Endorsements for the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006

For a complete list of ex officio delegate endorsements, see List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006.

The candidates for the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006 received the following endorsements. Ex officio delegates have an automatic vote at the convention and are denoted with an asterisk (*).

Registered candidates

Scott Brison (43)

Person or organization Notes Reference
Allan Armsworthy* President, Central Nova Riding Association, Nova Scotia
Gail Asper Director and Corporate Secretary of CanWest Global
Scott Brison* Member of Parliament for Kings—Hants
Dianne Brushett* President, Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Riding Association, Nova Scotia
Ryan Buffalo Vice-President (Youth), Alberta Aboriginal Peoples Commission
T.J. Burke Member of the Legislative Assembly, New Brunswick
Mike Burton* President, Regina Qu’Appelle Riding Association, Saskatchewan
George Cameron Past Provincial Liberal Candidate, Saskatchewan
Hilary Casey* President of the New Brunswick Young Liberals
Jim Cowan* Senator for Nova Scotia
Jane Cordy* Senator for Nova Scotia
Joseph A. Day* Senator for New Brunswick
Richard Diamond* President of the Young Liberals of Canada
Autumn EagleSpeaker* President, Alberta, Aboriginal People's Commission
Chris Emanuel Central Region President, Liberal Party of Canada (Ontario)
Mark Eyking* Member of Parliament for Sydney—Victoria
Bill Fleming* Past Candidate, Sackville Eastern Shore, Nova Scotia
Ryan Francis* President, Nova Scotia Aboriginal Peoples Commission
Josh Fraser* Vice-President (Youth) Aboriginal People's Commission
George Furey* Senator for Newfoundland
Joe Gillis* President, Sydney—Victoria Riding Association, Nova Scotia
John Gillis Vice-President, Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Darian Huskilson* 2006 Election Candidate for South Shore—St. Margaret's, Nova Scotia
Jim Kane* President, Edmonton Centre Riding Association, Alberta
Michael Kirby* Senator for Nova Scotia
Mike MacKenzie* President, Kings—Hants Riding Association, Nova Scotia
Martin MacKinnon* 2006 Election Candidate for Halifax, Nova Scotia
Frank McKenna* Former Premier of New Brunswick
Wilfred Moore* Senator for Nova Scotia
Shawn Murphy* Member of Parliament for Charlottetown
Rey Pagtakhan* Former Minister under Jean Chrétien, and Paul Martin, Former Member of Parliament for Winnipeg North and Winnipeg North—St. Paul
Eric Peterson* President, Toronto Centre Riding Association, Ontario
Gerard Phalen* Senator for Nova Scotia
Gary Richard* 2006 Election Candidate for Cumberland Colchester, Nova Scotia
Charlie Rutt* President, Sackville Eastern Shore Riding Association, Nova Scotia
Michael Savage* Member of Parliament for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
Carolyn Scott Vice-President (Federal) Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Jane Spurr* President, Halifax Riding Association, Nova Scotia
Pat Thomas* President, Edmonton—Leduc Riding Association, Alberta
Danny Walsh* 2006 Election Candidate for Central Nova, Nova Scotia
Derek Wells* President, Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Cindy Woodhouse* Vice-President (Communications) Aboriginal People's Commission

Stéphane Dion (153)

Person or organization Notes Reference
Warren Allmand* Former Solicitor General of Canada under Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Quebec
Eleni Bakopanos* Former Member of Parliament for Ahuntsic, Quebec
Tommy Banks* Senator from Alberta
Sue Barnes* Member of Parliament for London West, Ontario
Tudor Beattie* President of the Calgary Centre Riding, Alberta
Doug Beaton Former Executive Director of the Liberal Party of Canada in British Columbia
Andre Beaumier* President of the Richmond—Arthabaska Riding, Quebec
Colleen Beaumier* Member of Parliament for Brampton West, Ontario
Cecil Bechamp* President of the Brampton West Riding, Ontario
Bruce Benson* 2006 Election Candidate for Selkirk—Interlake, Manitoba
Edgar Benson* Former Member of Parliament for Kingston, Ontario, Treasury Board Minister under Lester Pearson and Finance Minister under Pierre Elliott Trudeau
David Berger Former Member of Parliament for Laurier Montreal-area riding, former Canadian Ambassador to Israel
Gérard Binet Former Member of Parliament for Frontenac—Mégantic, Quebec
Jean-Jacques Blais* Former Minister in the Pierre Trudeau and John Turner governments. Former Member of Parliament for Nipissing,Ontario
Don Boudria* Former Member of Parliament for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, Ontario
Claudette Bradshaw* Former Member of Parliament for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, New Brunswick, former Minister
Stephen R. Bronfman Montreal businessman, Chairman, Claridge Inc.
Bonnie Brown* Member of Parliament for Oakville, Ontario
Richard Brown* Member of the Legislative Assembly, Charlottetown-Kings Square, Prince Edward Island
Denise Brunsdon Former National Director of the Young Liberals of Canada
John G. Bryden* Senator for New Brunswick
Rod Bryden Former owner of the Ottawa Senators
Jhim Burwell* 2006 Election Candidate for Kootenay—Columbia, British Columbia
Adam Campbell* President of the Liberal Party of Canada (Alberta)
Richard Cashin* Former Newfoundland Member of Parliament for St. John's West and Former President of the Newfoundland Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union
Bill Caton* 2006 Election Candidate for Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan
Kevin Chalmers* Liberal Organizer in British Columbia, and organizer for David Emerson's election campaign in Vancouver Kingsway, as well as the De-Elect Emerson campaign after Emerson's defection to the Tories.
Maria Chaput* Senator for Manitoba
Michel Chartand Former Chair of the Liberal Party's Standing Committee on Communications & Publicity, and former President of the Young Liberals of Canada
Jason Cherniak* Liblogs founder, President of Richmond Hill Liberal riding association, York Region Director for LPC(O)

