Endorsements_for_the_Liberal_Party_of_Canada_leadership_convention,_2006

Endorsements for the 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election

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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 (*).

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"Murphy declares for Brison". CBC News. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2020.

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

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

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

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

Person or organization	Notes	Reference
Paul Antle*	2006 Election Candidate for St. John's East
Sharon Appleyard*	President - Liberal Party of Canada (Manitoba)
Donald Arseneault	New Brunswick MLA for Dalhousie-Restigouche, Caucus Chair and Critic for the Regional Development Corporation
Jean Augustine*	Former Member of Parliament for Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Lise Bacon*	Senator, Quebec
Larry Bagnell*	Member of Parliament for the Yukon
Mauril Bélanger*	Member of Parliament for Ottawa—Vanier	^{[permanent dead link]}
Roy Boudreau	New Brunswick MLA for Campbellton and Critic for Tourism
Victor Boudreau	New Brunswick MLA for Shediac-Cap-Pelé and Critic for Health and Wellness
Sarmite Bulte*	Former MP and past candidate for Parkdale—High Park
Gerry Byrne*	Member of Parliament for Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
John Cannis*	Member of Parliament for Scarborough Centre
Debby Carlson	former Alberta MLA for Edmonton Ellerslie and 2004 election candidate for Edmonton—Strathcona
Aileen Carroll*	Former Member of Parliament for Barrie, former Minister of International Co-operation and Ignatieff Ontario Campaign co-chair
David Caplan	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Don Valley East and Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal
Elinor Caplan*	Former Member of Parliament for Thornhill, former Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and former Minister of Health
Eric Cardinal*	2006 Election Candidate for Drummond Riding, Quebec	^{[citation needed]}
Marlene Catterall	Former Member of Parliament for Ottawa West—Nepean
Milton Chan*	Vice President of Policy for the Young Liberals of Canada
Denis Coderre*	Member of Parliament for Bourassa
Roy Cullen*	Member of Parliament for Etobicoke North
Rodger Cuzner*	Member of Parliament for Cape Breton—Canso and Ignatieff Atlantic Campaign co-chair
Jean-Claude D'Amours*	Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Restigouche	^{[permanent dead link]}
Roméo Dallaire*	Senator for Quebec and retired Lieutenant-General
Ian Davey	Liberal organizer, son of former Senator Keith Davey
Dennis Dawson*	Senator, Quebec
Sukh Dhaliwal*	Member of Parliament for Newton—North Delta
Ruby Dhalla*	Member of Parliament for Brampton—Springdale	^{[permanent dead link]}
Arthur Doyle*	Riding President for Saint John (NB)
Marc Duguay*	Riding President for Acadie—Bathurst (NB)
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.
Wayne Easter*	Member of Parliament for Malpeque	^{[permanent dead link]}
Raymonde Folco*	Member of Parliament for Laval—Les Îles
Greg Forsyth*	Riding President for Fredericton (NB)
Robert Fragasso*	President of the Quebec Wing of the Liberal Party
Francis Fox*	Senator from Quebec
Michael Gaffney*	2006 Election Candidate for Nepean—Carleton
Marc-André Gendron	Policy Representative for the Young Liberals of Canada
Raymond Garneau	Former Quebec Minister of Finance
Parmjeet Gill*	2006 Election Candidate for Winnipeg North
Albina Guarnieri*	Member of Parliament for Mississauga East—Cooksville	^{[permanent dead link]}
Elizabeth Hubley*	Senator, PEI
Michael Ignatieff*	Member of Parliament for Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Denis Landry	New Brunswick MLA for Centre-Péninsule and Critic for Automobile Insurance
Marc Lalonde*	Former Minister of Finance under Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Abel LeBlanc	New Brunswick MLA for Saint John Lancaster and Critic for Labour and the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission
Derek Lee*	Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Rouge River
Jacques Leger*	President - New Westminster-Coquitlam FLA
Ashley MacIsaac	Musician
Rose-Marie Losier-Cool*	Senator for New Brunswick
Surjit Kooner*	2006 Election Candidate for Surrey North
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
Roly MacIntyre	New Brunswick MLA for Saint John Champlain and Critic for Business New Brunswick
John Maloney*	Member of Parliament for Welland	^{[permanent dead link]}
Marian Maloney*	Retired Senator (ON), Ontario Representative to the National Women's Liberal Commission
Keith Martin*	Member of Parliament for Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca
John McCallum*	Member of Parliament for Markham—Unionville and former Minister of National Defence
David McGuinty*	Member of Parliament Ottawa South (ON)
Joe McGuire*	Member of Parliament for Egmont	^{[permanent dead link]}
John McKay*	Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Guildwood
Gary Merasty*	Member of Parliament for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	igna
Marcelle Mersereau*	Former Minister and Deputy Premier in Frank McKenna’s government, 2006 candidate - Acadie-Bathurst
Rick Miller	Alberta MLA for Edmonton Rutherford	^{[citation needed]}
Allan Mills*	Riding President - Winnipeg South Centre (MB)
Maria Minna*	Member of Parliament for Beaches—East York
Grant Mitchell*	Senator from Alberta and former leader of the Alberta Liberals	^{[permanent dead link]}
Jason Morris*	Riding President - Edmonton—Sherwood Park
Chuck Mrena*	Riding President - Saint Boniface (MB)
Clare Oates*	President of the Egmont Liberal Riding Association	^{[citation needed]}
David Oliver*	2006 Election Candidate for Abbotsford	^{[citation needed]}
Ron Ouellette	New Brunswick MLA for Grand Falls Region
Philip Owen	Former mayor of Vancouver	^{[permanent dead link]}
Stephen Owen*	Member of Parliament for Vancouver Quadra
Pana Papas Merchant*	Senator from Saskatchewan
Tanya Parks*	2006 Election Candidate for Elmwood—Transcona (MB)
David Peterson*	Former Premier of Ontario, Ignatieff Honorary Campaign co-chair, Privy Councillor (appointed 1992)
Jim Peterson*	Member of Parliament for Willowdale, former Minister of International Trade and Ignatieff Ontario Campaign co-chair
Tim Peterson	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga South, Brother of David Peterson and Jim Peterson
Beth Phinney	Former Member of Parliament for Hamilton Mountain
Marcel Proulx*	Member of Parliament for Hull—Aylmer
Christian Provenzano*	2006 Election Candidate for Sault Ste. Marie
Sandra Pupatello*	Ontario Minister of Economic Development and Trade
Yasmin Ratansi*	Member of Parliament for Don Valley East
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	Archived 2006-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
Gerry Reid*	Newfoundland MHA for Twillingate Fogo and leader for the provincial Liberal party in Newfoundland	^{[citation needed]}
Carmel Robichaud	New Brunswick MLA for Miramichi Bay and Critic for the Status of Women
Kevin Robinson*	Riding President - Toronto—Danforth (ON)
Pablo Rodriguez*	Member of Parliament for Honoré-Mercier and Ignatieff Campaign co-chair
Anthony Rota*	Member of Parliament for Nipissing—Timiskaming (ON)
Todd Russell*	Member of Parliament for Labrador	^{[permanent dead link]}
Nick Sibbeston*	Senator from Northwest Territories
Raymond Simard*	Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface
David Smith*	Senator from Ontario
Lloyd St. Amand*	Member of Parliament for Brant
Paul Szabo*	Member of Parliament for Mississauga South
Robert Thibault*	Member of Parliament for West Nova
Alan Tonks*	Member of Parliament for York South—Weston (ON)
Keith Torrie*	President - Nova Scotia Young Liberals
Roger Valley*	Member of Parliament for Kenora
Jason Walker*	Riding President - Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca (BC)
Keith White*	President - Newfoundland and Labrador Young Liberals
Blair Wilson*	Member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
Paul Zed*	Member of Parliament for Saint John

