Endorsements for the 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election

For a complete list of ex officio delegate endorsements, see List of ex officio delegates to the 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election.

The candidates for the 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election received the following endorsements. Ex officio delegates have an automatic vote at the convention and are denoted with an asterisk (*).

Registered candidates

Scott Brison (43)

Person or organization	Notes	Reference
Allan Armsworthy*	President, Central Nova Riding Association, Nova Scotia
Gail Asper	Director and Corporate Secretary of CanWest Global	[1]
Scott Brison*	Member of Parliament for Kings—Hants	[2]
Dianne Brushett*	President, Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Riding Association, Nova Scotia
Ryan Buffalo	Vice-president (Youth), Alberta Aboriginal Peoples Commission
T.J. Burke	Member of the Legislative Assembly, New Brunswick
Mike Burton*	President, Regina Qu’Appelle Riding Association, Saskatchewan
George Cameron	Past Provincial Liberal Candidate, Saskatchewan
Hilary Casey*	President of the New Brunswick Young Liberals
Jim Cowan*	Senator for Nova Scotia	[3]
Jane Cordy*	Senator for Nova Scotia	[4]
Joseph A. Day*	Senator for New Brunswick	[5]
Richard Diamond*	President of the Young Liberals of Canada	[6]
Autumn EagleSpeaker*	President, Alberta, Aboriginal People's Commission	[7]
Chris Emanuel	Central Region President, Liberal Party of Canada (Ontario)
Mark Eyking*	Member of Parliament for Sydney—Victoria	[8]
Bill Fleming*	Past Candidate, Sackville Eastern Shore, Nova Scotia
Ryan Francis*	President, Nova Scotia Aboriginal Peoples Commission
Josh Fraser*	Vice-president (Youth) Aboriginal People's Commission	[9]
George Furey*	Senator for Newfoundland
Joe Gillis*	President, Sydney—Victoria Riding Association, Nova Scotia
John Gillis	Vice-president, Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Darian Huskilson*	2006 Election Candidate for South Shore—St. Margaret's, Nova Scotia
Jim Kane*	President, Edmonton Centre Riding Association, Alberta
Michael Kirby*	Senator for Nova Scotia	[10]
Mike MacKenzie*	President, Kings—Hants Riding Association, Nova Scotia
Martin MacKinnon*	2006 Election Candidate for Halifax, Nova Scotia
Frank McKenna*	Former premier of New Brunswick
Wilfred Moore*	Senator for Nova Scotia	[11]
Shawn Murphy*	Member of Parliament for Charlottetown
Rey Pagtakhan*	Former Minister under Jean Chrétien, and Paul Martin, former Member of Parliament for Winnipeg North and Winnipeg North—St. Paul	[12]
Eric Peterson*	President, Toronto Centre Riding Association, Ontario
Gerard Phalen*	Senator for Nova Scotia	[13]
Gary Richard*	2006 Election Candidate for Cumberland Colchester, Nova Scotia
Charlie Rutt*	President, Sackville Eastern Shore Riding Association, Nova Scotia
Michael Savage*	Member of Parliament for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	[14]
Carolyn Scott	Vice-president (Federal) Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Jane Spurr*	President, Halifax Riding Association, Nova Scotia
Pat Thomas*	President, Edmonton—Leduc Riding Association, Alberta
Danny Walsh*	2006 Election Candidate for Central Nova, Nova Scotia
Derek Wells*	President, Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Cindy Woodhouse*	Vice-president (Communications) Aboriginal People's Commission	[15]

Stéphane Dion (153)