Bruce Clark* British Columbia Revenue Chair, National Revenue Committee of the Liberal Party of Canada
Hec Clouthier Former Member of Parliament for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, Ontario, and Senior Advisor in Jean Chrétien's PMO
Bill Cunningham* Former Liberal Candidate in Burnaby—Douglas, past President of the Liberal Party of Canada (British Columbia)
James Curran* President, Niagara Falls Federal Riding Association
Ivan Curman* President, Vancouver Kingsway Federal Riding Association
Guy Dallaire Young Liberals of Canada (Quebec) executive, and son of Senator Roméo Dallaire
Rod Drennan* President of the North Okanagan Riding, British Columbia
Natalie Duhamel* President of the Manitoba Liberal Women's Commission, Daughter of Ron Duhamel
Marc De La Bruyère* Revenue Committee Chair, Edmonton
Stan Dromisky Former Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Atikokan, Ontario
Claude Duplain Former Member of Parliament for Portneuf, Quebec
Jamie Elmhirst* President of the Liberal Party of Canada (British Columbia)
Judy Erola* Former Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt and former Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs under Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Ron Everard* President of the Calgary West Riding, Alberta
Isobel Finnerty Former Senator for Ontario
John Foran Member of the Legislative Assembly for Miramichi Centre, and Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, New Brunswick
Jean-Robert Gauthier Former Ontario Senator and long-time Member of Parliament for Ottawa—Vanier, Ontario
Janine Gibson 2004 & 2006 Green Party candidate in Provencher Riding, Manitoba
Jim Goetz Ontario desk in Prime Minister Paul Martin's office
Lorne Goodwin* President of the Vegreville—Wainwright Riding, Alberta
Ginger Gosnell-Myers* Vice President of the Aboriginal Peoples' Commission of the Liberal Party of Canada
Jean-Eric Guindon Quebec Regional President for Mauricie / Bois Francs / Drummond, Quebec, and 2004 candidate for Trois-Rivières
Karen Graham* 2006 Election Candidate for Simcoe North, Ontario
Brian Guest Former Deputy Principal Secretary to Paul MartinBrian Guest
Alia Haddad* 2006 Election Candidate in Laval Riding, Quebec
Ginny Hasselfield Former Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party
Keith Henry* 2006 Election Candidate for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission, British Columbia
Céline Hervieux-Payette* Senator for Quebec
William Hogg* President of the Compton—Stanstead Riding, Quebec
Charles Hubbard Member of Parliament for Miramichi, New Brunswick
Herb Ibbotson* President of the Haldimand—Norfolk Riding, Ontario
Ovid Jackson Former Member of Parliament for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, Ontario
Verona Jackson* 2006 Candidate for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, Ontario
Marlene Jennings* Member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine Riding, Quebec
Nancy Karetak-Lindell* Member of Parliament for Nunavut
Jim Karygiannis* Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Agincourt
David Karwacki* Leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party
Heesung Kim* 2006 Election Candidate for Calgary Centre, Alberta
Joe Jordan* Former Member of Parliament for Leeds—Grenville, Ontario
Guy Lafontaine* President of the Chambly—Borduas Riding, Quebec
Daniel Lee* President of the Vancouver East Riding, British Columbia
Marina Lessard* Quebec Representative on the National Women's Liberal Commission executive
Richard Liebrecht Director of Communications, Young Liberals of Canada (Manitoba)
Sabrina Loiacono* Vice President (Finance), Young Liberals of Canada
Maureen Lyons Former President of the Liberal Party of Canada in British Columbia
Ron MacDonald Former Member of Parliament for Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Melissa MacInnis Atlantic desk in Prime Minister Paul Martin's office
Nancy MacIntosh* President of the New Brunswick Southwest Riding
Roy MacLaren* Former Member of Parliament for Etobicoke North, Ontario, and former Minister of International Trade under Jean Chrétien
Russell MacLellan Former Premier of Nova Scotia
Akaash Maharaj* President, New Liberalism Ginger Group, and Former Policy Chair, Liberal Party of Canada
George Mancini* President of the Burlington Liberal Riding Association
Karn Manhas Former Member of the Legislative Assembly for Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain and former British Columbia Chair for Maurizio Bevilacqua
Tom Manley* Former Co-deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada, Liberal Candidate in 2006 election
Leonard Marchand* Former Senator for British Columbia

Luc Martel* President of the Pontiac Riding, Quebec
Bruce Martindale* President of the Skeena—Bulkley Valley Riding, British Columbia
Mark Marissen Martin strategist, Liberal Party's BC Campaign Chair

Jim McGregor* President of the London—Fanshawe Riding, Ontario
Louis Mercier* 2006 Election Candidate for Richmond—Arthabaska, Quebec
Herb Metcalfe Longtime party advisor, John Manley's Leadership Campaign Chair

Fred Mifflin* Former Member of Parliament for Bonavista—Trinity—Conception and Former Minister of Fisheries and Oceans under Jean Chrétien
Dennis Mills Former Member of Parliament for Toronto—Danforth
Jim Mitchell* 2006 Election Candidate for Vancouver Island North
Lorne Mowers* President of the Edmonton East Riding, Alberta
David Mulroney* 2006 Election Candidate in Victoria, British Columbia
Dave Monroe* Treasurer of the Western Arctic PTA
Tim Murphy Former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Paul Martin
Joyce Murray* 2006 Election Candidate in New Westminster—Coquitlam, British Columbia Former BC Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection under Gordon Campbell
David Orchard Former Candidate for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party
Denis Paradis* Former Member of Parliament for Brome—Missisquoi, Quebec, former Minister of State for Financial Institutions
Eric Paradis* 2006 Election Candidate for Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Quebec
Forrest Parlee Former President of the Young Liberals of Canada in BC
Richard Patten Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre, Ontario
Bert Paul Director of the Federal Liberal Agency
Jean Payne Former Member of Parliament for St. John's West, Newfoundland
Gord Paynter* President of the Calgary Southeast Riding, Alberta
Heather Pearcey* President of the Calgary North Riding, Alberta
Dave Perry* 2006 Election Candidate for Okanagan—Coquihalla and former Mayor of Penticton, British Columbia
Doug Peters* Former Secretary of State (Finance) under Jean Chrétien. Former MP for Scarborough East Riding, Ontario
Yves Picard* 2006 Election Candidate for Beauport—Limoilou, Quebec
Russ Powers* Former Member of Parliament for Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, Ontario
Vivienne Poy* Senator for Ontario
David Price* Former Member of Parliament for Compton—Stanstead, Quebec
Michael Quinn* President of the Lac-Saint-Louis Riding, Quebec
Darryl Raymaker Former President of the Liberal Party of Canada (Alberta), Alberta Campaign Chair under Turner and Chrétien. Moved from Bevilacqua.
Pat Raymaker Key Chrétien Liberal in Calgary. Organized for Copps in the last leadership. Moved from Bevilacqua.
H. John Relton* President for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine Riding, Quebec
John Roberts* Former Member of Parliament for St. Paul's, Ontario, Minister of Environment (and other portfolios) under Pierre Trudeau
Fernand Robichaud* Senator for New Brunswick
Marc-Boris St-Maurice Founder and former Leader of the Marijuana Party of Canada (2000–2004)
Gilles Savard* 2006 Election Candidate for Jonquière—Alma, Quebec
Caroline Savic Former President of the Women's Commission, Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec)
Francis Scarpaleggia* Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Louis, Quebec

