The Canadian Action Party fielded a number of candidates in the 1997 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page. Ontario Chatham-Kent—Essex: Victor Knight Victor Knight was a special education teacher in Kent County. He first ran for parliament in the 1993 federal election as a candidate of Mel Hurtig's National Party. During the mid-1990s, Knight was the co-chairman of the Canadian Council on National Issues and a member of the Committee on Monetary and Economic Reform. In 1995, he wrote an opinion piece arguing that Canada's economic problems could be traced to policy decisions made in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when the federal government uncapped interest rates and financed public expenditures as debt-credit. Knight also argued that the Bank of Canada should be made the sole creator of Canada's money supply. In a follow-up piece, he argued that the Bank of Canada should create the credit necessary to finance the debt of Ontario Hydro. Knight ran as an independent candidate in a federal by-election in 1996, against prominent national politician Sheila Copps. His campaign was centered around the historical issues relating to Canada's debt. He also spoke against consumer taxes such as the Goods and Services Tax on the grounds that they prevent the spending that can stimulate an economy, and criticized the federal government's cuts to social service programs. Unusually for a fringe candidate, Knight spent over $16,000 on this campaign. Most of the money was donated by Bill Loewen, who was the primary donor to the National Party in the 1993 election. Knight joined the newly formed Canadian Action Party for the 1997 federal election. Nickel Belt: Don Scott Don Scott received 369 votes, finishing fifth against Liberal incumbent Ray Bonin. Parry Sound—Muskoka: Jackie Raney Jackie Raney identified as a homemaker. She received 236 votes (0.55%), finishing sixth against Liberal incumbent Andy Mitchell. St. Catharines: Glenn L. Malcolm Malcolm is a frequent candidate for public office. He was originally a member of the Liberal Party, and can trace his family connections to the party back more than 150 years. He served on the Scugog Township council from 1988 to 1991, and he made an unsuccessful bid for mayor of the community in 1991. He also sought the Liberal Party nomination for Durham in leadup to the 1993 election, but lost to Alex Shepherd by forty-five votes.