Person or organization	Notes	Reference
Warren Allmand*	Former Solicitor General of Canada under Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Quebec	[16]
Eleni Bakopanos*	Former Member of Parliament for Ahuntsic, Quebec	[17]
Tommy Banks*	Senator from Alberta
Sue Barnes*	Member of Parliament for London West, Ontario	[18]
Tudor Beattie*	President of the Calgary Centre Riding, Alberta	[19]
Doug Beaton	Former executive director of the Liberal Party of Canada in British Columbia	[20]
Andre Beaumier*	President of the Richmond—Arthabaska Riding, Quebec	[21]
Colleen Beaumier*	Member of Parliament for Brampton West, Ontario	[22] Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
Cecil Bechamp*	President of the Brampton West Riding, Ontario
Bruce Benson*	2006 Election Candidate for Selkirk—Interlake, Manitoba	[23]
Edgar Benson*	Former Member of Parliament for Kingston, Ontario, Treasury Board Minister under Lester Pearson and Finance Minister under Pierre Elliott Trudeau
David Berger	Former Member of Parliament for Laurier Montreal-area riding, former Canadian ambassador to Israel	[24]
Gérard Binet	Former Member of Parliament for Frontenac—Mégantic, Quebec
Jean-Jacques Blais*	Former Minister in the Pierre Trudeau and John Turner governments. Former Member of Parliament for Nipissing, Ontario	[25]
Don Boudria*	Former Member of Parliament for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, Ontario	[26]
Claudette Bradshaw*	Former Member of Parliament for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, New Brunswick, former Minister	[27]
Stephen R. Bronfman	Montreal businessman, chairman, Claridge Inc.	[28]
Bonnie Brown*	Member of Parliament for Oakville, Ontario	[29]
Richard Brown*	Member of the Legislative Assembly, Charlottetown-Kings Square, Prince Edward Island	[30]
Denise Brunsdon	Former National Director of the Young Liberals of Canada	[31]
John G. Bryden*	Senator for New Brunswick	[32]
Rod Bryden	Former owner of the Ottawa Senators	[33]
Jhim Burwell*	2006 Election Candidate for Kootenay—Columbia, British Columbia	[34]
Adam Campbell*	President of the Liberal Party of Canada (Alberta)	[35]
Richard Cashin*	Former Newfoundland Member of Parliament for St. John's West and former president of the Newfoundland Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union	[36]
Bill Caton*	2006 Election Candidate for Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan
Kevin Chalmers*	Liberal Organizer in British Columbia, and organizer for David Emerson's election campaign in Vancouver Kingsway, as well as the De-Elect Emerson campaign after Emerson's defection to the Tories.
Maria Chaput*	Senator for Manitoba	[37] Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
Michel Chartand	Former chair of the Liberal Party's Standing Committee on Communications & Publicity, and former president of the Young Liberals of Canada	[38]
Jason Cherniak*	Liblogs founder, President of Richmond Hill Liberal riding association, York Region Director for LPC(O)	[39]
Bruce Clark*	British Columbia Revenue Chair, National Revenue Committee of the Liberal Party of Canada
Hec Clouthier	Former Member of Parliament for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, Ontario, and Senior Advisor in Jean Chrétien's PMO	[40]
Bill Cunningham*	Former Liberal Candidate in Burnaby—Douglas, past President of the Liberal Party of Canada (British Columbia)	[41] Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
James Curran*	President, Niagara Falls Federal Riding Association	[42]
Ivan Curman*	President, Vancouver Kingsway Federal Riding Association
Guy Dallaire	Young Liberals of Canada (Quebec) executive, and son of Senator Roméo Dallaire	[43]
Rod Drennan*	President of the North Okanagan Riding, British Columbia	[44]
Natalie Duhamel*	President of the Manitoba Liberal Women's Commission, Daughter of Ron Duhamel	[45]
Marc De La Bruyère*	Revenue Committee Chair, Edmonton	[46]
Stan Dromisky	Former Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Atikokan, Ontario	[47]
Claude Duplain	Former Member of Parliament for Portneuf, Quebec
Jamie Elmhirst*	President of the Liberal Party of Canada (British Columbia)	[48]
Judy Erola*	Former Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt and former Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs under Pierre Elliott Trudeau	[49]
Ron Everard*	President of the Calgary West Riding, Alberta	[50]
Isobel Finnerty	Former Senator for Ontario	[51]
John Foran	Member of the Legislative Assembly for Miramichi Centre, and Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, New Brunswick
Jean-Robert Gauthier	Former Ontario Senator and long-time Member of Parliament for Ottawa—Vanier, Ontario	[52]
Janine Gibson	2004 & 2006 Green Party candidate in Provencher Riding, Manitoba
Jim Goetz	Ontario desk in Prime Minister Paul Martin's office
Lorne Goodwin*	President of the Vegreville—Wainwright Riding, Alberta	[53]
Ginger Gosnell-Myers*	Vice President of the Aboriginal Peoples' Commission of the Liberal Party of Canada	[54]
Jean-Eric Guindon	Quebec Regional President for Mauricie / Bois Francs / Drummond, Quebec, and 2004 candidate for Trois-Rivières	[55]
Karen Graham*	2006 Election Candidate for Simcoe North, Ontario	[56]
Brian Guest	Former Deputy Principal Secretary to Paul Martin	Brian Guest
Alia Haddad*	2006 Election Candidate in Laval Riding, Quebec
Ginny Hasselfield	Former Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party
Keith Henry*	2006 Election Candidate for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission, British Columbia	[57]
Céline Hervieux-Payette*	Senator for Quebec
William Hogg*	President of the Compton—Stanstead Riding, Quebec	[58]
Charles Hubbard	Member of Parliament for Miramichi, New Brunswick	[59]
Herb Ibbotson*	President of the Haldimand—Norfolk Riding, Ontario
Ovid Jackson	Former Member of Parliament for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, Ontario	[60]
Verona Jackson*	2006 Candidate for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, Ontario	[61]
Marlene Jennings*	Member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine Riding, Quebec	[62]
Nancy Karetak-Lindell*	Member of Parliament for Nunavut	[63]
Jim Karygiannis*	Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Agincourt
David Karwacki*	Leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party	[64]
Heesung Kim*	2006 Election Candidate for Calgary Centre, Alberta
Joe Jordan*	Former Member of Parliament for Leeds—Grenville, Ontario	[65] Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
Guy Lafontaine*	President of the Chambly—Borduas Riding, Quebec
Daniel Lee*	President of the Vancouver East Riding, British Columbia	[66]
Marina Lessard*	Quebec Representative on the National Women's Liberal Commission executive
Richard Liebrecht	Director of Communications, Young Liberals of Canada (Manitoba)	[67]
Sabrina Loiacono*	Vice President (Finance), Young Liberals of Canada	[68]
Maureen Lyons	Former president of the Liberal Party of Canada in British Columbia	[69]
Ron MacDonald	Former Member of Parliament for Dartmouth, Nova Scotia	[70]
Melissa MacInnis	Atlantic desk in Prime Minister Paul Martin's office
