Liberal Party candidates, 2004 Canadian federal election

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The Liberal Party of Canada ran a full slate of candidates in the 2004 federal election, and won 135 out of 308 seats to emerge with a minority government. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.

1 Manitoba
- 1.1 Don Kuhl (Portage—Lisgar)
- 1.2 Peter Epp (Provencher)
2 Ontario
- 2.1 Bruce Hood (Wellington—Halton Hills)
3 Nova Scotia
- 3.1 Susan Green (Central Nova)
- 3.2 Dale Stevens (Sackville—Eastern Shore)

[edit] Manitoba

[edit] Don Kuhl (Portage—Lisgar)

Kuhl is a graduate of the University of Manitoba School of Agriculture. He was a partner in the Southern Manitoba Potato Company for a number of years, and ran a family farm from 1978 to 2000. He has served on numerous farm organizations and was a Board Member of the Manitoba Pulse Growers Association from 1990 to 1999, serving as President for five years. Kuhl was also a vice-chairman of the Western Canadian Pulse Growers Association.[1] Kuhl is pro-life on a personal level, though it is not clear if he supports government restrictions on abortion.[2]

He served on the council of Winkler, Manitoba from 1983 to 1998, and was the community's deputy mayor for three years. He was defeated in a bid to become mayor in 2002 (Winnipeg Free Press, 24 October 2002).

The 2004 election was his first bid for federal office. He finished second to Conservative incumbent Brian Pallister with 6,174 votes (17.74%).

[edit] Peter Epp (Provencher)

Epp (born 1969 in Manitoba) is a successful lawyer. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of Manitoba, and in 1993 received a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia. From 1993 to 1997, he practiced corporate, commercial and real estate law for the Pitblado firm in Manitoba.

He was hired by the prestigious Linklaters firm of New York in 1997, and practiced international finance and corporate law. In 1998, he undertook a one-year special appointment at the World Bank with a focus on international development financing. He later worked at the Washington DC and London, UK offices of Linklaters.[3]

Epp returned to Canada in 2004 to contest the Provencher riding, and defeated Marcel Hacault, Lee Guetre and Herm Martens to win the Liberal nomination (Winnipeg Free Press, 6 February 2004). The Liberal Party had held the riding as recently as 2000, but faced a difficult struggle to reclaim it. Epp received 8,975 votes (24.92%), finishing second against Conservative incumbent Vic Toews.

During the campaign, Epp criticized Toews for proposing to repeal a section of the Criminal Code that gives homosexuals protection from hate crimes. Toews argued that the law threatened freedom of speech and religion; Epp argued that Toews was "pandering and exploiting the fears of faith communities" (WFP, 9 June 2004).

After the election, Epp accepted a position as the Senior Policy Advisor to The Honourable David Caplan, Ontario Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal. He now works at the London, England office of the leading global law firm White & Case.

[edit] Ontario

[edit] Bruce Hood (Wellington—Halton Hills)

Hood is a former National Hockey League referee. He received 19,173 votes (38.21%), finishing a close second against Conservative Michael Chong. See his biography page for more information.