Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist) candidates in the 2006 Canadian federal election

The

Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) (CPC-ML) fielded 71 candidates in the 2006 federal election

. Some of these candidates have their own biography pages. Information about others may be found here.

Ontario

Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot
: Jamilé Ghaddar

Ghaddar was born in Lebanon and raised in Montreal and Hamilton.[1] She is a linguistics graduate from McMaster University in Hamilton, and was twenty-two years old at the time of the 2006 election (Hamilton Spectator, 9 January 2006). She helped create "Students 4 Steel" in 2004 to build support for the city's steel industry among the McMaster student community (Spectator, 30 March 2004). She is also a leading member of the McMaster Socialist Movement, Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights and Citizens Against Racism and Military Aggression [2][3]

Ghaddar's first name is sometimes spelled as "Jamila".

**Electoral record**
Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
2003 provincial	Hamilton West	Ind. (Independent Renewal)	303		6/6	Judy Marsales, Liberal
2004 federal	Hamilton Centre	Marxist-Leninist	91	0.21	7/7	New Democratic Party
2006 federal	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot	Marxist-Leninist	112		6/6	David Sweet, Conservative

Beaches—East York: Roger Carter

Carter was born on June 9, 1941, in

shop steward

.

**Electoral record**
Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1980 federal	York—Scarborough	Marxist-Leninist	75		6/6	Paul J. Cosgrove, Liberal
1993 federal	Don Valley East	Marxist-Leninist	90		8/9	David Collenette, Liberal
2000 federal	Willowdale	Marxist-Leninist	145		5/5	Jim Peterson, Liberal
2004 federal	Beaches—East York	Marxist-Leninist	46		8/8	Maria Minna, Liberal
2006 federal	Beaches—East York	Marxist-Leninist	91	0.18	6/6	Maria Minna, Liberal

Bramalea—Gore—Malton: Francesco (Frank) Chilelli

Chilelli joined the Marxist-Leninist Party in 1996, when he was a graduate student at the

Peel District School Board.^[2] He is a founder of the Bramalea-Gore-Malton Citizens Committee, and a past volunteer with the CARE Connection.^[3] Chilelli has called for Canadian soldiers to be brought home from Afghanistan

.

**Electoral record**
Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1997 federal	Davenport	Marxist-Leninist	250		6/8	Charles Caccia, Liberal
2000 federal	Eglinton—Lawrence	Marxist-Leninist	164	0.40	6/7	Joe Volpe, Liberal
2003 provincial	Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale	Ind. (Independent Renewal)	868		5/6	Kuldip Kular, Liberal
2004 federal	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	Marxist-Leninist	237		5/5	Gurbax Malhi, Liberal
2006 federal	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	Marxist-Leninist	233		5/5	Gurbax Malhi, Liberal

Etobicoke Centre: France Tremblay

France Tremblay (death in 2008) ran for the Marxist-Leninist Party six times, including five federal candidacies and one provincial candidacy in Quebec. In 1993, she described herself as "a party worker involved in the development of mass media."^[4] She was also a secretary^[5] and homemaker.^[6]

In August 2009, the CPC-ML added the name of France Tremblay to its party memorial in Ottawa.^[7]

**Electoral record**
Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1988 federal	Langelier	N/A ( Marxist-Leninist )	402	0.76	5/6	Gilles Loiselle, Progressive Conservative
1989 Quebec provincial	Rosemont	Marxist-Leninist	79	0.28	9/10	Guy Rivard, Liberal
1993 federal	Scarborough Centre	Marxist-Leninist	38	0.09	9/10	John Cannis, Liberal
2000 federal	Scarborough East	Marxist-Leninist	113	0.28	6/6	John McKay, Liberal
2004 federal	Etobicoke Centre	Marxist-Leninist	112	0.21	5/5	Borys Wrzesnewskyj, Liberal
2006 federal	Etobicoke Centre	Marxist-Leninist	117	0.21	6/6	Borys Wrzesnewskyj, Liberal

Nickel Belt: Stephen Rutchinski

Rutchinski was raised in

United Steelworkers of America Local 1998 ([6], Sudbury Star, 24 June 2004). He was a member of Toronto's Civil Rights and Privacy Committee during the 1990s, and opposed provisions for biometric identification in the provincial government's Social Assistance Reform Act of 1997.[7]

He has stood for federal and provincial office seven times. He appeared on the ballot as a non-affiliated candidate in 1980 and as an independent candidate in 1999, in both cases because the CPC-ML was not a registered party.