Nancy MacIntosh*	President of the New Brunswick Southwest Riding	[71]
Roy MacLaren*	Former Member of Parliament for Etobicoke North, Ontario, and former Minister of International Trade under Jean Chrétien
Russell MacLellan	Former premier of Nova Scotia	[72]
Akaash Maharaj*	President, New Liberalism Ginger Group, and former policy chair, Liberal Party of Canada	[73]
George Mancini*	President of the Burlington Liberal Riding Association	[74]
Karn Manhas	Former Member of the Legislative Assembly for Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain and former British Columbia Chair for Maurizio Bevilacqua	[75]
Tom Manley*	Former Co-deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada, Liberal Candidate in 2006 election	[76] Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
Leonard Marchand*	Former Senator for British Columbia	[77]
Luc Martel*	President of the Pontiac Riding, Quebec
Bruce Martindale*	President of the Skeena—Bulkley Valley Riding, British Columbia
Mark Marissen	Martin strategist, Liberal Party's BC Campaign Chair	[78]
Jim McGregor*	President of the London—Fanshawe Riding, Ontario
Louis Mercier*	2006 Election Candidate for Richmond—Arthabaska, Quebec
Herb Metcalfe	Longtime party advisor, John Manley's Leadership Campaign Chair	[79]
Fred Mifflin*	Former Member of Parliament for Bonavista—Trinity—Conception and former Minister of Fisheries and Oceans under Jean Chrétien	[80]
Dennis Mills	Former Member of Parliament for Toronto—Danforth
Jim Mitchell*	2006 Election Candidate for Vancouver Island North
Lorne Mowers*	President of the Edmonton East Riding, Alberta
David Mulroney*	2006 Election Candidate in Victoria, British Columbia	[81]
Dave Monroe*	Treasurer of the Western Arctic PTA
Tim Murphy	Former chief of staff to Prime Minister Paul Martin	[82]
Joyce Murray*	2006 election candidate in New Westminster—Coquitlam, British Columbia former BC Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection under Gordon Campbell	[83] Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
David Orchard	Former candidate for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party	[84]
Denis Paradis*	Former Member of Parliament for Brome—Missisquoi, Quebec, former Minister of State for Financial Institutions
Eric Paradis*	2006 election candidate for Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Quebec
Forrest Parlee	Former president of the Young Liberals of Canada in BC	[85]
Richard Patten	Ontario member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre, Ontario
Bert Paul	Director of the Federal Liberal Agency
Jean Payne	Former Member of Parliament for St. John's West, Newfoundland	[86]
Gord Paynter*	President of the Calgary Southeast Riding, Alberta
Heather Pearcey*	President of the Calgary North Riding, Alberta
Dave Perry*	2006 Election Candidate for Okanagan—Coquihalla and former mayor of Penticton, British Columbia	[87]
Doug Peters*	Former Secretary of State (Finance) under Jean Chrétien. Former MP for Scarborough East Riding, Ontario
Yves Picard*	2006 Election Candidate for Beauport—Limoilou, Quebec	[88]
Russ Powers*	Former Member of Parliament for Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, Ontario
Vivienne Poy*	Senator for Ontario	[89] Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
David Price*	Former Member of Parliament for Compton—Stanstead, Quebec
Michael Quinn*	President of the Lac-Saint-Louis Riding, Quebec
Darryl Raymaker	Former president of the Liberal Party of Canada (Alberta), Alberta Campaign Chair under Turner and Chrétien. Moved from Bevilacqua.
Pat Raymaker	Key Chrétien Liberal in Calgary. Organized for Copps in the last leadership. Moved from Bevilacqua.
H. John Relton*	President for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine Riding, Quebec	[90]
John Roberts*	Former Member of Parliament for St. Paul's, Ontario, Minister of Environment (and other portfolios) under Pierre Trudeau
Fernand Robichaud*	Senator for New Brunswick
Marc-Boris St-Maurice	Founder and former Leader of the Marijuana Party of Canada (2000–2004)	[91] Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
Gilles Savard*	2006 Election Candidate for Jonquière—Alma, Quebec
Caroline Savic	Former president of the Women's Commission, Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec)
Francis Scarpaleggia*	Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Louis, Quebec	[92]
David Smith*	Former Member of Parliament for Pontiac, Quebec
Ken Sommerfeld*	2006 Election Candidate for Kamloops, British Columbia	[93]
Gordon Stamp-Vincent*	2006 Election Candidate for Skeena—Bulkley Valley, British Columbia
Paul Steckle*	Member of Parliament for Huron—Bruce, Ontario	[94] Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
David Swann	Member of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary Mountain View, Alberta	[95]
John Swift	Former Principal Secretary to Prime MinisterJohn Turner	[96]
Doug Symons	Former Member of Legislature for Richmond Centre, British Columbia
Jean-Philippe Tachdjian	Former president of the Young Liberals of Canada (Quebec)	[97]
Jean-Louis Tanguay	Chair, Senior's Commission, Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec)	[98]
Claudette Tardif*	Senator for Alberta	[99]
Yolande Thibeault	Former Member of Parliament for Saint-Lambert, Quebec	[100]
Paddy Torsney*	Former Member of Parliament for Burlington, Ontario	[101]
Kimon Valeskakis	Former president of the Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec) and former UNESCO Ambassador
Lyle Vanclief*	Former Member of Parliament for Prince Edward—Hastings and former Minister of Agriculture under Jean Chrétien
Jamie Van Sydenbergh*	President of the Hamilton Mountain Riding, Ontario
Pierre Villeneuve*	President of the Ahuntsic Riding, Quebec
Heather Watson	Prairies desk in Prime Minister Paul Martin's office
Thomas Welt*	President of the Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Riding, Quebec
Norm Whalen*	Liberal Party of Canada Campaign Chair, Newfoundland, 2004 and 2006 elections, Revenue Committee	[102]
Mike Witherly	Liberal Party of Canada BC Campaign Spokesperson 2004 and 2006 elections, British Columbia Advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin	[103]
Lucille Whissell*	2006 Election Candidate for Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Quebec
Bryon Wilfert*	Member of Parliament for Richmond Hill, Ontario	[104]
Bob Wood	Former Member of Parliament for Nipissing, Ontario
Sofia Yaqub*	President of the Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont Riding, Alberta
Doug Young*	Former Member of Parliament for Acadie—Bathurst, New Brunswick, and former Minister of Transport, National Defence and HRSD under Jean Chrétien	[105]
George Young	Former national director of the Liberal Party of Canada and former president of Liberal Party of Canada (Ontario), key Chrétien organizer, Chief of Staff to a number of Ministers
Simon Yu*	2006 Election Candidate for Cariboo—Prince George, British Columbia
Wendy Yuan*	Nominated Liberal Candidate in Vancouver Kingsway, British Columbia to replace David Emerson	[106]

