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Lyle Morrisseau

Party: First People's National Party of Canada

Age: 45

Birthplace: Sagkeeng First Nation, Man.

Education: Attended Santa Barbara City College and the University of Regina-affiliated Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.

Profession: Homemaker

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Thelma

Children: Four - David, Forrest, Brooke and Lyle

Career Background: Tennis professional, work with the Indigenous Environmental Network, journalist, editor, environmental officer for the Sagkeeng First Nation.

Community Activities: Tennis instructor, lacrosse coach and community organizer.

Jessie Klassen

Party: Green Party of Canada

Education: Has an honours degree in environmental life sciences from Queen’s University. Has a certificate in sustainable building design and construction from Sir Sanford Fleming College in Haliburton, Ont.

Marital Status: Married

Career Background: Works for an environmental not-for-profit, encouraging the use of greener transportation options.

Dan Hurley

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Birthdate: Dec. 4, 1971

Age: 36

Birthplace: Winnipeg, Man.

Education: Has a BA from the University of Winnipeg and a master of journalism degree.

Profession: University administrator

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Kim

Children: One son

Career Background: Is senior executive officer and advisor to the president of the University of Winnipeg. Prior to that, was executive director for government, external and alumni affairs. Was chief of staff to the minister of the environment and was an advisor to federal ministers of intergovernmental affairs and western economic diversification. Was a freelance broadcaster for CBC Radio Ottawa.

Community Activities: Served as a sea cadet officer in Winnipeg and Ottawa. Volunteers for RA Steen Community Centre, Winnipeg Harvest, Siloam Mission, Save-the-Elms Coalition and Christmas Cheer Board.

Pat Martin

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Birthdate: Dec. 13, 1955

Age: 52

Birthplace: Winnipeg

Profession: Carpenter, business manager

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Barbara

Children: Two - Liam and Corey

Career Background: Worked for many years in northern and western Canada in mines for the forest service and in construction. Returned to Manitoba in 1986 to work as a carpenter at the Limestone Dam, the Investors' Syndicate Building and other projects. From 1989 to 1997, was business manager of Local 343 of the United Carpenters and Joiners. Was vice-president of the Manitoba Federation of Labour and an executive member of the Manitoba Building Trades Council. Developed and promoted energy conservation retrofit program A Brighter Future - Job Creation through Energy Conservation, which was designed to renovate public buildings, reduce operating costs and create jobs at no cost to the taxpayer.

Community Activities: Past president of the Ruby Street Housing Co-op, which he helped form. Member of the Aboriginal Apprenticeship Training Initiative and the Assembly of First Nations' national steering committee, secretary-treasurer of the National Apprenticeship and Training advisory committee and the national industrial adjustment committee for Carpentry Craft. Member of the Lieutenant-Governor's Foundation for Youth.

Electoral History

Federal: Elected in Winnipeg Centre in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006.

Political History

Committee: Vice-chair of the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics committee and subcommittee. Former member of Public Accounts subcommittee on combating corruption of Public Accounts, subcommittee on Public Service Renewal of Government Operations and Estimates, joint committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations, Citizenship and Immigration, Aboriginal affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources. Member of Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, Government Operations and Estimates.

Caucus: Is a member of the New Democratic Party of Canada Caucus and is the critic for Privacy and Ethics. Former critic for Aboriginal affairs, Government Operations and Estimates. Former critic for Citizenship and Immigration, Northern Development and Natural Resources, Training, Labour, Treasury Board, Canada Post Corporation.

2008 Results