Communist Party candidates, 2000 Canadian federal election
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The Communist Party of Canada (CPC) fielded a number of candidates in the 2000 Canadian federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.
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[edit] Manitoba
[edit] Harold James Dyck (Winnipeg Centre)
Dyck is a veteran anti-poverty activist and advocate in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He campaigned for the Communist Party of Canada, the provincial Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba, and the municipal Labour Election Committee. He has played a prominent role in Winnipeg-based anti-poverty organizations such as the Manitoba Committee for Economic Justice (Broadcast News, 9 August 2000), the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg (Broadcast News, 10 January 2001), the Low Income Intermediary Project and the National Anti-Poverty Organization. In 1997, he was listed as a provincial committee member of the Communist Party of Canada (Winnipeg Free Press, 27 May).
Dyck was a youth activist during the 1970s, and identified wage issues as his primary concern in the 1977 provincial election (Canadian Tribune, 26 September 1977). He later became a worker with Boeing Winnipeg, and organized a unionization drive in 1980.[1] He subsequently lost his job, and a newspaper article published in 2001 identified him as a welfare recipient(Winnipeg Free Press, 11 January 2001).
Dyck participated in a protest against basic local rate increases by Manitoba Telecom Services in 2000-01, arguing that the changes would prevent some persons on social assistance from owning their own telephones. Later in 2001, he called for protection for low-income earners against "sudden fluctuations in essential commodities like natural gas" (WFP, 19 September 2001). He has also argued that bank user fees are disproportionately punitive against the poor (WFP, 12 January 2005), and has criticized Payday loan services for "victimiz[ing] people in the most desperate of circumstances" (WFP, 30 May 2005). In 2005, he argued against proposed restrictions on panhandling.[2]
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 federal | Winnipeg South | Communist | 79 | 7/7 | James Richardson, Liberal | |
| 1977 provincial | Point Douglas | Communist | 62 | 1.26 | 4/5 | Donald Malinowski, New Democratic Party |
| 1979 federal | Winnipeg—Birds Hill | Communist | 62 | 4/5 | Bill Blaikie, New Democratic Party | |
| 1986 provincial | Seven Oaks | Communist | 65 | 4/4 | Eugene Kostyra, New Democratic Party | |
| 1986 municipal | Redboine | LEC | 496 | 3/4 | Magnus Elleson, New Democratic Party | |
| 2000 federal | Winnipeg Centre | Communist | 134 | 0.49 | 6/6 | Pat Martin, New Democratic Party |
| 1999 provincial | Minto | Communist | 45 | 4/5 | MaryAnn Mihychuk, New Democratic Party |
Note: The 1986 municipal results are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press.
[edit] David Allison (Winnipeg South Centre)
Allison listed himself as retired at the time of the 2000 election. He had previously campaigned for the Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba in the 1999 provincial election, and received 133 votes in Wolseley for a fourth-place finish. The winner was Jean Friesen of the New Democratic Party.
He received 181 votes (0.48%) in the 2000 election, finishing last in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Anita Neville of the Liberal Party.
[edit] Ontario
[edit] Dora Stewart (Scarborough Southwest)
Stewart lived in Cobourg, Ontario at the time of the election, and listed herself as retired. As of 2005, she lives in Peachland, British Columbia. Stewart has been active with the Council of Canadians[3] and the anti-war movement [4] in recent years. In 2002, she spoke out against the privatization of health care in British Columbia.[5] She lives with William Stewart, formerly the leader of the Communist Party of Canada - Ontario.[6]
She received 165 votes (0.46%), finishing sixth against Liberal incumbent Tom Wappel.