Ken Dryden (62)

Person or organization	Notes	Reference
Freda Albert	Vice-president, Liberal Party of Canada (Manitoba)
Dan Ashman*	President, British Columbia Southern Interior Federal Riding Association	[107]
Jagtar Bains*	President, Saanich—Gulf Islands Federal Riding Association
Don Bell*	Member of Parliament for North Vancouver	[108]
Roy Bornmann	Former executive director of the Liberal Party of Canada in BC
Celso Boscariol	Past President, Liberal Party of Canada in BC
Ken Boshcoff*	Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River	[109]
Roland Butler	Newfoundland and Labrador MHA for Port de Grave and Deputy Opposition House Leader
Kevin Carlson	Vice-president, LPC (Manitoba) Aboriginal Peoples’ Commission	[110]
Sharon Carstairs*	Senator for Manitoba	[111]
Sean Casey*	President, Liberal Party of Canada (Prince Edward Island)	[112]
Rosanna Cervi*	President, York Centre Federal Riding Association
Louis-Phillippe Champagne*	President of Mégantic—L'Érable Riding, Quebec, and former candidate
Jennifer Crane	Vice-president Organisation, Women's Liberal Commission (Quebec)	[113]
Steve Crocker*	President, Avalon Federal Riding Association	[114]
Andrew Dennis*	President, Brandon—Souris Federal Riding Association	[115]
Murray Downing*	2004 Election and 2006 Election Candidate for Brandon—Souris	[116]
Ken Dryden*	Member of Parliament for York Centre
Art Eggleton*	Senator for Ontario and former Member of Parliament for York Centre	[117]
Joyce Fairbairn*	Senator for Alberta	[118] Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
Pat Ferguson	2006 Liberal Party of Canada Campaign Co-chair for Manitoba	[119]
Caterina Ferlaino*	President, Young Liberals of Canada (Manitoba)	[120]
Gérald Germain	President, Association of Quebec Government Employees/ président de l'Association des employés du gouvernement du Québec
Jerry Grafstein*	Senator for Ontario	[121]
Thoren Hudyma	Former Press Secretary to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien
Randy Jones*	2006 Election Candidate for Manicouagan (Quebec)
Bob Kaplan*	Former Solicitor General of Canada and former Member of Parliament for York Centre
Tina Keeper*	Member of Parliament for Churchill and former star of CBC's acclaimed television series North of 60	[122]
Monte Kwinter	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for York Centre and Ontario Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services	[123]
Kelly Lamrock	New Brunswick MLA for Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak and Official Opposition House Leader	[124]
Richard Mahoney*	2006 Election Candidate for Ottawa Centre
Frank Mahovlich*	Senator for Ontario and Hockey Hall of Fame Member	[125]
Nathan McCorrister*	President, LPC (Manitoba) Aboriginal Peoples’ Commission	[126]
Glen McKinnon	Former Member of Parliament for Brandon—Souris
Garry McLean*	2006 Election Candidate for Portage—Lisgar	[127]
Javid Mirza*	2006 Election Candidate for Hamilton Centre	[128]
Matt Maruca*	President, Winnipeg Centre Federal Riding Association	[129]
Mary Ellen Moerike*	President, Liberal Party of Canada (Prince Edward Island) Women's Commission	[130]
Bill Morrow*	2006 Election Candidate for Avalon	[131]
Anita Neville*	Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre	[132]
Mark O'Halloran*	President, Prince Edward Island Young Liberals
Sheila Orr*	2006 Election Candidate for Saanich—Gulf Islands	[133]
Janko Peric	Former Member of Parliament for Cambridge	[134]
Cory Pike*	Vice-president (communications) for the Young Liberals of Canada	[135]
Bill Profili*	Past Candidate for BC Southern Interior
Julian Reed	Former Member of Parliament for Halton
Robert Riopelle*	2006 Election Candidate for Timmins-James Bay
Gerry Sankar*	President, Winnipeg South Federal Riding Association	[136]
Mark Schmigelsky	Mayor of Invermere and 2000 election candidate for Kootenay-Columbia
Savik Sidhu	Former president of the Young Liberals of Canada in BC
Jack Siegel	Former co-chair of the Liberal Party of Canada's Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee	[137]
Ray St. Germain*	2006 Election Candidate for Winnipeg Centre	[138]
George Sweeney	Newfoundland and Labrador MHA for Carbonear-Harbour Grace and Opposition Critic for Government Services
Marilyn Trenholme Counsell*	Senator for New Brunswick and former Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick	[139]
David Walker	Former Member of Parliament for Winnipeg North Centre	[140]
Adam Walters	President, North Vancouver Federal Riding Association
Mark Watton*	Chair of the Liberal Party's Standing Committee on Communications & Publicity	[141]
Dave Wilbur	President, Cariboo—Prince George Federal Riding Association
Odile Wolff*	President, Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette Federal Riding Association	[142]
Rod Zimmer*	Senator for Manitoba	[143]

