 Snyder ran on a platform of spending cuts, and also criticized pay equity policies, the provincial welfare system, rent control and public automobile insurance ("Toronto Star", 1 September 1987).He received 10,107 votes (20.47%) in the 1997 election, finishing third against Liberal candidate Judi Longfield.Knight is a lawyer and former Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer ("Winnipeg Free Press", 3 September 1993).