The Communist Party of Canada - Ontario ran six candidates in the 2003 provincial election in Ontario, Canada. Relevant information about these candidates may be found on this page.
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Longtime resident of Mississauga, Ontario. Writer, translator and office worker, and a social and community activist. Involved in the peace movement and the campaign to protect public health care. Received 503 votes, the highest of any CPC-O candidate. Finished last in a field of five candidates. The winning candidate was Kuldip Singh Kular of the Ontario Liberal Party.
Retired steelworker. Was 62 years old at the time of the 2000 federal election. Lifelong resident and labour activist in Hamilton, Ontario, served on the Hamilton District Labour Council for many years. An activist in the Steelworkers' union, a tenants organizer, and involved in local Social Justice and Health Care Coalitions. Once served as Chief Steward of Local 1005 of the United Steel Workers of America. 1999 campaign focused on health care, education, and opposition to the Red Hill Creek expressway. In 2004, campaigned in favour of protection for Hamilton's Stelco plant ("If Stelco doesn't want to run the plant, then the government should run it"). Helps lead an annual People's Voice Solidarity Picnic in the Hamilton suburb of Stoney Creek. Received 388 votes, finishing fifth out of seven candidates. The winning candidate was Dominic Agostino of the Ontario Liberal Party.
Other candidacies:
President of his Canadian Auto Workers local, also works for a Canadian Union of Public Employees local at Carleton University (from which he has a degree in journalism). His father was a law professor at Queen's University. Active in the Committee for Peace in Iraq, and the Network Opposing War and Racism (NOWAR-PAIX). A delegate to the Ottawa District Labour Council. Made affordable education the primary issue of his campaign. An uncomfortable public speaker, by many accounts. Received 306 votes, finishing fifth out of seven candidates. The winning candidate was Richard Patten of the Ontario Liberal Party.
Other candidacies:
Lifelong resident of Parkdale—High Park. A history graduate, studying to be a high school teacher at the time of the election. Opposes cuts to education, and supports lower tuition. Also a proponent of community democracy, immigrant services and affordable childcare. Is not to be confused with another Karin Larsen who works for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Received 349 votes, finishing sixth out of eight candidates. The winning candidate was Gerard Kennedy of the Ontario Liberal Party.
CPC-O leader during the 2003 Ontario election. See her biography page for more information. Received 241 votes, ironically the lowest total of any CPC-O candidate. The winning candidate was Brad Duguid of the Ontario Liberal Party.
Toronto criminal lawyer, who has participated in the international criminal tribunal for Rwanda. See his biography page for more information. Received 408 votes, finishing fifth out of five candidates. The winning candidate was Mario Sergio of the Ontario Liberal Party.
The CPC-O's 2003 election platform[1], entitled "A People's Agenda for Ontario", endorsed such policies as: