Ridings
258 Edmonton-Strathcona
2006 Candidates:
RIDING PROFILE
This central Edmonton riding is bounded by the North Saskatchewan River in the north, by Whitemud Creek and the North Saskatchewan River in the west, by Highway 2, Whitemud Drive and Highway 14 in the south, and by the city limits in the east. The historic district of Old Strathcona is here, centred on Whyte Avenue and 104th Street.
Nearly 17 per cent of this riding's residents are immigrants. The north
of the riding is also home to many of Edmonton's francophones.
Education and the service sector are the major employers. More than 24
per cent of residents have a university degree. The average family earned
$69,415 in 2001, and unemployment was 6.4 per cent.
This riding was established in 1952. In the 2004 redistribution it lost about 18 per cent of its residents and gained about 9,000 from Edmonton Southeast.
Population: 98,974
Political History
Rahim Jaffer has held this riding for the past three terms. He won under
the Reform banner in 1997, with a 3,000-vote win over Liberal Ginette
Rodger. In 2004, he fended off Liberal Debby Carlson, who was the MLA
for Edmonton-Ellerslie, winning by 5,032 votes.
Before Jaffer, the seat was held by Reform's Hugh Hanrahan, who took
it from the PCs in 1993. Up to that point, the Progressive Conservatives
had held the riding in all but one race since 1958.
1953 - LIB
1957 - SC
1958, 1962, 1963, 1965 - PC
1968 - LIB
1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1988 - PC
1993, 1997 - REF
2000 - CA
2004 - CON
CANDIDATE PROFILES
Rahim Jaffer
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birth date: Dec. 15, 1971
Age: 34
Birthplace: Uganda
Education: Holds a bachelor of social sciences degree in political science and economics from the University of Ottawa. He also studied French.
Profession: business person
Marital status: Single
Career background: Served as legislative assistant to Liberal MP Dennis Mills from 1989 - 1992. At present, he and his family own a Grabbajabba franchise and operate a coffee bar in Old Strathcona and a bakery cafe in West Edmonton. In the community, he is a member of the Old Strathcona Foundation, the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in Edmonton-Strathcona in 1997, 2000 and 2004
Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Committee: Former vice-chair: Industry; Environment and Sustainable Development; joint committee on Official Languages. Former member: Industry; Environment and Sustainable Development; Public Accounts; special joint committee to amend Section 93 of the Constitution Act, 1867 concerning the Quebec School System. Member: Finance, Official Languages. Member: Citizenship and Immigration
Caucus: Served as interim deputy leader for the Canadian Alliance. Former critic areas: Intergovernmental Affairs; Industry; Environment; National Revenue and Canada Customs (CCRA); Foreign Affairs (Central & Eastern Europe & the Middle East). Became the Conservative party's national revenue critic in January 2004. Foreign Affairs (Central & Eastern Europe & the Middle East). Critic for infrastructure and communities
Campaign Office:
7616 Gateway Boulevard
Edmonton, Alta.
(780) 495-8404
Ottawa Office
Room 418 Justice Bldg
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ont.
(613) 995-7325
Cameron Wakefield
Party: The Green Party of Canada
Age: 37
Birthplace: Red Deer, Alta.