Rutchinski wrote a piece entitled "Crisis in the Party-Run Parliament Reveals the Necessity for Change" for the CPC-ML's newspaper late 2005, calling for a "new democratic process" to replace Canada's "crisis-ridden party-run Parliamentary democracy".[8]

**Electoral record**
Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1980 federal	Oshawa	Marxist-Leninist	29		6/6	New Democratic Party
1988 federal	Toronto Centre—Rosedale	Non-affiliated (M-L)	141		4/5	Sheila Copps, Liberal
1993 federal	Rosedale	Marxist-Leninist	61		9/10	Bill Graham, Liberal
1997 federal	Toronto Centre—Rosedale	Marxist-Leninist	166	0.36	8/9	Bill Graham, Liberal
1999 provincial	Beaches—East York	Independent (M-L)	164		7/7	New Democratic Party
2000 federal	Beaches—East York	Marxist-Leninist	53		10/10	Maria Minna, Liberal
2004 federal	Nickel Belt	Marxist-Leninist	51		7/7	Raymond Bonin, Liberal
2006 federal	Nickel Belt	Marxist-Leninist	42		7/7	Raymond Bonin, Liberal

Oshawa: David Gershuny

Gershuny is a shipper and heavy vehicle operator, and is a perennial candidate for the Marxist-Leninist Party. During the 1993 election, he announced that his party would bring forward voter recall as part of an electoral reform package (Toronto Star, 22 October 1993).

His brother, Lorne Gershuny, has also been a candidate of the CPC-ML.

**Electoral record**
Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1993 federal	St. Paul's	Marxist-Leninist	75	0.15	10/12	Barry Campbell, Liberal
1999 provincial	Beaches—East York	Independent (M-L)	486		5/8	Joseph Cordiano, Liberal
2000 federal	Oshawa	Marxist-Leninist	97		6/6	Ivan Grose, Liberal
2004 federal	Mississauga—Brampton South	Marxist-Leninist	185		5/5	Navdeep Bains, Liberal
2006 federal	Oshawa	Marxist-Leninist	91		5/5	Colin Carrie, Conservative

St. Catharines: Elaine Couto

Elaine Couto is a perennial candidate. She received 101 votes (0.17%) in 2006, placing sixth against Conservative candidate Rick Dykstra.

Sudbury: David Starbuck

David A. Starbuck is a math teacher at Cambrian College, and a frequent candidate of the CPC-ML. He has been the Communication Officer of Ontario Public Service Employees Union Local 655, served on the Sudbury District and Labour Council, and been active in groups such as the Sudbury Coalition for Social Justice and the Sudbury Anti-War Mobilization. Starbuck has campaigned for part-time workers at Ontario community colleges to win the right of collective bargaining.^[8]

**Electoral record**
Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1972 federal	Rosedale	N/A ( Marxist-Leninist )	95	0.26	5/5	Donald S. Macdonald, Liberal
1974 federal	Mississauga	Marxist-Leninist	113	0.13	5/5	Tony Abbott, Liberal
1979 federal	Nickel Belt	Marxist-Leninist	103	0.25	4/4	New Democratic Party
1980 federal	Nickel Belt	Marxist-Leninist	89	0.21	4/4	Judy Erola, Liberal
2004 federal	Sudbury	Marxist-Leninist	100	0.23	5/5	Diane Marleau, Liberal
2006 federal	Sudbury	Marxist-Leninist	77	0.16	6/8	Diane Marleau, Liberal