Martha Hall Findlay (8)

Person or organization	Notes	Reference
David Anderson*	Former Member of Parliament for Victoria British Columbia, former minister under Jean Chrétien
Allan Furlong*	Riding President for Whitby-Oshawa (ON), Past-President of the Ontario Liberal Party, past Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament	[144]
Martha Hall Findlay	Liberal candidate for Newmarket—Aurora in the 2004 federal election, Parliament
Quito Maggi*	Riding President of the Simcoe-Grey (ON)	[145]
Weslyn Mather	Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Mill Woods
Judy Sgro*	Member of Parliament for York West	[146]
Michelle Simson*	Riding President for Scarborough-Rouge River (ON), President of Ontario Women Liberal Commission	[147]
Ron Symic*	2006 Election Candidate for Edmonton—Sherwood Park (AB)	[148]

Michael Ignatieff (104)

Person or organization	Notes	Reference
Paul Antle*	2006 Election Candidate for St. John's East	[149]
Sharon Appleyard*	President - Liberal Party of Canada (Manitoba)	[150]
Donald Arseneault	New Brunswick MLA for Dalhousie-Restigouche, Caucus Chair and Critic for the Regional Development Corporation	[151]
Jean Augustine*	Former Member of Parliament for Etobicoke—Lakeshore	[152]
Lise Bacon*	Senator, Quebec	[153]
Larry Bagnell*	Member of Parliament for the Yukon	[154]
Mauril Bélanger*	Member of Parliament for Ottawa—Vanier	[155]
Roy Boudreau	New Brunswick MLA for Campbellton and Critic for Tourism	[156]
Victor Boudreau	New Brunswick MLA for Shediac-Cap-Pelé and Critic for Health and Wellness	[157]
Sarmite Bulte*	Former MP and past candidate for Parkdale—High Park	[158]
Gerry Byrne*	Member of Parliament for Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte	[159]
John Cannis*	Member of Parliament for Scarborough Centre	[160]
Debby Carlson	former Alberta MLA for Edmonton Ellerslie and 2004 election candidate for Edmonton—Strathcona	[161]
Aileen Carroll*	Former Member of Parliament for Barrie, former Minister of International Co-operation and Ignatieff Ontario Campaign co-chair	[162]
David Caplan	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Don Valley East and Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal	[163]
Elinor Caplan*	Former Member of Parliament for Thornhill, former Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and former Minister of Health	[164]
Eric Cardinal*	2006 Election Candidate for Drummond Riding, Quebec
Marlene Catterall	Former Member of Parliament for Ottawa West—Nepean	[165]
Milton Chan*	Vice President of Policy for the Young Liberals of Canada	[166]
Denis Coderre*	Member of Parliament for Bourassa	[167]
Roy Cullen*	Member of Parliament for Etobicoke North	[168]
Rodger Cuzner*	Member of Parliament for Cape Breton—Canso and Ignatieff Atlantic Campaign co-chair	[169]
Jean-Claude D'Amours*	Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Restigouche	[170]
Roméo Dallaire*	Senator for Quebec and retired Lieutenant-General	[171]
Ian Davey	Liberal organizer, son of former Senator Keith Davey	[172]
Dennis Dawson*	Senator, Quebec	[173]
Sukh Dhaliwal*	Member of Parliament for Newton—North Delta	[174]
Ruby Dhalla*	Member of Parliament for Brampton—Springdale	[175]
Arthur Doyle*	Riding President for Saint John (NB)	[176]
Marc Duguay*	Riding President for Acadie—Bathurst (NB)	[177]
Dwight Duncan	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Windsor—St. Clair and Minister of Energy & Chair of Cabinet. He is also Ignatieff's Ontario Campaign co-chair.	[178]
Wayne Easter*	Member of Parliament for Malpeque	[179]
Raymonde Folco*	Member of Parliament for Laval—Les Îles	[180]
Greg Forsyth*	Riding President for Fredericton (NB)	[181]
Robert Fragasso*	President of the Quebec Wing of the Liberal Party	[182]
Francis Fox*	Senator from Quebec	[183]
Michael Gaffney*	2006 Election Candidate for Nepean—Carleton	[184]
Marc-André Gendron	Policy Representative for the Young Liberals of Canada	[185]
Raymond Garneau	Former Quebec Minister of Finance	[186]
Parmjeet Gill*	2006 Election Candidate for Winnipeg North	[187]
Albina Guarnieri*	Member of Parliament for Mississauga East—Cooksville	[188]
Elizabeth Hubley*	Senator, PEI	[189]
Michael Ignatieff*	Member of Parliament for Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Denis Landry	New Brunswick MLA for Centre-Péninsule and Critic for Automobile Insurance	[190]
Marc Lalonde*	Former Minister of Finance under Pierre Elliott Trudeau	[191]
Abel LeBlanc	New Brunswick MLA for Saint John Lancaster and Critic for Labour and the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission	[192]
Derek Lee*	Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Rouge River	[193]
Jacques Leger*	President - New Westminster-Coquitlam FLA	[194]
Ashley MacIsaac	Musician	[195]
Rose-Marie Losier-Cool*	Senator for New Brunswick	[196]
Surjit Kooner*	2006 Election Candidate for Surrey North	[197]
Michelle Hassen*	2008 Election Candidate for New Westminster-Coquitlam
Gerry Lenoski*	Longtime Liberal organizer, 2008 Election Candidate for New Westminster-Burnaby
Donald Macdonald*	Former Minister of Finance and Minister of Defence under Pierre Elliott Trudeau	[198]
Roly MacIntyre	New Brunswick MLA for Saint John Champlain and Critic for Business New Brunswick	[199]
John Maloney*	Member of Parliament for Welland	[200]
Marian Maloney*	Retired Senator (ON), Ontario Representative to the National Women's Liberal Commission	[201]
Keith Martin*	Member of Parliament for Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca	[202]
John McCallum*	Member of Parliament for Markham—Unionville and former Minister of National Defence	[203]
David McGuinty*	Member of Parliament Ottawa South (ON)	[204]
Joe McGuire*	Member of Parliament for Egmont	[205]
John McKay*	Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Guildwood	[206]
Gary Merasty*	Member of Parliament for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	[207] igna
Marcelle Mersereau*	Former Minister and Deputy Premier in Frank McKenna’s government, 2006 candidate - Acadie-Bathurst	[208]
Rick Miller	Alberta MLA for Edmonton Rutherford
Allan Mills*	Riding President - Winnipeg South Centre (MB)	[209]
Maria Minna*	Member of Parliament for Beaches—East York	[210]
Grant Mitchell*	Senator from Alberta and former leader of the Alberta Liberals	[211]
Jason Morris*	Riding President - Edmonton—Sherwood Park	[212]
Chuck Mrena*	Riding President - Saint Boniface (MB)	[213]
Clare Oates*	President of the Egmont Liberal Riding Association
David Oliver*	2006 Election Candidate for Abbotsford
Ron Ouellette	New Brunswick MLA for Grand Falls Region	[214]
Philip Owen	Former mayor of Vancouver	[215]
Stephen Owen*	Member of Parliament for Vancouver Quadra	[216]
Pana Papas Merchant*	Senator from Saskatchewan	[217]
Tanya Parks*	2006 Election Candidate for Elmwood—Transcona (MB)	[218]
David Peterson*	Former Premier of Ontario, Ignatieff Honorary Campaign co-chair, Privy Councillor (appointed 1992)	[219]
Jim Peterson*	Member of Parliament for Willowdale, former Minister of International Trade and Ignatieff Ontario Campaign co-chair	[220]
Tim Peterson	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga South, Brother of David Peterson and Jim Peterson	[221]
Beth Phinney	Former Member of Parliament for Hamilton Mountain	[222]
Marcel Proulx*	Member of Parliament for Hull—Aylmer	[223]
Christian Provenzano*	2006 Election Candidate for Sault Ste. Marie	[224]
Sandra Pupatello*	Ontario Minister of Economic Development and Trade	[225]
Yasmin Ratansi*	Member of Parliament for Don Valley East	[226]
Geoff Regan*	Member of Parliament for Halifax West, former Minister of Fisheries and Oceans & Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, Ignatieff campaign co-chair for Nova Scotia	[227] Archived 2006-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
Gerry Reid*	Newfoundland MHA for Twillingate Fogo and leader for the provincial Liberal party in Newfoundland
Carmel Robichaud	New Brunswick MLA for Miramichi Bay and Critic for the Status of Women	[228]
Kevin Robinson*	Riding President - Toronto—Danforth (ON)	[229]
Pablo Rodriguez*	Member of Parliament for Honoré-Mercier and Ignatieff Campaign co-chair	[230]
Anthony Rota*	Member of Parliament for Nipissing—Timiskaming (ON)	[231]
Todd Russell*	Member of Parliament for Labrador	[232]
Nick Sibbeston*	Senator from Northwest Territories	[233]
Raymond Simard*	Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface	[234]
David Smith*	Senator from Ontario	[235]
Lloyd St. Amand*	Member of Parliament for Brant	[236]
Paul Szabo*	Member of Parliament for Mississauga South	[237]
Robert Thibault*	Member of Parliament for West Nova	[238]
Alan Tonks*	Member of Parliament for York South—Weston (ON)	[239]
Keith Torrie*	President - Nova Scotia Young Liberals	[240]
Roger Valley*	Member of Parliament for Kenora	[241]
Jason Walker*	Riding President - Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca (BC)	[242]
Keith White*	President - Newfoundland and Labrador Young Liberals	[243]
Blair Wilson*	Member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	[244]
Paul Zed*	Member of Parliament for Saint John	[245]

