There was a candidate name Milan Mirich in the 2005 and 2009 Montreal municipal elections; it is assumed this is the same person. Ontario Simon Rowland (Eglinton—Lawrence) Rowland was the New Democratic Party's youngest candidate in 2000, at only 19 years of age. He attended university at age sixteen, helped found Youth for Socialist Action, and became a successful e-business entrepreneur. Rowland acknowledged that he was halfway to being a millionaire in 2000, but commented "Just because I've been able to make the system work for me does not mean that the system works for everyone". He added that he wanted to make a difference for working Canadians. He received 2,663 votes (6.42%), finishing fourth against Liberal incumbent Joe Volpe. Rowland remains active in the technological sector . Karen Dolan (Etobicoke Centre) Dolan was born in England, and moved to Canada in 1963. She has a diploma in advertising, and is also a graduate of the Ontario Labour College. She began working for Stelco in 1979, and became an employee at General Motors in Oshawa in 1984. Strongly involved in union activities, Dolan was a member of the woman's committee and educational trainer for Canadian Auto Workers Local 222 in Oshawa. She campaigned for the NDP in both the 1997 and 2000 federal elections. She contested the 1997 campaign in Whitby—Ajax, at age thirty-six (Toronto Star, 24 May 1997). She received 3,354 votes (6.79%), finishing fourth against Liberal candidate Judi Longfield. Dolan later challenged high-profile Liberal cabinet minister Allan Rock in the 2000 election. She lived in Ottawa at the time, and was only able to campaign on a part-time basis in Rock's Toronto riding. Acknowledging that her campaign did not have a strong presence, she said she was "simply doing her part for the party" (Toronto Star, 24 November 2000). She received 2,124 votes, finishing fourth against Rock. As of 1997, a Karen Dolan worked as a union rep, director of organizing, and other capacities for Service Employees International Union. As of the summer of 2007, Karen Dolan, is now Director of Labour Relations, for (Chartwell Senior Housing Reit). Theresa Kiefer (Lanark—Carleton) Kiefer was born in Edmonton, Alberta. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Communications from Simon Fraser University, and a Master of Arts degree in Social and Political Thought from York University. After graduating, Kiefer worked as a teacher. While living in British Columbia in