The Communist Party of Canada (CPC) fielded a number of candidates in the 2000 Canadian federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here. Quebec Outremont: Pierre Smith Pierre Smith has been a candidate of the Communist Party of Canada and the Communist Party of Quebec. He identified as a cafeteria employee in 2000. Ontario Scarborough Southwest: Dora Stewart Stewart lived in Cobourg, Ontario at the time of the election, and listed herself as retired. As of 2005, she lives in Peachland, British Columbia. Stewart has been active with the Council of Canadians and the anti–Iraq War movement. In 2002, she spoke out against the privatization of health care in British Columbia. She lives with William Stewart, formerly the leader of the Communist Party of Canada (Ontario). She received 165 votes (0.46%), finishing sixth against Liberal incumbent Tom Wappel. Sudbury: Daryl Janet Shandro Shandro was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, and a Master of Arts degree in humanities. A social activist, she has served on a number of anti-poverty boards in Sudbury. In 1999, she wrote a letter opposing a one-tier regional government. During the 2000 campaign, she criticized Sudbury Mayor Jim Gordon's efforts to have the city declared a "free trade zone", arguing that similar measures had caused economic ruin in South America. She received 98 votes (0.28%), finishing seventh against Liberal incumbent Diane Marleau. Shandro was a prominent member of Sudbury¹s War Resisters Support Campaign in 2008, which fights for the right of Iraq War deserters from the United States of America to remain in Canada. Manitoba Winnipeg Centre: Harold James Dyck Dyck is a veteran anti-poverty activist and advocate in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He campaigned for the Communist Party of Canada, the provincial Communist Party of Canada (Manitoba), and the municipal Labour Election Committee. He has played a prominent role in Winnipeg-based anti-poverty organizations such as the Manitoba Committee for Economic Justice (Broadcast News, 9 August 2000), the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg (Broadcast News, 10 January 2001), the Low Income Intermediary Project and the National Anti-Poverty Organization. In 1997, he was listed as a provincial committee member of the Communist Party of Canada (Winnipeg Free Press, 27 May). Dyck was a youth activist during the 1970s, and identified wage issues as his primary concern in the 1977 provincial election (Canadian Tribune,