Gerard Kennedy (133)

Person or organization	Notes
Peter Adams*	Former Member of Parliament for Peterborough	[246]
Omar Alghabra*	Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Erindale	[247]
Nithy Ananth*	President of the Hamilton Centre Federal Liberal Riding Association
Larson Anderson*	President of the Churchill Federal Liberal Riding Association
Dan Arnold*	President of the Young Liberals of Canada in Alberta	[248]
Wayne Arthurs	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge	[249]
Tom Axworthy	Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau	[250]
Dan Backs	Alberta MLA for Edmonton Manning
Navdeep Bains*	Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Brampton South	[251]
Bas Balkissoon	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough—Rouge River	[252]
Percy Barrett	Newfoundland and Labrador MHA for Bellevue
Lorenzo Berardinetti	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough Southwest	[253]
Tar Bing*	President of the Nanaimo—Alberni Federal Liberal Riding Association	[254]
Morris Bodnar	Former Member of Parliament for Saskatoon—Dundurn	[255]
Bill Bonko	Alberta MLA for Edmonton Decore	[256]
Jim Bradley	Ontario MPP for St. Catharines and Minister of Tourism and Recreation, Minister Responsible for Seniors and Government House Leader
David Brodie	Former director of operations for Prime Minister Paul Martin's leadership campaign and former president of the Alberta Young Liberals	[257]
David Broostad*	President of the London North Centre Federal Liberal Riding Association
Jim Brownell	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh	[258]
Charles Caccia*	Former Member of Parliament for Davenport and former Minister of Environment and Labour under Pierre Elliot Trudeau	[259]
Murray Calder	Former Member of Parliament for Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey	[260]
June Callwood	Journalist and social activist	[261]
Larry Campbell*	Senator for British Columbia and former mayor of Vancouver	[262]
Sterling Campbell*	Riding President for Vancouver Island North and former MPP in Ontario	[263]
Alain Carrière*	President of the Nunavut Federal Liberal Riding Association
Gary Carr*	Former Member of Parliament for Halton and former Speaker of the Ontario Legislature
Kyle Carruthers*	President of the Young Liberals of Canada in Yukon	[264]
Brenda Chamberlain*	Member of Parliament for Guelph and former Ontario Caucus Chair	[265]
Raymond Chan*	Member of Parliament for Richmond and former Minister of State	[266]
Richard Clausi*	President of the Kitchener—Waterloo Federal Liberal Riding Association
Bob Cottrell*	President of the Prince Edward—Hastings Federal Liberal Riding Association	[267]
Jim Coutts	Appointments Secretary to Prime Minister Pearson and Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Trudeau
Kim Craitor	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Niagara Falls	[268]
Bruce Crozier	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Essex	[269]
Bob Delaney	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga West	[270]
Gurdev Dhillon*	President of Burnaby—New Westminster Federal Liberal Riding Association	[271]
Vic Dhillon	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Brampton West—Mississauga	[272]
Mo Elsalhy	Alberta MLA for Edmonton McClung	[273]
Gregory Elzinga*	President of the Vancouver Centre Federal Liberal Riding Association	[274]
Brad Enge*	2006 Election Candidate for Edmonton—Spruce Grove
Lee Farnworth*	2006 Election Candidate for Ottawa West—Nepean
Peter Fonseca	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga East	[275]
Joe Fontana*	Member of Parliament for London North Centre and former Minister of Labour and Housing	[276]
Maurice Foster	Former Member of Parliament for Algoma
Ray Frenette*	Former Premier of New Brunswick	[277]
John Gerretsen	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Kingston and the Islands and Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing	[278]
Michael Giles*	President of Davenport Federal Liberal Riding Association
Aurélien Gill*	Senator for Quebec	[279]
Marc Godbout*	Former Member of Parliament for Ottawa—Orléans
Michael Gravelle	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North	[280]
Paul Grivcic*	President of the Cambridge Federal Liberal Riding Association
Stanley Haidasz*	Former Minister of State for Multiculturalism under Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Paul Hayes*	President of the Madawaska—Restigouche Federal Liberal Riding Association
Elias Hazineh*	President of the Mississauga–Erindale Federal Liberal Riding Association
Jack Hillson	Former Saskatchewan MLA for The Battlefords and Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs and Minister of Municipal Affairs, Culture, and Housing	[281]
Nikki Hipkin*	Federal Liberal Riding Association President for Blackstrap
Andy Hladyshevsky*	2006 Election Candidate for Edmonton—Strathcona
Mark Holland*	Member of Parliament for Ajax—Pickering	[282]
Pat Hoy	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Chatham-Kent—Essex	[283]
Budd Hoffard*	President of the Richmond Federal Liberal Riding Association	[284]
Robert Houle*	President of the Ottawa—Orléans Federal Liberal Riding Association
Harvey Hyndman*	President of the Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing Federal Liberal Riding Association
Eldon Hunter*	2006 Election Candidate for Fundy Royal
Jim Jacuta*	2006 Election Candidate for Edmonton-Leduc
Patrick Jahn*	2006 Election Candidate for Prince Albert	[285]
Zach Jeffries*	President of the Saskatchewan Young Liberal Organization
Stephen Jenuth*	Federal Liberal Riding Association President for Calgary—Nose Hill	[286]
David Johnson*	Federal Liberal Riding Association President for Ajax—Pickering
Marcel Juneau*	President of the Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission Liberal Riding Association	[287]
Paramjit Kahlon*	Federal Liberal Riding Association President for Bramalea—Gore—Malton
Bill Kelly*	2006 Election Candidate for Hamilton Mountain	[288]
Bernie Kennedy*	2006 Election Candidate for Macleod
Betty Kennedy	Former Senator for Ontario
Kuldip Kular	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Bramalea-Gore-Malton-Springdale	[289]
John Laforet*	President of the Scarborough-Guildwood Liberal Riding Association	[290]
Jean-Marc Lalonde	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	[291]
Clifford Lavigne*	President of Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe Federal Liberal Riding Association
Jeff Leal	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Peterborough	[292]
Myra Leffler*	President of the Hamilton East—Stoney Creek Federal Liberal Riding Association
Coco Lefoka*	President of the Young Liberals of Canada in British Columbia	[293]
John Loewen*	2006 Election Candidate for Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia and former PC MLA for Fort Whyte
Hugh MacDonald*	Alberta MLA from Edmonton
Vince MacLean	Former Leader of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia	[294]
David MacNaughton	Former Principal Secretary and Advisor to Ontario Premiers Dalton McGuinty and David Peterson respectively
Gurbax Malhi*	Member of Parliament for Bramalea—Gore—Malton	[295]
Nicole Martel*	2006 Election Candidate for Edmonton East	[296]
Ted McMeekin	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot	[297]
Phil McNeely	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa—Orléans	[298]
Dan McTeague*	Member of Parliament for Pickering—Scarborough East	[299]
Madeleine Meilleur	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa—Vanier and Ontario Minister of Community and Social Services	[300]
Terry Mercer*	Senator for Nova Scotia	[301]
Bruce Miller	Alberta MLA for Edmonton-Glenora	[302]
Keith Milligan	Former Premier of Prince Edward Island	[303]
Bruce Moores*	President of the Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor Federal Liberal Riding Association
Craig Munroe*	President of Vancouver Quadra Federal Liberal Riding Association	[304]
Lynn Myers*	Former Member of Parliament for Kitchener—Conestoga
Robert Nault*	Former Member of Parliament for Kenora-Rainy River and former Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development	[305]
Joan Bissett Neiman	Former Senator for Ontario
Janice Nicholson	Director of Parliamentary Affairs under Prime Minister Paul Martin
Sandra Lovelace Nicholas*	Senator for New Brunswick	[306]
David Northcott	Executive Co-ordinator for Winnipeg Harvest, 2004 Candidate for Winnipeg Centre
Kyle Olsen*	Executive Secretary Liberal Party of Canada in Alberta	[307]
Ernie Parsons	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Prince Edward—Hastings	[308]
Bernard Patry*	Member of Parliament for Pierrefonds—Dollard	[309]
Steve Peters	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Elgin—Middlesex—London and Ontario Minister of Labour	[310]
Jennifer Pereira*	President of the Saskatchewan Women's Liberal Commission
Robert Peterson*	Senator for Saskatchewan	[311]
Jerry Pickard*	Former Member of Parliament for Chatham-Kent—Essex	[312]
Frank Proto*	President of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party	[313]
Khalil Ramal	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for London—Fanshawe	[314]
Gobinder Randhawa*	President of the Pickering—Scarborough East Federal Liberal Riding Association
Jean Raymond*	President of the Pierrefonds—Dollard Federal Liberal Riding Association
Tony Ruprecht	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Davenport	[315]
Gurbax Saini*	Riding President and 2004 Election Candidate for Cariboo—Prince George	[316]
Parveen Sandur*	President of Okanagan—Coquihalla Federal Liberal Riding Association	[317]
Tony Sansotta*	Federal Liberal Riding Association President for Macleod
Ian Scott	Attorney General of Ontario under David Peterson	[318]
Jatinder Sidhu*	President of the Abbotsford Riding, British Columbia	[319]
Mario Silva*	Member of Parliament for Davenport	[320]
Scott Simms*	Member of Parliament for Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor	[321]
Grip Singh*	President of Winnipeg North Federal Liberal Riding Association
Atma Singh Gill*	President of the Mississauga—Brampton South Federal Liberal Riding Association
Jeff Smith	Top Advisor to the Bevilacqua Campaign, former advisor to Sheila Copps
Brent St. Denis*	Member of Parliament for Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	[322]
Andrew Steele*	Former Senior Advisor to Dalton McGuinty
Harinder Takhar	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga Centre and Ontario Minister of Small Business and Entrepreneurship	[323]
Andrew Telegdi*	Member of Parliament for Kitchener—Waterloo	[324]
Marianne Tremblay*	VP External Affairs for the Young Liberals of Canada	[325]
Justin Trudeau	Chair of the Liberal Renewal Commission on Youth and son of the late former prime minister Pierre Trudeau	[326]
Maria Van Bommel	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Jim Watson	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa West—Nepean and Ontario Minister of Health Promotion	[327]
Charlie Watt*	Senator for Quebec
Eugene Whelan*	Former Member of Parliament for Essex and former Minister of Agriculture under Pierre Elliot Trudeau	[328]
John Wilkinson	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Perth-Middlesex	[329]
Daniel Williams*	President of the Simcoe North Federal Liberal Riding Association	[330]
Borys Wrzesnewskyj*	Member of Parliament for Etobicoke Centre	[331]
Kathleen Wynne	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Don Valley West
Bruce Young	British Columbia staffperson in Prime Minister Paul Martin's office	[332]
Peter Yung*	President of the Burnaby—Douglas Federal Liberal Riding Association
Jose Zlatar*	President of the Halton Federal Liberal Riding Association

Bob Rae (118)

