Marijuana Party candidates, 2006 Canadian federal election
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The Marijuana Party of Canada fielded several candidates in the 2006 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.
Note: The following list is not complete.
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[edit] Ontario
[edit] James Bender (Oxford)
Bender is self-employed.
[edit] George Walter Kolaczynski (Carleton—Mississippi Mills)
Kolaczysnki listed himself as a postal worker in the 2004 campaign.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 federal | Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington | Mari | 479 | 0.85 | 6/6 | Scott Reid, Conservative Party |
| 2006 federal | Carleton—Mississippi Mills | Mari | 426 | 5/6 | Gordon O'Connor, Conservative |
[edit] Ernest Rathwell (Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington)
Rathwell was born on November 26, 1958 in Carleton Place, Ontario. He later moved to Alberta to work in the oilpatch for five years, and spent five additional years working at a sour gas factory.[1] He has a Fourth Class Stationary Engineering certificate from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.[2]
He credits marijuana for helping him come to terms with post-traumatic stress syndrome, arguing that conventional treatments did not work for him (Ottawa Citizen, 10 June 1998). His wife also suffers from multiple sclerosis, and Rathwell believes that marijuana use has kept her alive by causing the condition to subside. He joined the Marijuana Party after he was denied a certificate to grow marijuana for medical purposes and sentenced to nine months in jail for illegal cultivation.[3]
He received 501 votes (0.84%), finishing sixth against Conservative incumbent Scott Reid.
