to be debated and voted on one at a time (many of the specific amendments were read by other party members), which held up the bill for a week and a half. In 1999, a reduction in ridings in Ontario resulted in the elimination of the Dovercourt riding. Silipo contested the new riding of Davenport in the 1999 election against Liberal Tony Ruprecht. He lost by nearly 5,000 votes. Cabinet positions Later life He was appointed to the Workplace Safety and Insurance appeals tribunal by Labour Minister Chris Stockwell in 1999. In 2003, he became president of the newly formed Federation of Calabrese in Ontario. He died in 2012 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. He was 54. References External links 1957 births 2012 deaths Italian emigrants to Canada Members of the Executive Council of Ontario Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs People from the Province of Reggio Calabria Politicians from Toronto University of Toronto alumni