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Harry Bains Lisa Beare Jagrup Brar Surrey-Newton Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Surrey-Fleetwood • VP, CUPE 4078 • Praised Cuba’s • VP & other roles, • Former school health and education system in a 2012 Punjabi radio interview Steelworkers-IWA trustee • Endorsed by New • Endorsed by Surrey Teachers Canada Local 2171 Association (arm of BCTF) for 15 years Westminster & • Surrey Teachers District Labour Association Political Action Council and Public Relations Committee worked on his campaign • Ran for presidency of BC NDP and lost HORGAN’S ZEROES 1 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 2 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 3 of 27 Spencer Chandra Herbert Katrina Chen Raj Chouhan Vancouver-West End Burnaby-Lougheed Burnaby-Edmonds • COPE Vancouver • Constituency assistant Park Board Commissioner to NDPers Peter Julian • Endorsed for Parks and Raj Chouhan • Founding president Board by Canadian • Community organizer, Labour Congress of the Canadian ACORN • Worked with Better Farmworkers’ Union • Burnaby School Environmentally • Director of Trustee on Derek Sound Transportation, Bargaining at Corrigan’s slate The Sierra Club, • Endorsed by New Hospital Employees and BC Civil Liberties Westminster & Union for 18 years District Labour • Member, Labour Council Relations Board • Member, Arbitration Bureau of B.C. HORGAN’S ZEROES 4 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 5 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 6 of 27 Judy Darcy Bob Dewar Adrian Dix New Westminster Special Advisor Vancouver-Kingsway to the Premier • CUPE national president • VP, CUPE Ontario • Failed NDP leader • President, • Chief of Staff, 1990s NDP Premier Glen Clark CUPE Metro Toronto • Dismissed for backdating a • VP, Ontario Federation memo to protect Glen Clark of Labour • While NDP leader, blew a • Secretary-Treasurer, • Executive director, 20+ point poll lead CUPE National Manitoba Government • While NDP leader, caught riding SkyTrain • BC Hospital Employees and General without a ticket Union secretary- Employees’ Union • Endorsed by the Operating business manager • Chief of staff, Engineers, the B.C. Ferry and chief negotiator Workers, the Labourers, Manitoba NDP Unite Here Local 40, COPE, • Candidate, 1981, Premier Gary Doer the Paperworkers Union, Workers’ Communist the B.C. and Yukon Building Party of Canada Trades Council and the Steelworkers. HORGAN’S ZEROES 7 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 8 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 9 of 27 David Eby Mable Elmore Mike Farnworth Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Kensington Port Coquitlam • 1990s NDP Minister • Executive director, • Three-term Port Coquitlam BC Civil Liberties Association city councillor • Worked at Pivot Legal • “Active role” in Canadian • Voted to make Island Society for 5 years Auto Workers, Local 111 Highway work “closed-shop” – put project $500 million • Ran for council • “Active role” in BC Federation of Labour over budget nomination with Vision • Took away workers’ Vancouver but lost • “Active role” in democratic right to secret • Worked on campaign Vancouver and District ballot in union for federal NDP leader Labour Council certification votes • Stapled $10 bills to NDP • Supported Glen Clark’s Alexa McDonough plan to unilaterally apply union membership forms agreements to non-union shops during 2011 leadership race HORGAN’S ZEROES 10 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 11 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 12 of 27 Ravi Kahlon Anne Kang Leonard Krog North Delta Burnaby-Deer Lake Nanaimo • NDP deputy whip, 1990s • During 2003 NDP leadership debate, told an elderly NDP member • Three-term to “shut the hell up and Burnaby City I’ll talk to you outside!” • Worked for • Endorsed for leader by Councillor with failed 1970s NDP NDP for 6 years Derek Corrigan Premier Dave Barrett as Director of • BCTF teacher • Endorsed by United Stakeholder • Endorsed by New Steelworkers Relations Westminster & District Labour Council HORGAN’S ZEROES 13 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 14 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 15 of 27 Janet Routledge Doug Routley Shane Simpson Burnaby North Nanaimo-North Cowichan Vancouver-Hastings • Worked 30+ years for Public Service Alliance of Canada • Involved in CoDevelopment Canada, which provides money to unions in Latin America • Represented unions • Legislative • Board member, on Employment coordinator, CUPE Insurance Appeals Steelworkers Union • Executive director, Board local executive Worker Ownership • Former school trustee Resource Centre HORGAN’S ZEROES 16 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 17 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 18 of 27 George Heyman John Horgan Carole James Vancouver-Fairview Langford-Juan de Fuca Victoria-Beacon Hill • Three-term president, • Failed NDP leader BC Government and Services Employees Union • Victoria school • Sierra Club board chair executive director • Ministerial assistant • Endorsed by CUPE • Board member, to 1990s NDP • Endorsed by BC Canadian Centre Minister Dave Zirnhelt Federation of Labour for Policy Alternatives • Policy Analyst for president Jim Sinclair • Attended LEAP Manifesto 1990s NDP Government support rally with • Director, Cabinet Policy Naomi Klein and Communications for 1990s NDP Government • Chief of Staff to 1990s NDP Premier Dan Miller HORGAN’S ZEROES 19 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 20 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 21 of 27 Ronna-Rae Leonard Geoff Meggs Jennifer Rice Courtenay-Comox Chief of Staff North Coast • Three-term Vancouver City Councillor with Gregor Robertson • Director of Communications, • Forced to apologize 1990s NDP Premier Glen Clark for 2013 Facebook • Director of Communications, post comparing police Hospital Employees Union officers to Nazis • Executive Director, • Signed the BC Federation of Labour LEAP Manifesto • Assistant to BC Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair • Worked for • Endorsed by Labour • Co-author of a book about anti-pipeline, Council each time she Dave Barrett’s 1970s NDP anti-hydro ran for Courtenay • Married to Jan O’Brien, former City Council NDP provincial secretary & T. Buck Suzuki vice-president of BC Environmental Federation of Labour. Foundation • Former member, Communist Party of Canada HORGAN’S ZEROES 22 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 23 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 24 of 27 Jinny Sims Rachna Singh Claire Trevena Surrey-Panorama Surrey-Green Timbers North Island • BCTF president • CUPE National • Led the BCTF’s illegal, Representative • Former CBC staffer • Fired from job as wildcat strike in 2006 • Worked for Jagrup comms director for • Former NDP MP Brar and Harry Bains campaigns Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform because she became a Green Party member; complained to Human Rights Tribunal; Tribunal ruled against her • Described herself as “an active trade unionist in her professional life.” HORGAN’S ZEROES 25 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 26 of 27 HORGAN’S ZEROES 27 of 27.
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