Education: Holds a B.Sc. in physics as well as two years of postgraduate electrical engineering studies from McGill University
Career background: He works in customer service. Is a member of the board of directors of the local Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) chapter, a volunteer with the Sierra Club, and president of the Alberta chapter of the Green Party of Canada since 2003
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Edmonton-Strathcona in 2004
Campaign Office:
(780) 484-5211
cwakefield@greenparty.ca
Andy Hladyshevsky
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Education: Received his University degrees from the University of Alberta: a B.Sc. (with distinction), a Law Degree and an MBA
in 1987
Career Background: Member of the law firm, Fraser Milner Casgrain. Has been a practicing lawyer since 1980; appointed Queen's
Counsel in 2000. Practice involves a broad range of entrepreneurial-based corporate and commercial services and he acts for a variety
of Alberta-based private and public companies. He has been teaching a commercial law course through the Faculty of Extension at the
University of Alberta since 1994. He is a regular presenter across Canada and North America for various conventions and conferences
on topics related to the legal profession, multiculturalism and race relations. Member of the Law Society of Alberta's Corporate
Commercial Advisory Committee, and chair of the society's Business Corporations Act Advisory Committee. Member of the Canadian Author's
Association and the Edmonton Bar Association
Community Activities: Has hosted and served on the planning committee of the Christmas Bureau Breakfast for many years in
Edmonton. Has worked on a fundraising campaign to raise money for the Minerva Foundation. Former chair of the Edmonton Symphony
Orchestra and the Edmonton Concert Foundation. Founding director of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, a $27 million endowment
foundation, elected vice-president in 2003. President of the Shevchenko Foundation, a charter and philanthropic institution that engages
in the development of Canadian cultural heritage. Past chair of the finance committee for the Friends of the Ukrainian Folklore Centre
at the University of Alberta. Member of the Advisory Council for the Canadian Museum of Human Rights. Former director of the Edmonton
Chamber of Commerce, past president of the Ukrainian Professional and Business Club of Edmonton and assistant coach of the U6 Holyrood
Soccer Team
Campaign Office:
(780) 442-4626 or (780) 221-7939
10416 - 81 Avenue
(Strathcona Legion Building)
Edmonton, AB
andystrathcona@telus.net
www.andystrathcona.ca
Dave Dowling
Party: Marijuana Party
Year of Birth: 1960
Career Background: Has worked at various companies in the oil industry, usually shipping and receiving multi-million-dollar
orders of high tech electronics, radioactive materials and explosives. Member of board of directors of one company and incorporated
and ran his own business selling art
Political History
Municipal: Ran for mayor in the 2004 municipal election in Edmonton
Provincial: Defeated in Edmonton Goldbar in 2004
Federal: Defeated in Edmonton-Strathcona in 2004
Campaign Office:
(780) 710-6823
votedavedowling@hotmail.com
www.votedave.net
Kevan Hunter
Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
Linda Duncan
Party: New Democratic Party
Education: BA degree and law degree from the University of Alberta and a master of laws degree from Dalhousie Law School
Career background: Former chief of enforcement with Environment Canada. Served as assistant deputy minister for renewable resources in the government of the Yukon. Taught environmental law at Dalhousie Law School. Served as a senior legal advisor to Indonesia, Bangladesh and Jamaica on projects funded by CIDA, the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank. Founder of the Alberta Environmental Law Centre. Served on executive of environment section of Canadian Bar Association
Author of numerous legal publications. Served as head of law and enforcement for the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation. Received several provincial, national and international awards for her environmental work including the 2004 Emerald Environment Award, for being a team member of the Clean Air Strategic Alliance project to develop a new framework for management of air emissions from Alberta electricity generators
Community activities: Vice-president of the Sierra Legal Defence Fund and of the Lake Wabamun Enhancement and Protection Association. Board member of the Alberta Clean Air Strategic Alliance. Active member of the Alberta Environmental Network energy caucus. Board member of the Environmental Careers Organization. Served on the Edmonton Social Planning Council. Co-ordinator of the Rossdale Living Heritage Park Plan project. Has represented the public interest on numerous advisory boards and councils on water management, hazardous waste and legal reform including the Alberta Hazardous Chemicals Advisory Board, the Science Advisory Committee for the Environment Council of Alberta, and the Environmental Law Advisory Committee to the defunct Law Reform Commission of Canada, the Canadian Environmental Advisory Committee to the federal minister of the environment (CEAC) and the Regulatory Advisory Committee on federal environmental impact assessment (RAC)
Campaign Office:
6328-104 St.
Edmonton, Alta.
T6H 2K9
(780) 233-0509
mail@electlindaduncan.ca
www.electlindaduncan.ca
Michael Fedeyko
Party: Progressive Canadian Party
Birth Date: Nov. 1976
Birthplace: High Level, Alta.
Education: B.Sc. (University of Lethbridge)
Profession: Sales manager
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Marni
Career Background: Manages scientific sales in the Prairie Provinces
Riding Address:
Tel.: (780)990-8143
michael.fedeyko@pcparty.org
www.yesfedeyko.ca
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