David Smith* Former Member of Parliament for Pontiac, Quebec
Ken Sommerfeld* 2006 Election Candidate for Kamloops, British Columbia
Gordon Stamp-Vincent* 2006 Election Candidate for Skeena—Bulkley Valley, British Columbia
Paul Steckle* Member of Parliament for Huron—Bruce, Ontario
David Swann Member of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary Mountain View, Alberta
John Swift Former Principal Secretary to Prime MinisterJohn Turner
Doug Symons Former Member of Legislature for Richmond Centre, British Columbia
Jean-Philippe Tachdjian Former President of the Young Liberals of Canada (Quebec)
Jean-Louis Tanguay Chair, Senior’s Commission, Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec)
Claudette Tardif* Senator for Alberta
Yolande Thibeault Former Member of Parliament for Saint-Lambert, Quebec
Paddy Torsney* Former Member of Parliament for Burlington, Ontario
Kimon Valeskakis Former President of the Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec) and former UNESCO Ambassador
Lyle Vanclief* Former Member of Parliament for Prince Edward—Hastings and Former Minister of Agriculture under Jean Chrétien
Jamie Van Sydenbergh* President of the Hamilton Mountain Riding, Ontario
Pierre Villeneuve* President of the Ahuntsic Riding, Quebec
Heather Watson Prairies desk in Prime Minister Paul Martin's office
Thomas Welt* President of the Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Riding, Quebec
Norm Whalen* Liberal Party of Canada Campaign Chair, Newfoundland, 2004 and 2006 elections, Revenue Committee
Mike Witherly Liberal Party of Canada BC Campaign Spokesperson 2004 and 2006 elections, British Columbia Advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin
Lucille Whissell* 2006 Election Candidate for Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Quebec
Bryon Wilfert* Member of Parliament for Richmond Hill, Ontario
Bob Wood Former Member of Parliament for Nipissing, Ontario
Sofia Yaqub* President of the Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont Riding, Alberta
Doug Young* Former Member of Parliament for Acadie—Bathurst, New Brunswick, and Former Minister of Transport, National Defence and HRSD under Jean Chrétien
George Young Former National Director of the Liberal Party of Canada and former President of Liberal Party of Canada (Ontario), key Chrétien organizer, Chief of Staff to a number of Ministers
Simon Yu* 2006 Election Candidate for Cariboo—Prince George, British Columbia
Wendy Yuan* Nominated Liberal Candidate in Vancouver Kingsway, British Columbia to replace David Emerson

Ken Dryden (62)

Person or organization Notes Reference
Freda Albert Vice-President, Liberal Party of Canada (Manitoba)
Dan Ashman* President, British Columbia Southern Interior Federal Riding Association
Jagtar Bains* President, Saanich—Gulf Islands Federal Riding Association
Don Bell* Member of Parliament for North Vancouver
Roy Bornmann Former Executive Director of the Liberal Party of Canada in BC
Celso Boscariol Past President, Liberal Party of Canada in BC
Ken Boshcoff* Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Roland Butler Newfoundland and Labrador MHA for Port de Grave and Deputy Opposition House Leader
Kevin Carlson Vice-President, LPC (Manitoba) Aboriginal Peoples’ Commission
Sharon Carstairs* Senator for Manitoba
Sean Casey* President, Liberal Party of Canada (Prince Edward Island)
Rosanna Cervi* President, York Centre Federal Riding Association
Louis-Phillippe Champagne* President of Mégantic—L'Érable Riding, Quebec, and former candidate
Jennifer Crane Vice-President Organisation, Women's Liberal Commission (Quebec)
Steve Crocker* President, Avalon Federal Riding Association
Andrew Dennis* President, Brandon—Souris Federal Riding Association
Murray Downing* 2004 Election and 2006 Election Candidate for Brandon—Souris
Ken Dryden* Member of Parliament for York Centre
Art Eggleton* Senator for Ontario and Former Member of Parliament for York Centre
Joyce Fairbairn* Senator for Alberta
Pat Ferguson 2006 Liberal Party of Canada Campaign Co-chair for Manitoba
Caterina Ferlaino* President, Young Liberals of Canada (Manitoba)
Gérald Germain President, Association of Quebec Government Employees/ président de l'Association des employés du gouvernement du Québec
Jerry Grafstein* Senator for Ontario
Thoren Hudyma Former Press Secretary to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien
Randy Jones* 2006 Election Candidate for Manicouagan (Quebec)
Bob Kaplan* Former Solicitor General of Canada and former Member of Parliament for York Centre
Tina Keeper* Member of Parliament for Churchill and former star of CBC's acclaimed television series North of 60
Monte Kwinter Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for York Centre and Ontario Minister of Public Safety and Security

Kelly Lamrock New Brunswick MLA for Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak and Official Opposition House Leader
Richard Mahoney* 2006 Election Candidate for Ottawa Centre
Frank Mahovlich* Senator for Ontario and Hockey Hall of Fame Member
Nathan McCorrister* President, LPC (Manitoba) Aboriginal Peoples’ Commission
Glen McKinnon Former Member of Parliament for Brandon—Souris
Garry McLean* 2006 Election Candidate for Portage—Lisgar
Javid Mirza* 2006 Election Candidate for Hamilton Centre

