Proposed Candidates Who Did Not Run
- Elizabeth Witmer has been a Waterloo, Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) since 1990. She served as Minister of Health and then Minister of the Environment under Mike Harris, and Minister of Education and Deputy Premier under Ernie Eves. Witmer was a candidate in the 2002 race that selected Eves. She had considered running in the 2004 race, but decided to endorse John Tory instead.
- John Baird, MPP for Nepean since 1995, was initially mentioned as a possible candidate, but decided to support Jim Flaherty.
- Cam Jackson, a Tory MPP since 1985 from Burlington, Ontario and variously Minister of Tourism, Citizenship and Seniors in the Harris and Eves governments, was rumoured to be considering a run, but decided to endorse John Tory.
Read more about this topic: Progressive Conservative Party Of Ontario Leadership Election, 2004
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