Valley East. He was attempting to unseat long-time incumbent Denzil Minnan-Wong who has been referred to as council's "staunchest conservative". At the time of his death, Caplan was seeking the federal Liberal nomination in Don Valley North for the 2019 Canadian federal election. Personal life Caplan was married to Leigh with two children, Benjamin and Jacob. They began dating in high school when Caplan was 17. He died at his home in Toronto on July 24, 2019, at the age of 54, after a "fire accident", according to his family. He is the brother of restaurateur Zane Caplansky. Electoral record References External links 1964 births 2019 deaths Canadian people of Polish-Jewish descent Health ministers of Ontario Jewish Canadian politicians Members of the Executive Council of Ontario Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Politicians from Toronto University of Western Ontario alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians