of his signs were spray-painted with swastikas. It is not clear if the vandalism was directed against Katz on a personal level or against the Conservative Party (signs belonging to Conservative candidate Rick Fuschi, who is not Jewish, were similarly defaced in a neighbouring riding. (Windsor Star, 15 June 2004). Manitoba Bill Archer (Churchill) Archer was born in 1957 in Saskatchewan and attended Winnipeg Bible College in the 1970s. He received a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Manitoba in 1991, and became a partner with the Archer & Phillips Law Office in 1993. Archer volunteered for Progressive Conservative candidate Cecil Thorne for the 1999 provincial election in the northern election division of Thompson, and was himself was the party's candidate in 2003. He worked as his own campaign manager, and campaigned against the taxation rates charged by local school boards. Bryan McLeod (Elmwood—Transcona) McLeod received 7,644 votes (26.11%), finishing second against New Democratic Party incumbent Bill Blaikie. Kris Stevenson (Winnipeg North) Stevenson was born to a Peguis Nation family in Steelier, Manitoba, was raised in Selkirk and now lives in Winnipeg. He has extensive experience working in aboriginal youth programs. Stevenson was employed with the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs as a Communications Assistant at the time of the election, and has worked related organizations such as Shabbiest Waking Aboriginal Head Start and the Manitoba Child and Family Services. He has also been an athlete and coach in north Winnipeg, and was working toward a degree in education at the University of Winnipeg at the time of the election. Stevenson was one of three aboriginal candidates to run for the Conservative Party in the 2004 election (National Post, 15 July 2004). He received 3,186 votes (12.27%), finishing third against New Democratic Party incumbent Judy Wasylycia-Leis. References