Shannon Tobin
Shannon John Tobin (born March 12, 1985) is a Canadian politician who ran for the Progressive Canadian Party in the 40th Canadian general election..
Tobin was born in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. On January 7 2008, he announced that he is running in the riding of St. John's East as a member of the Progressive Canadian Party (PC), in the next federal election. The Progressive Canadian Party was linked to Danny Williams (Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador) through a CBC News report. It was implied during this report that Sinclair Stevens (the interim leader of the Progressive Canadian Party) and Williams hatched A Plan to get a fourth choice on the ballot for the people in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Shannon officially finished 4th with 578 votes. Beating out Howard Story of the green party and Les Coultas of NL first. This is the first time since the formation of the new PC party that a candidate has finished 4th and beat a green party candidate.
Shannon Tobin has appeared on various local radio talk shows and has been interviewed in a number of newspapers in an attempt to promote the PC party.
Tobin (and his respectful place in Canadian politics) was the theme of the MUN Political Science Society's Winter Bus Crawl. Attendees wore shirts displaying Tobin's likeness, and identified themselves as part of 'Team Tobin'.
See also
- Progressive Canadian Party