Person or organization	Notes	Reference
Tony Abbott*	Minister of National Revenue and Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs under Pierre Trudeau	[333]
Maro Akoury*	2006 Election Candidate, Saint-Jean, Quebec	[334]
Jack Austin*	Senator for British Columbia, former Chief of Staff to Pierre Trudeau	[335]
Chris Axworthy*	2006 Election Candidate, Saskatoon—Wanuskewin, Saskatchewan	[336]
Lloyd Axworthy*	Former Federal Cabinet Minister, Winnipeg, Manitoba	[337]
Manjit Bal*	President, Vancouver South Federal Riding Association, British Columbia	[338]
Monique Bégin*	Minister of National Revenue and Health and Welfare under Pierre Trudeau	[339]
Amanda Bennett*	Présidente, Châteauguay—Saint-Constant, Quebec	[340]
Carolyn Bennett*	Member of Parliament for St. Paul's, Ontario	[341]
Carolyn Bertram	Prince Edward Island MLA	[342]
Claire Bérubé*	Présidente, Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, Quebec	List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006#Quebec
Maurizio Bevilacqua*	Member of Parliament for Vaughan, Ontario	[343]
Michel Biron*	Senator for Quebec	[344]
Jean-Yves Boisclair*	Président, Trois-Rivières, Quebec	[345]
Herb Breau*	Former Cabinet Minister under John Turner and Member of Privy Council	List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006#Turner Ministry appointees
Bill Brooks*	2006 Election Candidate, Langley, British Columbia	[346]
Barry Campbell	Former Member of Parliament for St. Paul's, Ontario	[347]
Tim Carroll	Former president of Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island	[348]
Armand Caouette*	2006 Election Candidate, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Quebec	[349]
Ralph Capocci*	President, Vaughan Federal Riding Association, Ontario
Martin Cauchon*	Former Member of Parliament for Outremont, Quebec and former Minister of Justice	[350]
Louis-Philippe Champagne*	Président, Mégantic—L'Érable, Quebec	List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006#Quebec
Mike Coleman*	President, Nanaimo—Cowichan Federal Riding Association, British Columbia	[351]
Joan Cook*	Senator for Newfoundland and Labrador	[352]
Irwin Cotler*	Member of Parliament for Mount Royal, Quebec and former Minister of Justice	[353]
Mario Cuconato*	Former Director of Operations under Paul Martin, Member of Liberal Party National Revenue Committee - National Capital Region Chair	[354]
Barney Danson*	Minister of National Defence under Pierre Trudeau	[355]
Terry Duguid*	2006 Election Candidate, Kildonan—St. Paul, Manitoba	[356]
Pierre de Bané*	Senator for Quebec	[357]
Herb Dhaliwal*	Former Member of Parliament for Vancouver South and former Cabinet Minister	[358]
Ujjal Dosanjh*	Member of Parliament for Vancouver South, Minister of Health under Paul Martin, former NDP Premier of British Columbia	[359]
Victor Drury	Former Federal Election Candidate, Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis, Quebec	[360]
Danny Dumaresque*	President of PTA - Newfoundland & Labrador	[361]
John Efford*	Former Federal and Provincial Cabinet Minister, Newfoundland and Labrador	[362]
Hedy Fry*	Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, British Columbia	[363]
Roger Gallaway*	Former Member of Parliament for Sarnia—Lambton, Ontario	[364]
André Garon*	Président, Charlesbourg, Quebec	[365]
Robert Gauthier*	Président, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Quebec	[366]
Sheila Gervais	Former National Director of the Liberal Party of Canada	[367] Archived 2006-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
Valerie Giguère*	Former Candidate, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Quebec	[368]
Alastair Gillespie*	Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce under Pierre Trudeau	[369]
John Godfrey*	Member of Parliament for Don Valley West, Ontario and former Minister of State for Infrastructure and Communities	[370]
Eddie Goldenberg	Former Chief of Staff to Jean Chrétien	[371]
Ralph Goodale*	Member of Parliament for Wascana, Saskatchewan, former Minister of Finance for Paul Martin, and former Minister in Jean Chrétien's Cabinet	[372]
Alasdair Graham*	Former Senator for Nova Scotia, former Government Leader in Senate	[373]
Jack Graham*	Member of Liberal Party National Revenue Committee - Nova Scotia Revenue Chair	[374]
Dave Haggard*	2006 Election Candidate, Vancouver East, British Columbia and former B.C. Woodworkers Union President	[375]
Tom Hann*	President, St. John's South—Mount Pearl Riding Association, Newfoundland and Labrador	[376]
Mac Harb*	Senator for Ontario, former Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre	[377]
André Harvey*	Former Member of Parliament, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Quebec	[378]
Vicky Harvey*	2006 Election Candidate, Hochelaga, Quebec	[379]
Reine Hébert*	Présidente, Brossard—La Prairie, Quebec	[380]
Mobina Jaffer*	Senator for British Columbia	[381]
Donald Johnston*	Former Member of Parliament and Federal Cabinet Minister, former president of Liberal Party of Canada	[382]
Kerline Joseph*	2006 Election Candidate, Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, Quebec	[383]
Susan Kadis*	Member of Parliament for Thornhill, Ontario	[384]
Colin Kenny*	Senator for Ontario	[385]
Wajid Khan*	Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Streetsville	[386]
Gar Knutson*	Former Member of Parliament for Elgin—Middlesex—London, Ontario and former Minister of State	[387]
Leo Kolber	Former Senator for Quebec	[388]
Kevin Lamoureux	Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Manitoba	[389]
Oliver Langdon*	Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly and former Provincial Cabinet Minister	[390]
Jean Lapointe*	Senator for Quebec	[391]
Charles Lavergne*	2006 Election Candidate, Abitibi—Témiscamingue, Quebec	[392]
Gérard Leclerc*	2006 Election Candidate, Joliette, Quebec	[393]
Kim Leclerc*	2006 Election Candidate, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, Quebec	[394]
François-Hugues Liberge*	2006 Election Candidate, Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Quebec	[395]
Tom Lush	Former president of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador	[396]
Lawrence MacAulay*	Member of Parliament for Cardigan, Prince Edward Island	[397]
Colin MacDonald*	Alberta PTA Male Delegate	List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006#Provincial and territorial delegates
Allan MacEachen*	Deputy Prime Minister under Pierre Trudeau	[398]
John MacKinnon*	President, Cardigan Federal Riding Association, Prince Edward Island	[399]
Richard Mahoney*	2006 Election Candidate, Ottawa Centre and former president of Ontario Liberal Party	[400]
Diane Marleau*	Member of Parliament for Sudbury, Ontario and former Federal Health and Public Works Minister	[401]
Bill Matthews*	Member of Parliament for Random—Burin—St. George's, Newfoundland and Labrador	[402]
Chantelle McNichol*	Alberta Provincial Executive	List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006#Provincial and territorial association delegates
Isabel Metcalfe*	2006 Election Candidate, Carleton—Mississippi Mills, Ontario	[403]
Jim Munson*	Senator for Ontario	[404] Archived 2006-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
Brian Murphy*	Member of Parliament for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, New Brunswick	[405]
Mike Murphy	Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Moncton North	[406]
Robert Nixon	Former Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party (1967–1975) and Provincial Treasurer (1985–1990)	[407]
Walter Noel	Former Newfoundland M.H.A. and Cabinet Minister
Neil Orford*	President, Dufferin—Caledon Federal Riding Association, Ontario	[408]
Massimo Pacetti*	Member of Parliament for Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	[409]
Bob Rae*	Member of Liberal Party and Queen's Privy Council for Canada
John Rae	Brother to Bob, strategist associated with Jean Chrétien	[410]
Pierrette Ringuette*	Senator for New Brunswick	[411]
Clark Roberts	Former Federal Candidate, Saanich—Gulf Islands, British Columbia	[412]
Michael Robinson*	Former Advisor to Paul Martin, Member of Liberal Party National Revenue Committee	[413]
Bill Rompkey*	Senator for Newfoundland and Labrador	[414]
Richard Rybiak*	President, Niagara West—Glanbrook Federal Riding Association, Ontario	List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006#Ontario
Jacques Saada*	Former Member of Parliament for Brossard—La Prairie, Quebec	[415] Archived 2006-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
Andy Savoy*	Former Member of Parliament for Tobique—Mactaquac, New Brunswick	[416]
Andy Scott*	Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister, Fredericton, New Brunswick	[417]
Brian Scott*	Former Candidate, Nanaimo—Cowichan, British Columbia	[418]
Robin Sears	Former secretary of the Federal NDP	[419]
Raymond Setlakwe	Former senator for Quebec	[420]
Joachim Simard*	Président régional, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Conseil de direction du PLCQ, Quebec	[421]
Karen Kraft Sloan	Former Member of Parliament for York—Simcoe and York North, Ontario	[422]
Don Smith	Former president of Ontario Liberal Party	[423]
George Smitherman	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Toronto Centre—Rosedale and Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care	[424]
Greg Sorbara	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Vaughan—King—Aurora and Ontario Minister of Finance	[425]
Lynne Steele*	President, York—Simcoe Federal Riding Association, Ontario
Christine Stewart*	Former Federal Minister of the Environment, Ontario	[426]
Jane Stewart*	Former Federal Indian Affairs Minister and HRDC Minister	[427]
Peter Stollery*	Senator for Ontario	[428]
Paul Summerville	Former NDP Candidate for St. Paul's and former Chief Economist for Royal Bank of Canada	[429]
Nicholas Taylor	Former Senator for Alberta	[430]
Laurier Thibault	2004 Election Candidate, Berthier—Maskinongé, Quebec	[431]
Arleene Thorpe*	President, Prince George—Peace River Federal Riding Association, British Columbia	[432]
Gabriel Tse*	President, Kitchener Centre Federal Riding Association, Ontario	[433]
Denis Tremblay*	Président, Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Montreal, Quebec.
Michel Tremblay*	Mayor of Rimouski from 1994 to 2005, 2006 Election Candidate, Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, Quebec	[434]
Julia Turnbull	2004 election candidate, Calgary, Alberta	[435]
Philipp Varelis	Former federal candidate, Broadview—Greenwood, Ontario	[436]
Joe Volpe*	Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister, Eglinton—Lawrence, Ontario	[437]
John Webster	Strategist under Paul Martin	[438]
Kate Wilson*	2006 election candidate for York—Simcoe, Ontario

