Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidates in the 2000 Canadian federal election: Difference between revisions

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McDonald was a truck driver in [[Manitoba]] at the time of the election. He previously worked as a police officer (''[[Kingston Whig-Standard]]'', 15 November 2000).

In [[1984]], McDonald unsuccessfully challenged Progressive Conservative [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) [[Charlie Mayer]] for the party's nomination in [[Portage—Neepawa]]. He focused on bilingualism as his primary issue, and accused the federal party of allowing the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Manitoba Progressive Conservatives]] to be portrayed as bigots and racists for opposing the provincial entrenchment of french-language rights (''[[Globe and Mail]]'', 28 June 1984).

He was 58 years old at the time of the 2000 election (''[[Winnipeg Free Press]]'', 15 November 2000). He received 5,339 votes (15.51%), finishing third against [[Canadian Alliance]] candidate [[Brian Pallister]].

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Reilly's wife, [[Kirsty Reilly]], has campaigned for the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba]] at the provincial level.[http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:iq4twYCxW_YJ:pcmanitoba.ca/campaign/051103.htm+%22Mike+Reilly%22+Manitoba&hl=en]

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===Ellery Hollingsworth ([[Scarborough Southwest]])===

Hollingsworth was 59 years old at the time of the election, and was a retired manager for the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. He had also served as a school trustee on the [[Scarborough, Ontario|Scarborough]] Board of Education from [[1994]] to [[1997]], following unsuccessful campaigns in [[1988]] and [[1991]]. In an interview with the ''[[Toronto Star]]'', he indicated that [[homelessness]], the [[Young Offenders Act]] and taxes were his three primary issues (''Toronto Star'', 19 November 2000). In [[1988]], he led a movement to save R.H. King Academy.[http://observer.thecentre.centennialcollege.ca/features/dresscodes/doucettestory.htm]

He received 5,251 votes (14.68%), finishing second against [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] incumbent [[Tom Wappel]].

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