Matt Maruca* President, Winnipeg Centre Federal Riding Association
Mary Ellen Moerike* President, Liberal Party of Canada (Prince Edward Island) Women's Commission
Bill Morrow* 2006 Election Candidate for Avalon
Anita Neville* Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre
Mark O'Halloran* President, Prince Edward Island Young Liberals
Sheila Orr* 2006 Election Candidate for Saanich—Gulf Islands
Janko Peric Former Member of Parliament for Cambridge
Cory Pike* Vice-President (Communications) for the Young Liberals of Canada
Bill Profili* Past Candidate for BC Southern Interior
Julian Reed Former Member of Parliament for Halton
Robert Riopelle* 2006 Election Candidate for Timmins—James Bay
Gerry Sankar* President, Winnipeg South Federal Riding Association
Mark Schmigelsky] Mayor of Invermere and 2000 Election Candidate for Kootenay-Columbia
Savik Sidhu Former President of the Young Liberals of Canada in BC
Jack Siegel Former Co-Chair of the Liberal Party of Canada's Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee
Ray St. Germain* 2006 Election Candidate for Winnipeg Centre
George Sweeney Newfoundland and Labrador MHA for Carbonear-Harbour Grace and Opposition Critic for Government Services
Marilyn Trenholme Counsell* Senator for New Brunswick and former Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
David Walker Former Member of Parliament for Winnipeg North Centre
Adam Walters President, North Vancouver Federal Riding Association
Mark Watton* Chair of the Liberal Party's Standing Committee on Communications & Publicity
Dave Wilbur President, Cariboo—Prince George Federal Riding Association
Odile Wolff* President, Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette Federal Riding Association
Rod Zimmer* Senator for Manitoba

Martha Hall Findlay (8)

Person or organization Notes Reference
David Anderson* Former Member of Parliament for Victoria British Columbia, Former Minister under Jean Chrétien
Allan Furlong* Riding President for Whitby-Oshawa (ON), Past-President of the Ontario Liberal Party, past Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament
Martha Hall Findlay Liberal candidate for Newmarket—Aurora in the 2004 federal election, Parliament
Quito Maggi* Riding President of the Simcoe-Grey (ON)
Weslyn Mather Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Mill Woods
Judy Sgro* Member of Parliament for York West
Michelle Simson* Riding President for Scarborough-Rouge River (ON), President of Ontario Women Liberal Commission
Ron Symic* 2006 Election Candidate for Edmonton—Sherwood Park (AB)

Michael Ignatieff (104)

Person or organization Notes Reference
Imaad Ali* Former President - Simon Fraser University Young Liberals, Former VP, Young Liberals of Canada in BC.
Paul Antle* 2006 Election Candidate for St. John's East
Sharon Appleyard* President - Liberal Party of Canada (Manitoba)
Donald Arseneault New Brunswick MLA for Dalhousie-Restigouche, Caucus Chair and Critic for the Regional Development Corporation
Jean Augustine* Former Member of Parliament for Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Lise Bacon* Senator, Quebec
Larry Bagnell* Member of Parliament for the Yukon
Mauril Bélanger* Member of Parliament for Ottawa—Vanier
Roy Boudreau New Brunswick MLA for Campbellton and Critic for Tourism
Victor Boudreau New Brunswick MLA for Shediac-Cap-Pelé and Critic for Health and Wellness
Sarmite Bulte*Former MP and past candidate for Parkdale—High Park
Gerry Byrne* Member of Parliament for Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
John Cannis* Member of Parliament for Scarborough Centre

Debby Carlson former Alberta MLA for Edmonton Ellerslie and 2004 election candidate for Edmonton—Strathcona
Aileen Carroll* Former Member of Parliament for Barrie, Former Minister of International Co-operation and Ignatieff Ontario Campaign Co-Chair
David Caplan Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Don Valley East and Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal
Elinor Caplan* Former Member of Parliament for Thornhill, Former Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and Former Minister of Health
Eric Cardinal* 2006 Election Candidate for Drummond Riding, Quebec
Marlene Catterall Former Member of Parliament for Ottawa West—Nepean
Milton Chan* Vice President of Policy for the Young Liberals of Canada
Denis Coderre* Member of Parliament for Bourassa
Roy Cullen* Member of Parliament for Etobicoke North
Rodger Cuzner* Member of Parliament for Cape Breton—Canso and Ignatieff Atlantic Campaign Co-Chair
Jean-Claude D'Amours* Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Restigouche
Roméo Dallaire* Senator for Quebec and retired Lieutenant-General

Ian Davey Liberal organizer, son of former Senator Keith Davey
Dennis Dawson* Senator, Quebec
Sukh Dhaliwal* Member of Parliament for Newton—North Delta
Ruby Dhalla* Member of Parliament for Brampton—Springdale
Arthur Doyle* Riding President for Saint John (NB)
Marc Duguay* Riding President for Acadie—Bathurst (NB)
Dwight Duncan Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Windsor—St. Clair and Minister of Energy & Chair of Cabinet. He is also Ignatieff's Ontario Campaign Co-Chair.
Wayne Easter* Member of Parliament for Malpeque
Raymonde Folco* Member of Parliament for Laval—Les Îles
Greg Forsyth* Riding President for Fredericton (NB)
Robert Fragasso* President of the Quebec Wing of the Liberal Party
Francis Fox* Senator from Quebec
Michael Gaffney* 2006 Election Candidate for Nepean—Carleton
Marc-André Gendron Policy Representative for the Young Liberals of Canada
Raymond Garneau Former Quebec Minister of Finance
Parmjeet Gill* 2006 Election Candidate for Winnipeg North
Albina Guarnieri* Member of Parliament for Mississauga East—Cooksville
Elizabeth Hubley*Senator, PEI
Michael Ignatieff* Member of Parliament for Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Denis Landry New Brunswick MLA for Centre-Péninsule and Critic for Automobile Insurance
Marc Lalonde* Former Minister of Finance under Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Abel LeBlanc New Brunswick MLA for Saint John Lancaster and Critic for Labour and the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission
Derek Lee* Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Rouge River
Jacques Leger* President - New Westminster-Coquitlam FLA
Ashley MacIsaac Musician
Rose-Marie Losier-Cool* Senator for New Brunswick
Surjit Kooner* 2006 Election Candidate for Surrey North
Michelle Hassen* 2008 Election Candidate for New Westminster-Coquitlam
Gerry Lenoski* Longtime Liberal organizer, 2008 Election Candidate for New Westminster-Burnaby
Donald Macdonald* Former Minister of Finance and Minister of Defence under Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Roly MacIntyre New Brunswick MLA for Saint John Champlain and Critic for Business New Brunswick
John Maloney* Member of Parliament for Welland
Marian Maloney* Retired Senator (ON), Ontario Representative to the National Women's Liberal Commission
Keith Martin* Member of Parliament for Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca
John McCallum* Member of Parliament for Markham—Unionville and Former Minister of National Defence
David McGuinty* Member of Parliament Ottawa South (ON)
Joe McGuire* Member of Parliament for Egmont
John McKay* Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Guildwood
Gary Merasty* Member of Parliament for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River

