebatters@accesscomm.ca
Riding address:
411-310 Main St North, Moose Jaw, Sask.
(306) 691-3577
Ottawa address:
Room 542 Confed Bldg, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ont.
(613) 992-9115
Larissa Shasko
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birth Date: Jan. 23, 1982
Age: 23
Birthplace: Regina
Education:Attended the University of Regina. Pursuing BA degree in psychology and journalism at Athabasca University.
Has a certificate in Early Childhood Education and training in professional cooking from Siast Palliser Campus
Community Activities: Member of the Saskatchewan Centennial 2005 Committee of Moose Jaw (2005). Organized a youth art show.
A key planner of the Street Dance of the Century in Moose Jaw
Campaign Office:
(306) 684-3463
(306) 692-7925
lshasko@greenparty.ca
John Williams
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Education: Enrolled in the BA 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
Marital status: Married
Name of spouse: Suzanne
Children: David, Thomas, Carolyn and Janine
Career background: 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 practises. 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.
Community activities: Is a member of Christ the King church and has served as its music co-ordinator and a committee member
since 1996. He has also coached with Hockey Regina and South Regina Community Soccer.
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in the 2004 election in the riding of Palliser
Campaign Address:
1929 Albert St.,
Regina, Sask.
112 Manitoba St. W.,
Moose Jaw, Sask.
(306) 522-2024
johnwilliams@sasktel.net
www.jwilliams.ca
Jo-Anne Dusel
Party: New Democratic Party
Birthplace: Regina
Education: Studied Visual Arts at the University of Regina
Marital status: Partner
Name of spouse: Clark Pelat
Children: Two
Community activities: Participated in the Murals of Moose Jaw. Founding member of the Beyond Modern Studio Co-op. Served on the board of the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre. An emergency shelter worker at the Moose Jaw Transition House since 1994. Elected in 1995 to the Moose Jaw-Thunder Creek District Health Board and served as vice-chair from 1998 to 2003. Currently a member of the Five Hills Health Authority and its representative on the board of the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations
Campaign Office:
(306) 781-1991 (Regina)
(306) 691-5222 (Moose Jaw)
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