Registered candidates Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006

1 registered candidates

1.1 scott brison

1.1.1 high profile supporters


1.2 stéphane dion

1.2.1 high-profile supporters


1.3 ken dryden
1.4 martha hall findlay
1.5 michael ignatieff

1.5.1 high profile supporters


1.6 gerard kennedy

1.6.1 high profile supporters


1.7 bob rae

1.7.1 high profile supporters


1.8 joe volpe

registered candidates

individuals gathered necessary signatures 300 party members , paid first $25,000 installment of entry fee:

scott brison

scott brison, 39, mp kings—hants , minister of public works , government services under martin. had been progressive conservative mp (since 1997) , had run leadership of pc party in 2003. brison crossed floor later year join liberals shortly after creation of conservative party of canada. openly gay former investment banker, brison presented fiscally moderate , socially progressive positions. pc leadership platform had called employment insurance reform, more private involvement in healthcare, integrated defense strategy us, , socially liberal policies. 2006 liberal leadership platform emphasised candidate defender of environment, business innovation , socially progressive values.

high profile supporters

former new brunswick premier frank mckenna, considered leading contender until announced not running in race, had donated $3000 brison s campaign in august , formally endorsed brison on november 30.

supporters in caucus prior first ballot: 10
mps: 4 scott brison, mark eyking, shawn murphy, michael savage
senators: 6 sen. jane cordy, sen. jim cowan, sen. joseph day, sen. michael kirby, sen. wilfred moore, sen. gerard phalen.


date campaign launched: april 22, 2006
date officially registered: may 25, 2006
number of ballots: 1
result: following first ballot, announced withdraw race , support rae. endorsed ignatieff upon rae s elimination after third ballot.

stéphane dion

stéphane dion, 51, had been intergovernmental affairs minister (1996-2003) under chrétien, environment minister (2004-2006) under martin. before entering federal politics 1996 appointment cabinet followed shortly election parliament saint-laurent—cartierville, dion professor of political science , noted federalist commentator. noted vocally opposing quebec sovereigntism , supporting measures such clarity act. considered chrétien loyalist nonetheless worked martin camp. dion announced candidacy on april 7.

high-profile supporters

former liberal house leader don boudria served dion s campaign chair , paul martin s bc lieutenant mark marissen national campaign director. one-time progressive conservative leadership aspirant david orchard announced support of dion. additional high-profile supporters included then-leader of saskatchewan liberal party david karwacki, jamie elmhirst, president of british columbia wing of party, adam campbell, president of alberta wing of party, former green party of canada deputy leader tom manley, former prime minister paul martin s chief of staff tim murphy, herb metcalfe, former john manley campaign chair, , marc-boris saint-maurice co-founder , former leader of marijuana party of canada. former justice minister allan rock endorsed dion on december 1.

at convention, dion received endorsements eighth-place martha hall findlay (eliminated on first ballot) , – critically – fourth-place gerard kennedy, withdrew after second ballot. ken dryden , joe volpe, both had endorsed bob rae after withdrawing, threw support dion before final ballot well.

supporters in caucus prior first ballot: 17
mps: 11 sue barnes, colleen beaumier, bonnie brown, stéphane dion, charles hubbard, marlene jennings, nancy karetak-lindell, glen pearson*, francis scarpaleggia, paul steckle, bryon wilfert
senators: 7 sen. tommy banks, sen. john bryden, sen. maria chaput, sen. joan fraser, sen. vivienne poy, sen. fernand robichaud, sen. claudette tardif






* glen pearson mp-elect, having won november 27th by-election in london north centre.






supporters picked after first ballot
mps: 1 mark eyking


supporters picked after second ballot
mps: omar alghabra, navdeep bains, raymond chan, mark holland


supporters picked after third ballot
mps: maurizio bevilacqua, ujjal dosanjh, ken dryden, hedy fry, john godfrey, ralph goodale, susan kadis, jim karygiannis, joe volpe
senators: 3 jerry grafstein, frank mahovlich, jack austin


date campaign launched: april 7, 2006
date officially registered: may 24, 2006

ken dryden

ken dryden, 59, had been social development minister (2004–2006) under martin. former star goaltender montreal canadiens hockey team, dryden elected in 2004 star candidate liberals. instrumental in putting forward child care strategy during martin government. dryden, wrote book public education system, stressed importance of improving education system in order keep canada competitive. learning @ core of our future—for person, society, economy, country, dryden said. learning our real security, our real opportunity, , program, years in hoping, first big step towards lifelong learning. said canada s unique, multi-ethnic mix needs held example world.

supporters in caucus prior first ballot: 12
mps: 5 don bell, ken boshcoff, ken dryden, tina keeper, anita neville
senators: 7 sen. sharon carstairs, sen. art eggleton, sen. joyce fairbairn, sen. jerry grafstein, sen. frank mahovlich, sen. marilyn trenholme counsell, sen. rod zimmer


date campaign launched: april 28, 2006
date officially registered: may 29, 2006
number of ballots: 2
result: eliminated after second ballot. endorsed rae after second ballot, dion after third.

martha hall findlay

martha hall findlay, 47, toronto lawyer , first officially declare candidacy. had run liberal candidate in 2004 election, losing belinda stronach in district of newmarket—aurora. when stronach crossed floor in 2005, hall findlay ceded liberal nomination riding stronach. fluently bilingual, hall findlay worked principal of own management , legal consultancy organization, general counsel group, works in high-tech , telecommunications fields in canada , europe. on march 17, 2008, hall findlay elected serve toronto constituency of willowdale member of parliament.

supporters in caucus prior first ballot: 1
mps: 1 judy sgro
senators: 0


date campaign launched: february 8, 2006
date officially registered: may 24, 2006
number of ballots: 1
result: eliminated after first ballot. supported dion through remaining ballots.

michael ignatieff

michael ignatieff, 59, public intellectual, had worked teacher, writer/journalist , politician. of professional life, ignatieff lectured , wrote outside canada: first in united kingdom @ cambridge university 1978 1984, in london journalist , writer until 2000 when named director of carr center human rights policy @ harvard university. 1993 novel, scar tissue shortlisted man booker prize. upon return canada in 2005, became visiting professor @ university of toronto, , in 2006 federal election campaign elected canadian house of commons mp etobicoke—lakeshore. ignatieff staunch supporter of interventionism , favoured 2003 invasion of iraq, despite conflict s relative unpopularity in canada (and in united states). however, ignatieff adopted centre-left position on domestic social policies.

high profile supporters

ignatieff s campaign co-chaired senator david smith, powerful chrétien organizer , chairman emeritus of canada s largest cross-border law firm, mp denis coderre, mp ruby dhalla, , headed ian davey (son of senator keith davey), toronto lawyers alfred apps (a party fundraiser , former federal candidate), daniel brock (former assistant john manley , irwin cotler) , paul lalonde (son of former minister marc lalonde). davey, apps , brock had recruited ignatieff return canada in 2004 part of liberal party , run leadership. david peterson ignatieff s honorary campaign co-chair along former trudeau cabinet ministers marc lalonde , donald macdonald, , former chrétien minister jean augustine. candidate caucus support, ignatieff s regional campaigns headed parliamentarians (ontario - former martin ministers jim peterson , aileen carroll, atlantic canada - mp rodger cuzner, quebec - mp , former president of liberal party s federal quebec wing pablo rodriguez, british columbia - mp stephen owen, alberta - senator grant mitchell, manitoba - mp raymond simard. in addition federal caucus support, ignatieff endorsed numerous provincial ministers in ontario , new brunswick (the 2 provinces liberal governments affiliated federal party). before final ballot of convention, ignatieff received endorsement seventh-place scott brison (who had withdrew after first ballot , endorsed bob rae).

supporters in caucus prior first ballot: 49
mps: 39 larry bagnell, mauril bélanger, gerry byrne, john cannis, denis coderre, roy cullen, rodger cuzner, sukh dhaliwal, jean-claude d amours, ruby dhalla, wayne easter, raymonde folco, albina guarnieri, michael ignatieff, derek lee, john maloney, keith martin, john mccallum, david mcguinty, joe mcguire, john mckay, gary merasty, maria minna, stephen owen, jim peterson, marcel proulx, yasmin ratansi, geoff regan, pablo rodriguez, anthony rota, todd russell, lloyd st. amand, raymond simard, paul szabo, robert thibault, alan tonks, roger valley, blair wilson, paul zed
senators: 10 sen. lise bacon,sen. roméo dallaire, sen. dennis dawson, sen. francis fox, sen. elizabeth hubley, sen. rose-marie losier-cool, sen. pana papas merchant, sen. grant mitchell, sen. nick sibbeston, sen. david smith


supporters picked after second ballot
mps: 2 bernard patry, scott simms


supporters picked after third ballot
mps: 3 scott brison, gurbax malhi, judy sgro


date campaign launched: april 7, 2006
date officially registered: may 2, 2006
number of ballots: 4
result: lost stéphane dion on fourth , final ballot.

gerard kennedy

gerard kennedy, 46, minister of education in ontario provincial government of dalton mcguinty 2003 until 2006 when resigned enter federal liberal leadership campaign. kennedy key player in rebuilding ontario liberal party , bringing government in 2003 provincial election. education minister, viewed having restored faith in public education system after years of growing support private schools. resigned cabinet on april 5 in order enter race. runner-up in 1996 ontario liberal leadership election, having finished in first place on first 4 ballots, defeated mcguinty on fifth , final ballot. viewed many journalists being on left wing of party.