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Marcelle Mersereau* Former Minister and Deputy Premier in Frank McKenna’s government, 2006 candidate - Acadie-Bathurst
Rick Miller Alberta MLA for Edmonton Rutherford
Allan Mills* Riding President - Winnipeg South Centre (MB)
Maria Minna* Member of Parliament for Beaches—East York
Grant Mitchell* Senator from Alberta and former leader of the Alberta Liberals
Jason Morris* Riding President - Edmonton—Sherwood Park
Chuck Mrena* Riding President - Saint Boniface (MB)
Clare Oates* President of the Egmont Liberal Riding Association
David Oliver* 2006 Election Candidate for Abbotsford
Ron Ouellette New Brunswick MLA for Grand Falls Region
Philip OwenFormer Mayor of Vancouver
Stephen Owen* Member of Parliament for Vancouver Quadra
Pana Papas Merchant* Senator from Saskatchewan
Tanya Parks* 2006 Election Candidate for Elmwood—Transcona (MB)
David Peterson* Former Premier of Ontario, Ignatieff Honorary Campaign Co-Chair, Privy Councillor (appointed 1992)
Jim Peterson* Member of Parliament for Willowdale, Former Minister of International Trade and Ignatieff Ontario Campaign Co-Chair
Tim Peterson Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga South, Brother of David Peterson and Jim Peterson
Beth Phinney Former Member of Parliament for Hamilton Mountain
Marcel Proulx* Member of Parliament for Hull—Aylmer
Christian Provenzano* 2006 Election Candidate for Sault Ste. Marie
Sandra Pupatello* Ontario Minister of Economic Development and Trade
Yasmin Ratansi* Member of Parliament for Don Valley East
Geoff Regan* Member of Parliament for Halifax West, Former Minister of Fisheries and Oceans & Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, Ignatieff campaign co-chair for Nova Scotia
Gerry Reid* Newfoundland MHA for Twillingate Fogo and leader for the provincial Liberal party in Newfoundland
Carmel Robichaud New Brunswick MLA for Miramichi Bay and Critic for the Status of Women
Kevin Robinson* Riding President - Toronto—Danforth (ON)
Pablo Rodriguez* Member of Parliament for Honoré-Mercier and Ignatieff Campaign Co-Chair
Anthony Rota* Member of Parliament for Nipissing—Timiskaming (ON)
Todd Russell* Member of Parliament for Labrador
Nick Sibbeston* Senator from Northwest Territories
Raymond Simard* Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface
David Smith* Senator from Ontario
Lloyd St. Amand* Member of Parliament for Brant
Paul Szabo* Member of Parliament for Mississauga South
Robert Thibault* Member of Parliament for West Nova
Alan Tonks* Member of Parliament for York South—Weston (ON)
Keith Torrie* President - Nova Scotia Young Liberals
Roger Valley* Member of Parliament for Kenora
Jason Walker* Riding President - Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca (BC)
Keith White* President - Newfoundland and Labrador Young Liberals
Blair Wilson* Member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
Paul Zed* Member of Parliament for Saint John

Gerard Kennedy (133)

Person or organization Notes
Peter Adams* Former Member of Parliament for Peterborough
Omar Alghabra* Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Erindale
Nithy Ananth* President of the Hamilton Centre Federal Liberal Riding Association
Larson Anderson* President of the Churchill Federal Liberal Riding Association
Dan Arnold* President of the Young Liberals of Canada in Alberta
Wayne Arthurs Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge
Tom Axworthy Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
Dan Backs Alberta MLA for Edmonton Manning
Navdeep Bains* Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Brampton South
Bas Balkissoon Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough—Rouge River
Percy Barrett Newfoundland and Labrador MHA for Bellevue
Lorenzo Berardinetti Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough Southwest
Tar Bing* President of the Nanaimo—Alberni Federal Liberal Riding Association
Morris Bodnar Former Member of Parliament for Saskatoon—Dundurn
Bill Bonko Alberta MLA for Edmonton Decore
Jim Bradley Ontario MPP for St.Catharines and Minister of Tourism and Recreation, Minister Responsible for Seniors and Government House Leader
David Brodie Former director of operations for Prime Minister Paul Martin's leadership campaign and former President of the Alberta Young Liberals
David Broostad* President of the London North Centre Federal Liberal Riding Association
Jim Brownell Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh
Charles Caccia* Former Member of Parliament for Davenport and Former Minister of Environment and Labour under Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Murray Calder Former Member of Parliament for Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
June Callwood Journalist and Social Activist
Larry Campbell* Senator for British Columbia and Former Mayor of Vancouver
Sterling Campbell* Riding President for Vancouver Island North and Former MPP in Ontario
Alain Carrière* President of the Nunavut Federal Liberal Riding Association
Gary Carr* Former Member of Parliament for Halton and former Speaker of the Ontario Legislature
Kyle Carruthers* President of the Young Liberals of Canada in Yukon
Brenda Chamberlain* Member of Parliament for Guelph and Former Ontario Caucus Chair
Raymond Chan* Member of Parliament for Richmond and Former Minister of State
Richard Clausi* President of the Kitchener—Waterloo Federal Liberal Riding Association
Bob Cottrell* President of the Prince Edward—Hastings Federal Liberal Riding Association
Jim Coutts Appointments Secretary to Prime Minister Pearson and Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Trudeau
Kim Craitor Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Niagara Falls
Bruce Crozier Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Essex
Bob Delaney Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga West
Gurdev Dhillon* President of Burnaby—New Westminster Federal Liberal Riding Association
Vic Dhillon Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Brampton West—Mississauga
Mo Elsalhy Alberta MLA for Edmonton McClung
Gregory Elzinga* President of the Vancouver Centre Federal Liberal Riding Association
Brad Enge* 2006 Election Candidate for Edmonton—Spruce Grove
Lee Farnworth* 2006 Election Candidate for Ottawa West—Nepean
Peter Fonseca Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga East
Joe Fontana* Member of Parliament for London North Centre and Former Minister of Labour and Housing
Maurice Foster Former Member of Parliament for Algoma
Ray Frenette* Former Premier of New Brunswick
John Gerretsen Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Kingston and the Islands and Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Michael Giles* President of Davenport Federal Liberal Riding Association
Aurélien Gill* Senator for Quebec
Marc Godbout* Former Member of Parliament for Ottawa—Orléans
Michael Gravelle Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North
Paul Grivcic* President of the Cambridge Federal Liberal Riding Association
Stanley Haidasz* Former Minister of State for Multiculturalism under Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Paul Hayes* President of the Madawaska—Restigouche Federal Liberal Riding Association
Elias Hazineh* President of the Mississauga–Erindale Federal Liberal Riding Association
Jack Hillson Former Saskatchewan MLA for The Battlefords and Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs and Minister of Municipal Affairs, Culture, and Housing
Nikki Hipkin* Federal Liberal Riding Association President for Blackstrap
Andy Hladyshevsky* 2006 Election Candidate for Edmonton—Strathcona
Mark Holland* Member of Parliament for Ajax—Pickering
Pat Hoy Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Chatham-Kent—Essex
Budd Hoffard* President of the Richmond Federal Liberal Riding Association
Robert Houle* President of the Ottawa—Orléans Federal Liberal Riding Association
Harvey Hyndman* President of the Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing Federal Liberal Riding Association
Eldon Hunter* 2006 Election Candidate for Fundy Royal
Jim Jacuta* 2006 Election Candidate for Edmonton-Leduc
Patrick Jahn* 2006 Election Candidate for Prince Albert
Zach Jeffries* President of the Saskatchewan Young Liberal Organization
Stephen Jenuth* Federal Liberal Riding Association President for Calgary—Nose Hill
David Johnson* Federal Liberal Riding Association President for Ajax—Pickering
Marcel Juneau* President of the Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission Liberal Riding Association
Paramjit Kahlon* Federal Liberal Riding Association President for Bramalea—Gore—Malton
Bill Kelly* 2006 Election Candidate for Hamilton Mountain
Bernie Kennedy* 2006 Election Candidate for Macleod
Betty Kennedy Former Senator for Ontario
Kuldip Kular Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Bramalea-Gore-Malton-Springdale
John Laforet* President of the Scarborough-Guildwood Liberal Riding Association
Jean-Marc Lalonde Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Clifford Lavigne* President of Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe Federal Liberal Riding Association
Jeff Leal Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Peterborough
Myra Leffler* President of the Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Federal Liberal Riding Association
Coco Lefoka* President of the Young Liberals of Canada in British Columbia
John Loewen* 2006 Election Candidate for Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia and former PC MLA for Fort Whyte
Hugh MacDonald* Alberta MLA from Edmonton
Vince MacLean Former Leader of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia
David MacNaughton Former Principal Secretary and Advisor to Ontario Premiers Dalton McGuinty and David Peterson respectively
Gurbax Malhi* Member of Parliament for Bramalea—Gore—Malton
Nicole Martel* 2006 Election Candidate for Edmonton East
Ted McMeekin Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot
Phil McNeely Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa—Orléans
Dan McTeague* Member of Parliament for Pickering—Scarborough East
Madeleine Meilleur Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa—Vanier and Ontario Minister of Community and Social Services
Terry Mercer* Senator for Nova Scotia
Bruce Miller Alberta MLA for Edmonton-Glenora
Keith Milligan Former Premier of Prince Edward Island
Bruce Moores* President of the Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor Federal Liberal Riding Association
Craig Munroe* President of Vancouver Quadra Federal Liberal Riding Association
Lynn Myers* Former Member of Parliament for Kitchener—Conestoga
Robert Nault* Former Member of Parliament for Kenora-Rainy River and Former Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Joan Bissett Neiman Former Senator for Ontario
Janice Nicholson Director of Parliamentary Affairs under Prime Minister Paul Martin
Sandra Lovelace Nicholas* Senator for New Brunswick
David Northcott Executive Co-ordinator for Winnipeg Harvest, 2004 Candidate for Winnipeg Centre
Kyle Olsen* Executive Secretary Liberal Party of Canada in Alberta
Ernie Parsons Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Prince Edward—Hastings
Bernard Patry* Member of Parliament for Pierrefonds—Dollard
Steve Peters Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Elgin—Middlesex—London and Ontario Minister of Labour
Jennifer Pereira* President of the Saskatchewan Women's Liberal Commission
Robert Peterson* Senator for Saskatchewan
Jerry Pickard* Former Member of Parliament for Chatham-Kent—Essex
Frank Proto* President of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party

Khalil Ramal Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for London—Fanshawe
Gobinder Randhawa* President of the Pickering—Scarborough East Federal Liberal Riding Association
Jean Raymond* President of the Pierrefonds—Dollard Federal Liberal Riding Association
Tony Ruprecht Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Davenport
Gurbax Saini* Riding President and 2004 Election Candidate for Cariboo—Prince George
Parveen Sandur* President of Okanagan—Coquihalla Federal Liberal Riding Association
Tony Sansotta* Federal Liberal Riding Association President for Macleod
Ian Scott Attorney General of Ontario under David Peterson
Jatinder Sidhu* President of the Abbotsford Riding, British Columbia
Mario Silva* Member of Parliament for Davenport
Scott Simms* Member of Parliament for Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor
Grip Singh* President of Winnipeg North Federal Liberal Riding Association
Atma Singh Gill* President of the Mississauga—Brampton South Federal Liberal Riding Association
Jeff Smith Top Advisor to the Bevilacqua Campaign, Former advisor to Sheila Copps
Brent St. Denis* Member of Parliament for Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
Andrew Steele* Former Senior Advisor to Dalton McGuinty
Harinder Takhar Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga Centre and Ontario Minister of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Andrew Telegdi* Member of Parliament for Kitchener—Waterloo
Marianne Tremblay* VP External Affairs for the Young Liberals of Canada
Justin TrudeauChair of the Liberal Renewal Commission on Youth and son of the late former prime minister Pierre Trudeau
Maria Van Bommel Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Jim Watson Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa West—Nepean and Ontario Minister of Health Promotion
Charlie Watt* Senator for Quebec
Eugene Whelan* Former Member of Parliament for Essex and Former Minister of Agriculture under Pierre Elliot Trudeau
John Wilkinson Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Perth-Middlesex
Daniel Williams* President of the Simcoe North Federal Liberal Riding Association
Borys Wrzesnewskyj* Member of Parliament for Etobicoke Centre
Kathleen Wynne Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Don Valley West
Bruce Young British Columbia staffperson in Prime Minister Paul Martin's office
Peter Yung* President of the Burnaby—Douglas Federal Liberal Riding Association
Jose Zlatar* President of the Halton Federal Liberal Riding Association

