▁Northern ▁League ▁and ▁Tr icol our ▁Fl ame ▁which ▁field ed ▁one ▁ap ie ce . ▁ ▁The ▁candidates ▁ ▁The ▁Union ▁Ren ato ▁Tur ano ▁is ▁a ▁Chicago ▁b aking ▁executive ▁who ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁exp atri ate ▁community ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁before ▁his ▁election . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Roc co ▁di ▁Tro lio ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Cal ab rit to , ▁Italy . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁at ▁age ▁sevent een ▁and ▁became ▁active ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁Labour ▁Party , ▁also ▁serving ▁as ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁in ▁England . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Italian ▁over se as ▁social ▁services ▁ag ency ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁V ancouver , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Canada , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁where ▁he ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Italian - Can ad ian ▁social ▁services ▁b ureau . ▁Di ▁Tro lio ▁became ▁a ▁dual ▁Italian - Can ad ian ▁citiz en ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁sought ▁the ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁nom ination ▁for ▁V ancouver ▁East ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Canadian ▁federal ▁election , ▁narrow ly ▁losing ▁to ▁veter an ▁municipal ▁politician ▁Lib by ▁Dav ies . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁to pped ▁the ▁pol ls ▁in ▁an ▁election ▁for ▁Canada ' s ▁Committee ▁of ▁It ali ans ▁Ab road ,