on a farm south of Ottawa in the mid-1990s. Since 2001, David has done contract work for several government ministries. Most recently he has worked as a communications officer covering Russia, and the Iraq war for the Department of Foreign Affairs. When David was recovering from his surgeries he taught himself how to sing, play harmonica, and sketch. He has replaced athletics and camping with political philosophy and analysis, song-writing, and other indoor intellectual and artistic pursuits. He also volunteers for moderate environmental groups, disability advocates, and his church, where he sings in the choir. He is currently writing his first novel. In 2005 David rebuilt the Leeds-Grenville Federal Green Party Association, and won the nomination for the 2006 election. A rookie and parachute candidate, he still managed a top 40 result, increasing his party's 2004 vote by over forty percent. Nepean—Carleton: Lori Gadzala She is a businesswoman from Manotick, Ontario having lived there for 10 years, and previously lived in Gloucester, Ontario. A graduate of Algonquin College, Lori runs her own private company South River Partners, a technology marketing writing and communications firm. She has previously worked for Cisco Systems, Nokia, Alcatel, and Gandalf Technologies. Lori and her husband have received honourable mentions from the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, and Lori is a brownie leader in her hometown, in addition to other community activities. Campaign website Riding profile Lori's blog Newmarket—Aurora: Glenn HubbersGlenn Hubbers is a professional engineer and project manager who has been working in the energy industry since 1989 after graduating from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Engineering. Glenn was instrumental in founding the Newmarket—Aurora Federal Green Party Association in 2005. The 39th Canadian General Election was Glenn's first time running for federal office. Glenn earned 4.74% of the popular vote, placing 4th to Liberal incumbent Belinda Stronach. Glenn won the nomination contest in 2007 and earned 8.2% of the popular vote in the 40th Canadian General Election Glenn maintains a personal blog which can be found at http://www.hubbers.ca. Newmarket—Aurora Federal Green Party Association Glenn's Blog Federal election results |- |- |align="left" colspan=2|Liberal gain from Conservative |align="right"|Swing|align="right"| −4.8 |align="right"| Ottawa West—Nepean: Neil Adair Adair is a businessman, chemist and web designer. Raised in Ottawa, he attended Carleton University and worked for eight years at the Canadian Conservation Institute as an analytical chemist. He then worked for Vickers Instruments for four years, including three years in Santa