Bob Rae (118)

Person or organization Notes Reference
Tony Abbott* Minister of National Revenue and Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs under Pierre Trudeau
Maro Akoury* 2006 Election Candidate, Saint-Jean, Quebec
Jack Austin* Senator for British Columbia, former Chief of Staff to Pierre Trudeau
Chris Axworthy* 2006 Election Candidate, Saskatoon—Wanuskewin, Saskatchewan
Lloyd Axworthy* Former Federal Cabinet Minister, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Manjit Bal* President, Vancouver South Federal Riding Association, British Columbia
Monique Bégin* Minister of National Revenue and Health and Welfare under Pierre Trudeau
Amanda Bennett* Présidente, Châteauguay—Saint-Constant, Quebec
Carolyn Bennett*Member of Parliament for St. Paul's, Ontario
Carolyn Bertram Prince Edward Island MLA
Claire Bérubé* Présidente, Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, Quebec List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006#Quebec
Maurizio Bevilacqua* Member of Parliament for Vaughan, Ontario
Michel Biron* Senator for Quebec
Jean-Yves Boisclair* Président, Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Herb Breau* Former Cabinet Minister under John Turner and Member of Privy Council List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006#Turner Ministry appointees
Bill Brooks* 2006 Election Candidate, Langley, British Columbia
Barry Campbell Former Member of Parliament for St. Paul's, Ontario
Tim Carroll Former President of Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island
Armand Caouette* 2006 Election Candidate, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Quebec
Ralph Capocci* President, Vaughan Federal Riding Association, Ontario
Martin Cauchon* Former Member of Parliament for Outremont, Quebec and former Minister of Justice
Louis-Philippe Champagne* Président, Mégantic—L'Érable, Quebec List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006#Quebec
Mike Coleman* President, Nanaimo—Cowichan Federal Riding Association, British Columbia
Joan Cook* Senator for Newfoundland and Labrador
Irwin Cotler* Member of Parliament for Mount Royal, Quebec and former Minister of Justice
Mario Cuconato* Former Director of Operations under Paul Martin, Member of Liberal Party National Revenue Committee - National Capital Region Chair
Barney Danson* Minister of National Defence under Pierre Trudeau
Terry Duguid* 2006 Election Candidate, Kildonan—St. Paul, Manitoba
Pierre de Bané* Senator for Quebec
Herb Dhaliwal* Former Member of Parliament for Vancouver South and former Cabinet Minister

Ujjal Dosanjh* Member of Parliament for Vancouver South, Minister of Health under Paul Martin, former NDP Premier of British Columbia
Victor Drury Former Federal Election Candidate, Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis, Quebec
Danny Dumaresque* President of PTA - Newfoundland & Labrador
John Efford* Former Federal and Provincial Cabinet Minister, Newfoundland and Labrador
Hedy Fry* Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, British Columbia
Roger Gallaway* Former Member of Parliament for Sarnia—Lambton, Ontario
André Garon* Président, Charlesbourg, Quebec
Robert Gauthier* Président, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Quebec
Sheila Gervais Former National Director of the Liberal Party of Canada
Valerie Giguère* Former Candidate, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Quebec
Alastair Gillespie* Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce under Pierre Trudeau
John Godfrey* Member of Parliament for Don Valley West, Ontario and former Minister of State for Infrastructure and Communities
Eddie Goldenberg Former Chief of Staff to Jean Chrétien
Ralph Goodale* Member of Parliament for Wascana, Saskatchewan, former Minister of Finance for Paul Martin, and former Minister in Jean Chrétien's Cabinet
Alasdair Graham* Former Senator for Nova Scotia, former Government Leader in Senate
Jack Graham* Member of Liberal Party National Revenue Committee - Nova Scotia Revenue Chair
Dave Haggard* 2006 Election Candidate, Vancouver East, British Columbia and former B.C. Woodworkers Union President
Tom Hann* President, St. John's South—Mount Pearl Riding Association, Newfoundland and Labrador
Mac Harb* Senator for Ontario, former Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre
André Harvey* Former Member of Parliament, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Quebec
Vicky Harvey* 2006 Election Candidate, Hochelaga, Quebec
Reine Hébert* Présidente, Brossard—La Prairie, Quebec
Mobina Jaffer* Senator for British Columbia
Donald Johnston* Former Member of Parliament and Federal Cabinet Minister, former President of Liberal Party of Canada
Kerline Joseph* 2006 Election Candidate, Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Susan Kadis* Member of Parliament for Thornhill, Ontario
Colin Kenny* Senator for Ontario
Wajid Khan* Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Streetsville
Gar Knutson* Former Member of Parliament for Elgin—Middlesex—London, Ontario and former Minister of State
Leo Kolber Former Senator for Quebec
Kevin Lamoureux Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Manitoba

Oliver Langdon* Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly and former Provincial Cabinet Minister
Jean Lapointe* Senator for Quebec
Charles Lavergne* 2006 Election Candidate, Abitibi—Témiscamingue, Quebec
Gérard Leclerc* 2006 Election Candidate, Joliette, Quebec
Kim Leclerc* 2006 Election Candidate, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, Quebec
François-Hugues Liberge* 2006 Election Candidate, Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Quebec
Tom Lush Former President of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
Lawrence MacAulay* Member of Parliament for Cardigan, Prince Edward Island
Colin MacDonald* Alberta PTA Male Delegate List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006#Provincial and territorial delegates
Allan MacEachen* Deputy Prime Minister under Pierre Trudeau