high profile supporters

kennedy backed senator terry mercer, former national director of federal liberal party. enjoyed support of former premier of prince edward island keith milligan , former premier of new brunswick ray frenette. while former cabinet minister joe fontana continued support kennedy, resigned seat in house of commons during leadership campaign run mayor of london. on november 25, globe , mail reported justin trudeau (who win 2013 convention , become prime minister in 2015) declared support kennedy s leadership bid.

supporters in caucus prior first ballot: 19
mps: 13 omar alghabra, navdeep bains, brenda chamberlain, raymond chan, mark holland, gurbax malhi, dan mcteague, bernard patry, mario silva, scott simms, brent st. denis, andrew telegdi, borys wrzesnewskyj
senators: 6 sen. larry campbell, sen. aurélien gill, sen. sandra lovelace nicholas, sen. terry mercer, sen. robert peterson, sen. charlie watt


date campaign launched: april 27, 2006
date officially registered: may 17, 2006
number of ballots: 2
result: placed fourth on second ballot. withdrew support dion.

bob rae

bob rae, 58, ontario new democratic party premier of ontario 1990 1995 , federal ndp mp broadview—greenwood in house of commons 1978 1982. since leaving electoral politics, rae worked on number of contentious issues federal government, notably air india disaster; worked in international relations advising on constitutional issues , conducted study ontario government on post-secondary education. rae joined liberal party in april 2006 (he had been liberal in 1960s) before launching centrist campaign month. in speech canadian club of winnipeg on march 13, 2006, rae expressed interest in uniting progressive forces of canada in order regain majority government in canadian house of commons. there s progressive record s shared majority of canadians, far, have not succeeded in becoming majority in house of commons, must think bit how can happen.

bob rae speaking press @ day 1 of liberal leadership convention


high profile supporters

rae supported former senior chrétien aides, such older brother john rae , eddie goldenberg, plus senior ontario provincial liberals such provincial finance minister greg sorbara , provincial health minister , deputy premier george smitherman. on may 12, rae endorsed longtime trudeau cabinet stalwart allan maceachen. former leadership contenders maurizio bevilacqua, carolyn bennett , hedy fry withdrew campaign throw support rae, bevilacqua becoming national co-chair campaign , chief advisor on economic policy. susan kadis, former toronto co-chair of ignatieff s campaign, endorsed rae on october 27. former finance minister ralph goodale endorsed rae on november 28.

at convention, rae received endorsements defeated candidates prior third ballot: scott brison , joe volpe withdrew after first ballot support him, did ken dryden after being knocked off on second ballot. however, rae knocked off third ballot, , encouraged delegates choose candidate best suits personal beliefs. never disclosed voted on fourth ballot.

supporters in caucus prior first ballot: 26
mps: 14 carolyn bennett, maurizio bevilacqua, irwin cotler, ujjal dosanjh, hedy fry, john godfrey, ralph goodale, susan kadis, jim karygiannis, lawrence macaulay, diane marleau, bill matthews, brian murphy, andy scott
senators: 12 sen. jack austin, sen. pierre de bané, sen. michel biron, sen. joan cook, sen. mac harb, sen. mobina jaffer, sen. jean lapointe, sen. colin kenny, sen. jim munson, sen. pierrette ringuette, sen. bill rompkey, sen. peter stollery.


supporters picked after first ballot
mps: 4 joe volpe, wajid khan, massimo pacetti, scott brison


supporters picked after second ballot
mps: 7 ken boshcoff, ken dryden, tina keeper, gurbax malhi, judy sgro, brent st. denis, anita neville


date campaign launched: april 24, 2006
date officially registered: may 11, 2006
number of ballots: 3
result: (eliminated on third ballot)

joe volpe

joe volpe, 59, minister of human resources , skills development (2003–2005) , minister of citizenship , immigration (2005–2006) under martin. announced candidacy on april 21, 2006. former schoolteacher, elected house of commons in 1988 toronto riding of eglinton—lawrence. top priorities reinvigorating party on professional keel. promised make corporate institution s been , nation-building institution has proved be.

volpe ran trouble on june 2 when revealed campaign had received $5,400 in donations each of 3 children under age of 15 (all children of executives of pharmaceutical company apotex). donations later returned situation spoofed satirical web site youth volpe. sukh dhaliwal , yasmin ratansi subsequently left volpe campaign support michael ignatieff.

the liberal party of canada announced $20,000 fine against mr. volpe because campaign allowed membership forms distributed cultural associations in quebec without ensuring new members pay own membership fee. volpe subsequently exonerated, , fine withdrawn.

supporters in caucus: 5
mps: 5 joe comuzzi, wajid khan, massimo pacetti, lui temelkovski, joe volpe
senators: 0


date campaign launched: april 21, 2006
date officially registered: may 12, 2006
number of ballots: 1
result: following candidate speeches announced withdraw after first ballot support rae. supported dion on final ballot.




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