received 266 votes (0.4%), finishing sixth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Vic Dhillon of the Ontario Liberal Party. David Rodman (Chatham-Kent—Essex) Has been a member of the Freedom Party since at least 1995. Assisted the Freedom Party campaign in the 1995 provincial election. Received 281 votes, finishing fifth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Pat Hoy of the Ontario Liberal Party. Franz Cauchi (Davenport) Owns a marketing business. Has been a member of the Freedom Party since at least 1995. Assisted the Freedom Party campaign in the 1995 provincial election. Supports a change in Ontario law, allowing greater access to adoption information by children and parents. Received 264 votes, finishing sixth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Tony Ruprecht of the Ontario Liberal Party. Cauchi is the FpO's candidate in the March 30, 2006 provincial by-election in Toronto—Danforth. Wayne Simmons (Don Valley East) Philosophical objectivist, a follower of Ayn Rand. Has also quoted F.A. Hayek on occasion. Simmons has written several articles summarizing his beliefs on philosophy-oriented newsgroups. Opposes government involvement in matters such as health provision, rent control, social welfare, drug prohibition and abortion provision. An atheist, opposes the idea of "Christian libertarianism". Was elected to the provincial council of the Freedom Party on February 13, 2005, having previously served as a provincial councillor. First ran for the Freedom Party in the 1999 provincial election in Don Valley East and received 53 votes, finishing ninth in a field of ten candidates. The winner was David Caplan of the Ontario Liberal Party. Improved his total to 119 votes in the 2003 election, though this was still the lowest vote total of any Freedom Party candidate in the province. Finished sixth in a field of six candidates. Caplan again won the riding. He was the party's candidate in the provincial by-election on November 24, 2005, in Scarborough—Rouge River. He won 59 votes (0.4% of the total), placing last in a field of seven candidates. Bas Balkissoon won the riding for the Liberal Party. Cathy McKeever (Durham) Joined the Reform Party of Canada in 1990, claims the Freedom Party of Ontario has similar goals. Describes herself as a business woman, library board member, hiker, environmentalist, soccer fan, Thatcher fan and Beatlemaniac. Has also campaigned for municipal office. She is anti-abortion, but does not support conscience rights for medical practitioners who oppose abortion.