John MacKinnon* President, Cardigan Federal Riding Association, Prince Edward Island
Richard Mahoney* 2006 Election Candidate, Ottawa Centre and former President of Ontario Liberal Party
Diane Marleau* Member of Parliament for Sudbury, Ontario and former Federal Health and Public Works Minister
Bill Matthews* Member of Parliament for Random—Burin—St. George's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Chantelle McNichol* Alberta Provincial Executive List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006#Provincial and territorial association delegates
Isabel Metcalfe* 2006 Election Candidate, Carleton—Mississippi Mills, Ontario
Jim Munson* Senator for Ontario
Brian Murphy* Member of Parliament for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, New Brunswick
Mike Murphy Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Moncton North
Robert Nixon Former Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party (1967–1975) and Provincial Treasurer (1985–1990)
Walter Noel Former Newfoundland M.H.A. and Cabinet Minister
Neil Orford* President, Dufferin—Caledon Federal Riding Association, Ontario
Massimo Pacetti* Member of Parliament for Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel
Bob Rae* Member of Liberal Party and Queen's Privy Council for Canada
John Rae Brother to Bob, Strategist associated with Jean Chrétien
Pierrette Ringuette* Senator for New Brunswick

Clark Roberts Former Federal Candidate, Saanich—Gulf Islands, British Columbia
Michael Robinson* Former Advisor to Paul Martin, Member of Liberal Party National Revenue Committee
Bill Rompkey* Senator for Newfoundland and Labrador
Richard Rybiak* President, Niagara West—Glanbrook Federal Riding Association, Ontario List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006#Ontario
Jacques Saada* Former Member of Parliament for Brossard—La Prairie, Quebec
Andy Savoy* Former Member of Parliament for Tobique—Mactaquac, New Brunswick
Andy Scott* Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Brian Scott* Former Candidate, Nanaimo—Cowichan, British Columbia
Robin Sears Former Secretary of the Federal NDP
Raymond Setlakwe Former Senator for Quebec
Joachim Simard* Président régional, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Conseil de direction du PLCQ, Quebec
Karen Kraft Sloan Former Member of Parliament for York—Simcoe and York North, Ontario
Don Smith Former President of Ontario Liberal Party
George Smitherman Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Toronto Centre—Rosedale and Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
Greg Sorbara Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Vaughan—King—Aurora and Ontario Minister of Finance
Lynne Steele* President, York—Simcoe Federal Riding Association, Ontario
Christine Stewart* Former Federal Minister of the Environment, Ontario
Jane Stewart* Former Federal Indian Affairs Minister and HRDC Minister
Peter Stollery* Senator for Ontario
Paul Summerville Former NDP Candidate for St. Paul's and former Chief Economist for Royal Bank of Canada
Nick Taylor Former Senator for Alberta
Laurier Thibault 2004 Election Candidate, Berthier—Maskinongé, Quebec
Arleene Thorpe* President, Prince George—Peace River Federal Riding Association, British Columbia
Gabriel Tse* President, Kitchener Centre Federal Riding Association, Ontario
Denis Tremblay* Président, Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Montreal, Quebec.
Michel Tremblay* Mayor of Rimouski from 1994–2005, 2006 Election Candidate, Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, Quebec
Julia Turnbull 2004 Election Candidate, Calgary, Alberta
Philipp Varelis Former Federal Candidate, Broadview—Greenwood, Ontario
Joe Volpe* Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister, Eglinton—Lawrence, Ontario
John Webster Strategist under Paul Martin
Kate Wilson* 2006 Election Candidate for York—Simcoe, Ontario

Withdrawn candidates

Carolyn Bennett

Person or organization Notes Reference
Mary Anne Chambers Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough East and Ontario Minister of Children and Youth Services
Siobhan Coady* 2006 Election Candidate for St. John's South—Mount Pearl (NL)
Sheila Finestone* Former Member of Parliament for Mount Royal and Former Senator for Quebec
Lyn McLeod Former Ontario Liberal Party leader
Louise Parkes* 2006 Election Candidate for Oshawa (ON)
Landon Pearson Former Senator for Ontario
Mary Pynenburg* 2006 Election Candidate for Burnaby—New Westminster (BC)

Maurizio Bevilacqua

Person or organization Notes Reference
Bernie Collins Former Member of Parliament for Souris—Moose Mountain
Mario Racco Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Thornhill
Taras Zalusky Former Chief of Staff for Jane Stewart, Geoff Regan, and Aileen Carroll
Ralph Capocci President, Vaughan Federal Riding Association, Ontario

Hedy Fry

Person or organization Notes Reference

Joe Volpe

Person or organization Notes Reference
Joe Comuzzi* Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North
Nick Discepola Former Member of Parliament for Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Ken Lister* President, Edmonton Strathcona Riding Association
Bob Speller* Former Member of Parliament for Haldimand—Norfolk and Former Minister of Agriculture
Lui Temelkovski* Member of Parliament for Oak Ridges—Markham

Unaffiliated MPs and Senators

Undecided Members of Parliament (1 of 102)

Undecided Senators (10 of 63)

Neutral Members of Parliament (9 of 102)

Neutral Senators (6 of 63)

Source: The Hill Times, June 12

Summary of endorsements by Members of Parliament by Province

Candidate BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL North Total
Scott Brison Members: - - - - - - - 3 1 - - 4
Stéphane Dion Members: - - - - 5 3 1 - - - 1 10
Ken Dryden Members: 1 - - 2 2 - - - - - - 5
Martha Hall Findlay Members: - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1
Michael Ignatieff Members: 4 - 1 1 19 4 2 3 2 2 1 39
Gerard Kennedy Members: 1 - - - 11 1 - - - 1 - 14
Bob Rae Members: 2 - 1 - 6 1 2 - 1 1 - 14
Joe Volpe Members: - - - - 3 1 - - - - - 4
Unaffiliated Members: - - - - 3 - 0 - - - - 3
Declared Neutral Members: - - - - 5 3 1 - - - - 9
Total Members: 8 0 2 3 54 13 6 6 4 4 2 102

Newspaper endorsements

Newspaper Candidate(s) Endorsed Reference
Globe & MailStéphane Dion
Le DevoirMichael Ignatieff
Montreal GazetteStéphane Dion
Toronto StarBob Rae

Toronto SunStéphane Dion and Martha Hall Findlay

Ex officio delegates

List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006

Endorsement pages in campaign websites

Other links

Sources

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