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314 candidates nominated so far (more than any other party!)

MP Marc Garneau, Canada’s first astronaut, has traveled more than 18 million km in orbit

84 businesspeople and entrepreneurs

Christine Poirier got a deal on Dragon’s Den for her maternity products company, Momzelle

42 previously elected to municipal office

Terry Beech holds the record as Canada’s youngest ever-elected politician – elected to Nanaimo city council at age 18, way back in 1999

67 teachers and professors

Deputy Leader Ralph Goodale is the only member of caucus to have served under Pierre AND Justin Trudeau

Team Trudeau candidates have authored more than two dozen books

Bob Bratina has run 18 marathons, including the Boston Marathon – twice!

21 veterans, ex-military and police

Harjit Sajjan was the first Sikh to command a Canadian military regiment

18 different languages spoken

Jean-Yves Duclos was a House of Commons page at age 19

32% of our candidates, so far, are women

Carla Qualtrough is a three-time Paralympian swimmer

43 are first-generation Canadians

Dr. Jane Philpott lived and worked for 9 years training doctors in rural Niger

15 are Aboriginal Canadians

Professional helicopter pilot Denis Lemieux has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro twice