Endorsements_for_the_Liberal_Party_of_Canada_leadership_convention,_2006

Endorsements for the 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election

Registered candidates

Scott Brison (43)

Stéphane Dion (153)

Ken Dryden (62)

Martha Hall Findlay (8)

Michael Ignatieff (104)

Gerard Kennedy (133)

Bob Rae (118)

Withdrawn candidates

Carolyn Bennett

Maurizio Bevilacqua

Hedy Fry

Joe Volpe

Unaffiliated MPs and Senators

Undecided Members of Parliament (1 of 102)

Undecided Senators (10 of 63)

Neutral Members of Parliament (9 of 102)

Neutral Senators (6 of 63)

Summary of endorsements by Members of Parliament by Province

Newspaper endorsements

Ex officio delegates

Endorsement pages in campaign websites

Other links

References

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

Person or organization	Notes	Reference
Tony Abbott*	Minister of National Revenue and Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs under Pierre Trudeau
Maro Akoury*	2006 Election Candidate, Saint-Jean, Quebec
Jack Austin*	Senator for British Columbia, former Chief of Staff to Pierre Trudeau
Chris Axworthy*	2006 Election Candidate, Saskatoon—Wanuskewin, Saskatchewan
Lloyd Axworthy*	Former Federal Cabinet Minister, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Manjit Bal*	President, Vancouver South Federal Riding Association, British Columbia
Monique Bégin*	Minister of National Revenue and Health and Welfare under Pierre Trudeau
Amanda Bennett*	Présidente, Châteauguay—Saint-Constant, Quebec
Carolyn Bennett*	Member of Parliament for St. Paul's, Ontario
Carolyn Bertram	Prince Edward Island MLA
Claire Bérubé*	Présidente, Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, Quebec	List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006#Quebec^{[circular reference]}
Maurizio Bevilacqua*	Member of Parliament for Vaughan, Ontario
Michel Biron*	Senator for Quebec
Jean-Yves Boisclair*	Président, Trois-Rivières, Quebec
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^{[circular reference]}
Bill Brooks*	2006 Election Candidate, Langley, British Columbia
Barry Campbell	Former Member of Parliament for St. Paul's, Ontario
Tim Carroll	Former president of Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island	^{[permanent dead link]}
Armand Caouette*	2006 Election Candidate, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Quebec
Ralph Capocci*	President, Vaughan Federal Riding Association, Ontario	^{[citation needed]}
Martin Cauchon*	Former Member of Parliament for Outremont, Quebec and former Minister of Justice
Louis-Philippe Champagne*	Président, Mégantic—L'Érable, Quebec	List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006#Quebec^{[circular reference]}
Mike Coleman*	President, Nanaimo—Cowichan Federal Riding Association, British Columbia
Joan Cook*	Senator for Newfoundland and Labrador
Irwin Cotler*	Member of Parliament for Mount Royal, Quebec and former Minister of Justice	^{[permanent dead link]}
Mario Cuconato*	Former Director of Operations under Paul Martin, Member of Liberal Party National Revenue Committee - National Capital Region Chair
Barney Danson*	Minister of National Defence under Pierre Trudeau
Terry Duguid*	2006 Election Candidate, Kildonan—St. Paul, Manitoba
Pierre de Bané*	Senator for Quebec
Herb Dhaliwal*	Former Member of Parliament for Vancouver South and former Cabinet Minister
Ujjal Dosanjh*	Member of Parliament for Vancouver South, Minister of Health under Paul Martin, former NDP Premier of British Columbia
Victor Drury	Former Federal Election Candidate, Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis, Quebec
Danny Dumaresque*	President of PTA - Newfoundland & Labrador
John Efford*	Former Federal and Provincial Cabinet Minister, Newfoundland and Labrador
Hedy Fry*	Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, British Columbia
Roger Gallaway*	Former Member of Parliament for Sarnia—Lambton, Ontario
André Garon*	Président, Charlesbourg, Quebec
Robert Gauthier*	Président, Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, Quebec
Sheila Gervais	Former National Director of the Liberal Party of Canada	Archived 2006-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
Valerie Giguère*	Former Candidate, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Quebec
Alastair Gillespie*	Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce under Pierre Trudeau
John Godfrey*	Member of Parliament for Don Valley West, Ontario and former Minister of State for Infrastructure and Communities
Eddie Goldenberg	Former Chief of Staff to Jean Chrétien
Ralph Goodale*	Member of Parliament for Wascana, Saskatchewan, former Minister of Finance for Paul Martin, and former Minister in Jean Chrétien's Cabinet
Alasdair Graham*	Former Senator for Nova Scotia, former Government Leader in Senate
Jack Graham*	Member of Liberal Party National Revenue Committee - Nova Scotia Revenue Chair
Dave Haggard*	2006 Election Candidate, Vancouver East, British Columbia and former B.C. Woodworkers Union President
Tom Hann*	President, St. John's South—Mount Pearl Riding Association, Newfoundland and Labrador
Mac Harb*	Senator for Ontario, former Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre
André Harvey*	Former Member of Parliament, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Quebec
Vicky Harvey*	2006 Election Candidate, Hochelaga, Quebec
Reine Hébert*	Présidente, Brossard—La Prairie, Quebec
Mobina Jaffer*	Senator for British Columbia
Donald Johnston*	Former Member of Parliament and Federal Cabinet Minister, former president of Liberal Party of Canada