Toronto—Danforth: Marcell Rodden

Rodden (born 1980) is a political activist in Toronto, Ontario, and student in Equity Studies at the University of Toronto. He is the former general co-ordinator of Young Left, a revolutionary youth group in Toronto founded by former youth members of the Communist Party of Canada who left the party over organizational and political disagreements.^[9] Rodden himself was never a member of the Communist Party of Canada, and describes his politics as neo-Maoist. He is active with Anti-Racist Action in Toronto, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, and the Canadian Friends of Soviet People, an organization which supports the re-establishment of the former Soviet Union and publishes the magazine Northstar Compass. Rodden was a delegate at the Second World Congress of Friends of Soviet People, which was held in Canada.^[10]

In 2005, he helped coordinate a campaign by the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty to allow

improvisational comedy show called "Mock the Vote".^[12]

**Electoral record**
Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
2004 federal	Toronto—Danforth	Marxist-Leninist	84	0.18	6/6	New Democratic Party
2006 federal	Toronto—Danforth	Marxist-Leninist	172		5/5	New Democratic Party

Trinity—Spadina: S. Nicholas C. (Nick) Lin

Lin is a worker in the healthcare sector, and a frequent candidate for public office. He has been a member of the Communist Youth Union of Canada (Marxist-Leninist), the Toronto Student Project and the Youth Organizing Movement, as well as the Student Christian Movement of Canada.[9] Lin has emphasized youth and education issues in his campaigns.[10] ^{[permanent dead link]} He was 31 years old at the time of the 2003 provincial election.

He has campaigned as an independent candidate in two provincial elections, as the CPC-ML is not registered at the provincial level.

**Electoral record**
Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1999 provincial	York West	Ind. (Marxist-Leninist)	194		6/7	Mario Sergio, Liberal
2000 federal	Trinity—Spadina	Marxist-Leninist	102		7/9	Tony Ianno, Liberal
2003 provincial	Trinity—Spadina	Ind. (Independent Renewal)	256	0.63	6/6	New Democratic Party
2004 federal	Trinity—Spadina	Marxist-Leninist	102		6/8	Tony Ianno, Liberal
2006 federal	Trinity—Spadina	Marxist-Leninist	138

British Columbia

Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon: Dorothy Jean O'Donnell

O'Donnell was a lawyer and a

Palestinian people.^[15] In the same year, she testified before the British Columbia Citizen's Assembly on Electoral Reform.^[16]

O'Donnell graduated from law school in 1990, was called to the bar in 1991, and completed a

Master's Degree in 1995 reviewing the history of the foster care system. She was primarily active in family law.^[17]

**Electoral record**
Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1979 federal	Broadview—Greenwood	Marxist-Leninist	57	0.17	7/7	New Democratic Party
1980 federal	Broadview—Greenwood	Marxist-Leninist	53	0.17	7/9	New Democratic Party
1986 provincial	Vancouver-Little Mountain	People's Front	128		7/8	Social Credit
1988 federal	Vancouver Centre	N/A ( Marxist-Leninist )	58		9/9	Kim Campbell, Progressive Conservative
1993 federal	Vancouver Quadra	Marxist-Leninist	80		12/13	Ted McWhinney, Liberal
1997 federal	Richmond	Marxist-Leninist	90		8/8	Raymond Chan, Liberal
2000 federal	Okanagan—Coquihalla	Marxist-Leninist	99		9/10	Stockwell Day, Canadian Alliance
2001 provincial	Yale—Lillooet	People's Front	136		6/6	Liberal
2004 federal	Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon	Marxist-Leninist	95		7/7	Chuck Strahl, Conservative
2005 provincial	Yale—Lillooet	People's Front	112		5/5	New Democratic Party
2006 federal	Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon	Marxist-Leninist	114		6/6	Chuck Strahl, Conservative