Withdrawn candidates

Carolyn Bennett

Person or organization	Notes	Reference
Mary Anne Chambers	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough East and Ontario Minister of Children and Youth Services	[439]
Siobhan Coady*	2006 Election Candidate for St. John's South—Mount Pearl (NL)
Sheila Finestone*	Former Member of Parliament for Mount Royal and former senator for Quebec	[440]
Lyn McLeod	Former Ontario Liberal Party leader	[441]
Louise Parkes*	2006 Election Candidate for Oshawa (ON)
Landon Pearson	Former Senator for Ontario	[442]
Mary Pynenburg*	2006 Election Candidate for Burnaby—New Westminster (BC)	[443]

Maurizio Bevilacqua

Person or organization	Notes	Reference
Bernie Collins	Former Member of Parliament for Souris—Moose Mountain	[444]
Mario Racco	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Thornhill	[445]
Taras Zalusky	Former chief of staff for Jane Stewart, Geoff Regan, and Aileen Carroll	[446]
Ralph Capocci	President, Vaughan Federal Riding Association, Ontario	[447]

Hedy Fry

Person or organization	Notes	Reference

Joe Volpe

Person or organization	Notes	Reference
Joe Comuzzi*	Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North	[448]
Nick Discepola	Former Member of Parliament for Vaudreuil-Soulanges	[449]
Ken Lister*	President, Edmonton Strathcona Riding Association	[450]
Bob Speller*	Former Member of Parliament for Haldimand—Norfolk and former Minister of Agriculture	[451]
Lui Temelkovski*	Member of Parliament for Oak Ridges—Markham	[452]

Unaffiliated MPs and Senators

Belinda Stronach at the 2006 Liberal leadership convention

Undecided Members of Parliament (1 of 102)

• Belinda Stronach, Newmarket—Aurora, ON

Undecided Senators (10 of 63)

• Willie Adams, Nunavut
• George Baker, Newfoundland and Labrador
• Ione Jean Christensen, Yukon
• Eymard Georges Corbin, New Brunswick
• Ross Fitzpatrick, British Columbia
• Yoine Goldstein, Quebec
• Céline Hervieux-Payette, Quebec
• Paul J. Massicotte, Quebec
• Lorna Milne, Ontario
• Lucie Pépin, Quebec

Neutral Members of Parliament (9 of 102)

• Raymond Bonin (Nickel Belt, ON), chairman of the Liberal Caucus
• Bill Graham (Toronto Centre, ON), Interim Leader of the Liberal Party
• Jean Lapierre (Outremont, QC), former cabinet minister
• Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, NB), co-chairman of the Leadership Convention
• Paul Martin (LaSalle—Émard, QC), former prime minister
• Peter Milliken (Kingston and the Islands, ON), Speaker of the House of Commons
• Karen Redman (Kitchener Centre, ON), Liberal Caucus Whip
• Lucienne Robillard (Westmount—Ville-Marie, QC), interim deputy leader of the Liberal Party
• Tom Wappel (Scarborough Southwest, ON), backbench MP did not endorse anyone due to lack of a social conservative [453] He said that he would personally vote for Joe Volpe, if Volpe was still on the ballot by the time of the convention.[454]

Neutral Senators (6 of 63)

• Catherine Callbeck, PEI
• Percy Downe, PEI
• Joan Fraser, Quebec, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
• Dan Hays, Alberta, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
• Serge Joyal, Quebec
• Marie-Paule Poulin, Northern Ontario, Chair of the Senate Liberal Caucus and candidate for party president

Source: The Hill Times, June 12

Summary of endorsements by Members of Parliament by Province

Candidate		BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	NS	PE	NL	North	Total
Scott Brison	Members:	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	4
Stéphane Dion	Members:	-	-	-	-	5	3	1	-	-	-	1	10
Ken Dryden	Members:	1	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
Martha Hall Findlay	Members:	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Michael Ignatieff	Members:	4	-	1	1	19	4	2	3	2	2	1	39
Gerard Kennedy	Members:	1	-	-	-	11	1	-	-	-	1	-	14
Bob Rae	Members:	2	-	1	-	6	1	2	-	1	1	-	14
Joe Volpe	Members:	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	4
Unaffiliated	Members:	-	-	-	-	3	-	0	-	-	-	-	3
Declared Neutral	Members:	-	-	-	-	5	3	1	-	-	-	-	9
Total	Members:	8	0	2	3	54	13	6	6	4	4	2	102

Newspaper endorsements

Newspaper	Candidate(s) Endorsed	Reference
The Globe and Mail	Stéphane Dion	[455]
Le Devoir	Michael Ignatieff	[456] Archived 2008-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
Montreal Gazette	Stéphane Dion	[457]
Toronto Star	Bob Rae	[458]
Toronto Sun	Stéphane Dion and Martha Hall Findlay	[459]

Ex officio delegates

List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006

Endorsement pages in campaign websites

• Stéphane Dion
• Martha Hall Findlay
• Michael Ignatieff
• Gerard Kennedy
• Bob Rae

Other links

• Liberal Party of Canada leadership webpage
• List of endorsements of Liberal bloggers

Sources

• ^ New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal "Rae brings campaign to N.B.", Page A3, May 11, 2006
• ^ The Hill Times "An Update on Liberal Leadership Campaigns and some of their supporters", Page 17, July 24, 2006