Kerline Joseph*	2006 Election Candidate, Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Susan Kadis*	Member of Parliament for Thornhill, Ontario
Colin Kenny*	Senator for Ontario
Wajid Khan*	Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Streetsville	^{[permanent dead link]}
Gar Knutson*	Former Member of Parliament for Elgin—Middlesex—London, Ontario and former Minister of State
Leo Kolber	Former Senator for Quebec
Kevin Lamoureux	Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Manitoba
Oliver Langdon*	Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly and former Provincial Cabinet Minister
Jean Lapointe*	Senator for Quebec
Charles Lavergne*	2006 Election Candidate, Abitibi—Témiscamingue, Quebec
Gérard Leclerc*	2006 Election Candidate, Joliette, Quebec
Kim Leclerc*	2006 Election Candidate, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, Quebec
François-Hugues Liberge*	2006 Election Candidate, Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, Quebec
Tom Lush	Former president of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
Lawrence MacAulay*	Member of Parliament for Cardigan, Prince Edward Island
Colin MacDonald*	Alberta PTA Male Delegate	List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006#Provincial and territorial delegates^{[circular reference]}
Allan MacEachen*	Deputy Prime Minister under Pierre Trudeau	^{[dead link]}
John MacKinnon*	President, Cardigan Federal Riding Association, Prince Edward Island
Richard Mahoney*	2006 Election Candidate, Ottawa Centre and former president of Ontario Liberal Party
Diane Marleau*	Member of Parliament for Sudbury, Ontario and former Federal Health and Public Works Minister
Bill Matthews*	Member of Parliament for Random—Burin—St. George's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Chantelle McNichol*	Alberta Provincial Executive	List of ex officio delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 2006#Provincial and territorial association delegates^{[circular reference]}
Isabel Metcalfe*	2006 Election Candidate, Carleton—Mississippi Mills, Ontario
Jim Munson*	Senator for Ontario	Archived 2006-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
Brian Murphy*	Member of Parliament for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, New Brunswick
Mike Murphy	Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Moncton North
Robert Nixon	Former Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party (1967–1975) and Provincial Treasurer (1985–1990)
Walter Noel	Former Newfoundland M.H.A. and Cabinet Minister	^{[citation needed]}
Neil Orford*	President, Dufferin—Caledon Federal Riding Association, Ontario
Massimo Pacetti*	Member of Parliament for Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	^{[permanent dead link]}
Bob Rae*	Member of Liberal Party and Queen's Privy Council for Canada
John Rae	Brother to Bob, strategist associated with Jean Chrétien
Pierrette Ringuette*	Senator for New Brunswick
Clark Roberts	Former Federal Candidate, Saanich—Gulf Islands, British Columbia
Michael Robinson*	Former Advisor to Paul Martin, Member of Liberal Party National Revenue Committee
Bill Rompkey*	Senator for Newfoundland and Labrador
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^{[circular reference]}
Jacques Saada*	Former Member of Parliament for Brossard—La Prairie, Quebec	Archived 2006-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
Andy Savoy*	Former Member of Parliament for Tobique—Mactaquac, New Brunswick
Andy Scott*	Member of Parliament and former Cabinet Minister, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Brian Scott*	Former Candidate, Nanaimo—Cowichan, British Columbia
Robin Sears	Former secretary of the Federal NDP
Raymond Setlakwe	Former senator for Quebec
Joachim Simard*	Président régional, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Conseil de direction du PLCQ, Quebec
Karen Kraft Sloan	Former Member of Parliament for York—Simcoe and York North, Ontario
Don Smith	Former president of Ontario Liberal Party
George Smitherman	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Toronto Centre—Rosedale and Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
Greg Sorbara	Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Vaughan—King—Aurora and Ontario Minister of Finance
Lynne Steele*	President, York—Simcoe Federal Riding Association, Ontario	^{[citation needed]}
Christine Stewart*	Former Federal Minister of the Environment, Ontario
Jane Stewart*	Former Federal Indian Affairs Minister and HRDC Minister
Peter Stollery*	Senator for Ontario
Paul Summerville	Former NDP Candidate for St. Paul's and former Chief Economist for Royal Bank of Canada
Nicholas Taylor	Former Senator for Alberta
Laurier Thibault	2004 Election Candidate, Berthier—Maskinongé, Quebec
Arleene Thorpe*	President, Prince George—Peace River Federal Riding Association, British Columbia
Gabriel Tse*	President, Kitchener Centre Federal Riding Association, Ontario
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
Julia Turnbull	2004 election candidate, Calgary, Alberta
Philipp Varelis	Former federal candidate, Broadview—Greenwood, Ontario
Joe Volpe*	Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister, Eglinton—Lawrence, Ontario	^{[permanent dead link]}
John Webster	Strategist under Paul Martin	^{[permanent dead link]}
Kate Wilson*	2006 election candidate for York—Simcoe, Ontario	^{[citation needed]}

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

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

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

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