Ridings
303 Vancouver South
2006 Candidates:
RIDING PROFILE
On the north shore of Fraser Arm and the Fraser River, this riding contains
that part of Vancouver bounded by the east limit of Vancouver, Tyne Street,
School Avenue and east of Granville Street; between 41st Avenue West and
41st Avenue East in the north; and the southern border of Vancouver in the
south.
Nearly 58 per cent of the people in this riding are immigrants, according
to the 2001 census. Chinese-Canadians make up 39 per cent of the people,
while 11 per cent are East Indian. Fewer than one-third of the people
here identify English as their mother tongue.
The major sources of employment are the service sector, manufacturing,
and health and social services. More than 17 per cent of residents hold
a university degree, while just under nine per cent are unemployed. Average
family income in 2001 was $56,540.
Riding of Vancouver South established in 1914. Riding of Vancouver South-Burnaby
established in 1996 redistribution. Riding established as Vancouver South
in 2004.
In 1996, Vancouver South-Burnaby was created by combining nearly two-thirds
of Vancouver South with a third of New Westminster-Burnaby. In 2004, the
riding's name was changed to Vancouver South; it lost about one-third
of its previous population while adding 25,435 people from Vancouver Quadra
and 11,527 from Vancouver Kingsway.
Population: 113,063
Political History
Former B.C. premier Ujjal Dosanjh won here in 2004 after Paul Martin supporters
squeezed out incumbent Herb Dhaliwal for the Liberal nomination. Dosanjh
is now minister of health.
Dhaliwal held this seat from 1993 to 2004. His 2000 win over the Canadian
Alliance's Ron Jack was by only 2,321 votes. Dhaliwal served as minister
of national revenue, fisheries and oceans, and natural resources.
For the 21 years before Dhaliwal, Conservative John Fraser was MP. Fraser
served as minister for the environment, minister of fisheries and Speaker
of the House of Commons.
Before Fraser, Liberal Arthur Laing was MP from 1962 to 1972. He held
several cabinet posts, and was appointed to the Senate in 1972.
Vancouver South-Burnaby:
1997, 2000 - LIB
Vancouver South:
2004 - LIB
CANDIDATE PROFILES
Tarlok Sablok
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthplace: India
Education: Trained as a notary public
Profession: Notary
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Shabnam
Children: Arjun and Akash
Career Background: Worked as a shipper/receiver with an industrial firm while operating a family retail business
Community Activities: Chairman, South Asian Community for a United Way Working Group, the B.C. and Vancouver Societies of Notary Publics, and the Fraser Street Merchants Association. He was elected the Regional Chair for the Canadian Diabetes Society. He has also provided training to the RCMP on cross-cultural education.
Campaign Address:
5932 Fraser St., Vancouver, B.C., V5W 2Z7
(604) 323-2704
Doug Perry
Party: Green Party of Canada
Career Background: After graduating, he worked in several industries in Canada and abroad then became a Yoga and Tai Chi instructor before embarking on his current career in holistic health, which started when he learned Shiatsu in 1988. After becoming a Doctor of Chinese Medicine in 1999 he continued his training and he now teaches seminars on several kinds of holistic healing, while continuing to treat clients. He has also started businesses that produce electronic equipment used in alterative health care.
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Vancouver South in 2004
Campaign Address:
(778) 861-4499
Ujjal Dosanjh
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birth Date: Sept. 9, 1947
Birthplace: India
Education: Simon Fraser, Honours BA (Political Science); UBC, LL.B., 1976
Profession: Lawyer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Raminder
Children: Pavel, Aseem, Umber
Career Background: Prior to completing university, worked as millworker and assistant editor on a Punjabi newspaper. Also taught English as a Second Language to new Canadians at Vancouver Community College. In 1977, he helped to set up first farm workers' legal information service while he was chair of the Labour Advocacy Research Assoc. In 1979, Dosanjh established his own law practice specializing in family and personal injury law. Currently practises law at Dosanjh Wolley in Vancouver.
Community Activities: Advised Human Rights Commission and acted as liaison between Human Rights Branch and associated ethnic communities. Also involved with: MOSAIC, South Vancouver Neighbourhood House, B.C. Multicultural Society, B.C. Civil Liberties Assoc, Vancouver Multicultural Society
Electoral History
Provincial: Elected in Vancouver-Kensington in 1991, 1996; defeated in 2001
Federal: Elected in Vancouver South in 2004
Political History
Cabinet: Appointed federal Minister of Health in 2004; 1995 - Government Services Minister, Sports. May 10/95 - added, for the period Moe Sihota was out of Cabinet, Minister of Multiculturalism, Human Rights. Aug 16/95 - Attorney General, Minister of Multiculturalism, Human Rights and Immigration. Feb 28/96 - Reappointed Attorney-General, Minister of Multiculturalism, Human Rights and Immigration. Feb 24/00 - Sworn in as BC's 33rd Premier and Canada's first Indo-Canadian Premier. Remained as Premier until May 2001
Committee: Former Chair, Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills Served on: Justice, Constitutional Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations; Public Accounts, Aboriginal Affairs
Caucus: Served twice as Caucus Chair
Campaign Address:
6408 Fraser St., Vancouver, B.C., V5W 3A4
(604) 325-2877
Charles Boylan
Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
Campaign Address:
(778) 772-8550
Bev Meslo
Party: New Democratic Party
Birth Date: 1948
Birthplace: Trail, B.C.
Education: Studied at the University of British Columbia in the 1990s
Children: Two children, stepmother of three
Career Background: Became an active feminist in the 1960s, concerned with issues of reproductive rights, divorce rights, rights of children and economic rights. While living on St. Joseph Island in Ontario, Meslo was a member of the Ontario Social Justice Network, the Algoma Social Justice Coalition and Sault Ste. Marie Council of Canadians. B.C. Representative for the National Action Committee on the Status of Women for the past two years. Member of the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action that made a submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Community Activities: Worked with the Youth NDP, PRIDE, Colour Connected and Pro-Choice
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Vancouver South in 2004
Campaign Address:
(604) 412-9738
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