26 September 1977). He later became a worker with Boeing Winnipeg, and organized a unionization drive in 1980. He subsequently lost his job, and a newspaper article published in 2001 identified him as a welfare recipient (Winnipeg Free Press, 11 January 2001). Dyck participated in a protest against basic local rate increases by Manitoba Telecom Services in 2000–01, arguing that the changes would prevent some persons on social assistance from owning their own telephones. Later in 2001, he called for protection for low-income earners against "sudden fluctuations in essential commodities like natural gas" (WFP, 19 September 2001). He has also argued that bank user fees are disproportionately punitive against the poor (WFP, 12 January 2005), and has criticized Payday loan services for "victimiz[ing] people in the most desperate of circumstances" (WFP, 30 May 2005). In 2005, he argued against proposed restrictions on panhandling. Note: The 1986 municipal results are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg South Centre: David Allison Allison listed himself as retired at the time of the 2000 election. He had previously campaigned for the Communist Party of Canada (Manitoba) in the 1999 provincial election, and received 133 votes in Wolseley for a fourth-place finish. The winner was Jean Friesen of the New Democratic Party. He received 181 votes (0.48%) in the 2000 election, finishing last in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Anita Neville of the Liberal Party. Winnipeg—Transcona: James Edward Hogaboam Hogaboam was born on January 7, 1965, in La Mesa, California, United States. He and his parents, who were born in Manitoba, returned to Winnipeg in 1966. He has a broadcasting and journalism degree from Lethbridge Community College. He and a fellow student created the Lethbridge Kodiaks hockey team in 1992, and attempted to launch an open challenge for the Stanley Cup when National Hockey League play was stopped due to a labour dispute. A trustee for the Stanley Cup rejected their request, indicating that the trophy has had an exclusive arrangement with the NHL since 1947. Hogaboam formed the Leland-Ashdown Rescue Committee in the 1990s, and worked to save historical buildings within Winnipeg. He wrote an article for People's Voice in 2000, accusing rocker Ted Nugent of hate speech after Nugent reportedly told a Winnipeg audience, "if you don't know how to speak f...ing English, you don't believe in Canada." Hogaboam has campaigned for the federal Communist Party and the provincial