Rose:
Christian Heritage Party For being the only officially pro-life party in this election. In many ridings, the CHP was the only choice for those who wanted to vote in good conscience. 30,000 Canadians voted for the party in over 50 ridings. A special rose to Ken Willis of Lambton-Middlesex who managed to defeat the NDP candidate in his riding and finish a strong fourth.
Thorn:
John Hofsess. President of the Canadian Right to Die Society for attempting to make a public spectacle of Erwin Krickhahn’s suicide. Hofsess, who had made it a habit of using the terminally ill to further his cause, tried to get the press to film Krickhahn’s suicide. Fortunately, Krickhahn decided to back off, none of the press showed up and Hofsess couldn’t get his camera to work.