Footnotes

^ Frank Chilelli, "The World as it is versus the World as it ought to be", University of Toronto, 1998.
^ Nicolaas Van Rijn and Patty Winsa, "Davenport", Toronto Star, 30 May 1997, A14; Heather Ennis, "Bringing a message to Canadians" ^{[permanent dead link]}, Brampton Guardian, 11 January 2006.
^ Bramalea—Gore—Malton riding summary ^{[permanent dead link]}, Brampton Guardian, online edition, accessed 13 July 2006.
^ "Scarborough Centre," Toronto Star, 22 October 1993, A8.
^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: LANGELIER (1988/11/21), Parliament of Canada, accessed 25 January 2010.
^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: ETOBICOKE CENTRE (2004/06/28), Parliament of Canada, accessed 25 January 2010.
^ CPC(M-L) Honours the Memory and Contribution of Party Members, Workers, Women and Youth (party document), 15 August 2009, accessed 25 January 2010.
^ "Vote for Mike Taffarel in Sault Ste. Marie! Vote Marxist-Leninist!" Archived 2008-03-13 at the Wayback Machine, TML Daily, 3 December 2005, accessed 18 March 2008; David Starbuck, "Let Us Together Take a Bold Step in Defence of the Rights of All!" (interview) Archived 2008-03-13 at the Wayback Machine, TML Daily, 28 November 2007, accessed 18 March 2008.
^ Marxism message, [Marxism] Young Left – Liberation School: MARXISM: LIFE IN SOC Archived 2006-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ Delegates to the Second World Congress
^ "Healthy food needs may boost welfare payments". Archived from the original on 2006-11-02.
^ Mock the Vote – Bad Dog Theatre – Toronto improv comedy club – shows, classes, teambuilding Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ People's Front Fields Eleven Candidates Archived 2006-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, Marxist-Leninist Daily, 14 May 2001, accessed 22 November 2006
^ "Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell, LLB, MA".
^ Dorothy Jean O'Donnell, "Marxist-Leninists will empower Canadians" [editorial], National Post, 29 May 2004, A23.
^ Citizen's Assembly on Electoral Reform: Presentation Summary Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Lillooet Public Hearing, 16 June 2004, accessed 22 November 2006.
^ Mike Chouinard, "Communist throws her hat into the fray", Chilliwack Times, 11 May 2004, accessed 22 November 2006.

[1] Frank Chilelli, "The World as it is versus the World as it ought to be", University of Toronto, 1998.

[2] Nicolaas Van Rijn and Patty Winsa, "Davenport", Toronto Star, 30 May 1997, A14; Heather Ennis, "Bringing a message to Canadians" ^{[permanent dead link]}, Brampton Guardian, 11 January 2006.

[3] Bramalea—Gore—Malton riding summary ^{[permanent dead link]}, Brampton Guardian, online edition, accessed 13 July 2006.

[4] "Scarborough Centre," Toronto Star, 22 October 1993, A8.

[5] History of Federal Ridings since 1867: LANGELIER (1988/11/21), Parliament of Canada, accessed 25 January 2010.

[6] History of Federal Ridings since 1867: ETOBICOKE CENTRE (2004/06/28), Parliament of Canada, accessed 25 January 2010.

[7] CPC(M-L) Honours the Memory and Contribution of Party Members, Workers, Women and Youth (party document), 15 August 2009, accessed 25 January 2010.

[8] "Vote for Mike Taffarel in Sault Ste. Marie! Vote Marxist-Leninist!" Archived 2008-03-13 at the Wayback Machine, TML Daily, 3 December 2005, accessed 18 March 2008; David Starbuck, "Let Us Together Take a Bold Step in Defence of the Rights of All!" (interview) Archived 2008-03-13 at the Wayback Machine, TML Daily, 28 November 2007, accessed 18 March 2008.

[9] Marxism message, [Marxism] Young Left – Liberation School: MARXISM: LIFE IN SOC Archived 2006-02-11 at the Wayback Machine

[10] Delegates to the Second World Congress

[11] "Healthy food needs may boost welfare payments". Archived from the original on 2006-11-02.

[12] Mock the Vote – Bad Dog Theatre – Toronto improv comedy club – shows, classes, teambuilding Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

[13] People's Front Fields Eleven Candidates Archived 2006-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, Marxist-Leninist Daily, 14 May 2001, accessed 22 November 2006

[14] "Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell, LLB, MA".

[15] Dorothy Jean O'Donnell, "Marxist-Leninists will empower Canadians" [editorial], National Post, 29 May 2004, A23.

[16] Citizen's Assembly on Electoral Reform: Presentation Summary Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Lillooet Public Hearing, 16 June 2004, accessed 22 November 2006.

[17] Mike Chouinard, "Communist throws her hat into the fray", Chilliwack Times, 11 May 2004, accessed 22 November 2006.

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