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Mississauga - Streetsville

2008 Results

Mississauga-Streetsville
Party Candidate Votes Status
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST 245/245 polls
LIB Bonnie Crombie 21,579 Elected
CON Wajid Khan 16,946
NDP Keith Pinto 4,711
GRN Otto Casanova 3,177
IND Ralph Bunag 511
IND Viktor Spanovic 430

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Wajid Khan

Wajid Khan

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Birthdate: April 24, 1946

Age: 62

Birthplace: Lahore, Pakistan. Came to Canada in 1974.

Profession: Businessman

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Tasnim

Children: One - Omar

Career Background: Became President and CEO of one of the largest automobile showrooms in Canada in 1990. He previously served for eight years as an officer and pilot in the Pakistan Air Force.

Community Activities: Has helped to create several scholarships to re-train foreign engineering graduates in codes of standards and practice in Canada. He has also been a strong supporter of community charities and a sponsor of several children’s hockey teams.

Electoral History

Federal: Elected as a Liberal in Mississauga-Streetsville in 2004 and 2006. He joined the Conservative Party on Jan. 5, 2007.

Political History

Cabinet: Special Advisor to the Middle East and Central Asia since August 2006. With the Liberals, he was the associate critic of Defense and a member of the Defense committee.

Committee: Currently sits on the standing committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development and the Trade subcommittee on Human Rights and International Development. As a Liberal, was a member of the Canadian Heritage committee.

Caucus: He is an executive member of the following parliamentary groups: Canada-Croatia, Canada-India and Canada-Pakistan. As a Liberal, he was chair of the caucus committee on Bill C-36 (the Anti-Terrorist Act).

Contact information:

wajidkhan.ca

Otto Casanova

Otto Casanova

Party: Green Party of Canada

Education: Studied economics, computer science, general arts and science, graphic arts and political science

Profession: Businessman

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Carla

Children: Raquel

Career Background: Founded family business in 1995. Manager of the international trade department for a Canadian manufacturing firm.

Community Activities: Founding member of the Toronto Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and acted as president for one year. Board member of the Mississauga Traffic Safety Council.

Electoral History

Federal: Defeated in Mississauga-Streetsville in 2004 and 2006.

Contact information:

ocasanova@greenparty.ca

Viktor Spanovic

Party: Independent

Age: 24

Birthplace: Mississauga, Ont.

Education: Bachelors degree in political science at the University of Toronto at Mississauga.

Community Activities: Volunteers with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Peel.

Contact information:

yourvoice@voteforviktor.ca

www.voteforviktor.ca

Ralph Bunag

Party: Independent

Education: Bachelor of arts; law degree, philosophy

Profession: Owner and CEO, Ralph Bunag Financial Agency and Paralegal Services

Career Background: Private law practitioner; administrative judge; labour leader.

Mailing address:

6617 Ganymede Rd.

Mississauga, Ont.

L5N 4T1

Contact information:

Phone: 905-824-5980

info@votebunag.com

votebunag.com

Bonnie Crombie

Bonnie Crombie

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Profession: Consultant

Marital Status: Married

Children: Three

Career Background: Has worked in marketing positions for such companies as McDonald's Corporation and the Walt Disney Company; and practiced government relations for the Canadian trade association, the Insurance Bureau of Canada.

Community Activities: Has been a fundraiser for the Credit Valley Hospital and vice-chair of the Mayor's Task Force on the Arts in Mississauga. Is a member of the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation (OTMPC) and has been a member of the board of Vancouver-based Art's Umbrella, a visual and performing arts institute for children. Has also served as the fund development chair of the Ontario Brain Injury Association.

Contact information:

Campaign office: 905-278-8413

info@bonniecrombie.ca

bonniecrombie.ca/home.php

Keith Pinto

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Birthdate: Nov. 29, 1980

Age: 27

Birthplace: Brampton, Ont.

Education: BA in political science from York University; currently pursuing a master's in governance from Athabasca University.

Profession: Graduate student

Marital Status: Single

Career Background: Trains those with intellectual disabilities for employment, also works part-time at a retail store.

Community Activities: Volunteers for Peel Poverty Action Group and the Sierra Club Peel Region Group.

Mailing address:

2800 Tradewind Dr.

Mississauga, Ont.

L5N 6K3

Contact information:

Phone: 416-909-9481

keithpinto@ndp.ca

keithpinto.ndp.ca

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2008 Results