Background
Caplan was educated at Centennial College. She first ran for office in 1978, when she was elected to the North York municipal council. She ran for the provincial legislature in the 1981 election, but lost to Progressive Conservative David Rotenberg in the constituency of Wilson Heights. Her husband, Wilfred, sought election to the provincial legislature in the 1977 election, but was defeated.
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