The New Democratic Party won thirteen seats in the 2000 federal election, emerging as the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of Canada. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information on others may be found here. Quebec Raymond Dorion (Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour) Raymond Dorion listed himself as self-employed. He received 421 votes (0.95%), finishing sixth against Bloc Québécois incumbent Louis Plamondon. Jeff Itcush (Brome—Missisquoi) Jeff Itcush was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan. He moved to Montreal in 1989 and has taught history and social studies at Bialik High School since 1994. He is a past president of the Federation of Teachers of Jewish Schools and has worked as a chief negotiator in representing teachers. He has also served on the boards of the Quebec Jewish Congress and the Canadian Jewish Congress. In 2010, he was quoted in Le Devoir commenting on values common to the Quebec Jewish community and Quebec society as a whole. He is a vocal supporter of Israel. In 2005, he delivered a speech at the Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors entitled "Israel - Beacon to the World - Promoting a Democratic State in 2005." Later in the same year, he delivered public lectures entitled "Israel - Canada: Common Values, Distinct Identities" and "Israel: A Society in Flux." Itcush has been quoted in a number of publications on issues ranging from governance to labor relations to intercultural relations. Itcush joined the New Democratic Party in the mid-1990s and has served on the party's federal council and Quebec executive. He was a party candidate in the 1997 and 2000 federal elections; the party was in a weak state in Quebec during this period, and Itcush has acknowledged that he only ran to ensure his party had a candidate on the ballot. At the municipal level, he was initially an organizer for the Montreal Island Citizens Union but later left that party to join Projet Montréal, for which he ran in the 2005 municipal election. He has been nominated as the New Democratic Party's candidate for Mount Royal in the 2011 federal election. Jack Layton and Thomas Mulcair spoke at his nomination. Milan Mirich (Hochelaga—Maisonneuve) Milan Mirich was born in Yugoslavia and has worked as a restaurateur. He has been a candidate in two federal and three provincial elections. In his first campaign, he supported a shorter work week as a means of increasing employment.