2017 By-Election candidates

Caryn Bergmann has been a member of the Thornhill community for over 25 years. Her family immigrated to Canada in 1991 from Johannesburg, South Africa, and have lived in the same house since then. She attended elementary and secondary school in the area, followed by university in St. Catharines, Ontario, and graduate studies in Toronto.

Caryn is a real Jill of all trades. She has a...

Daniel Green (born May 29, 1955) is a Canadian Politician and environmentalist. Since the 70’s, he has been an environmental activist and consultant for the Sierra Club of Canada, the Société pour vaincre la pollution (SVP), Coalition Eau Secours, Fondation Rivières, Nature Québec, Parks Canada and for numerous municipalities.

Nira Dookeran has been a high school teacher of English as a Second Language with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board since 2000. She earned her BA in Philosophy and French from the University of Winnipeg in 1984, and completed an MA in Philosophy at the University of Toronto in 1985, finally earning a B.Ed./OTC in 1988. Nira taught secondary school English and history for four years...

Ryan Zedic was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta and credits the city for instilling in him the ideals for strong communities and accountable government. With 10 years customer relations experience in the telecommunication industry he has worked at a front line level, as a team leader, and trainer. This experience has given Ryan the skills necessary to listen and address concerns that he...

Through her experience working in provincial politics in Alberta, including time with the Alberta Minister of Energy, Taryn Knorren fell in love with policy and politics. What she didn’t love was how the province and country was planning for the future.

Taryn believes that through pragmatic long-term planning, economic diversification, and by balancing social, economic and...