Philip Toone (born 1965) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election

Philip Toone was born in Ottawa in 1965, He currently resides in Maria, Quebec, with his partner of 13 years. His former occupation was that of a teacher and notary.

Toone ran for a seat to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2004 Canadian federal election. He was defeated finishing in fifth place losing to incumbent Raynald Blais in the electoral district of Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine. He ran for a second time in the 2011 Canadian federal election and won. He represents the electoral district of Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine as a member of the New Democratic Party.

He was one of five openly gay candidates elected to Parliament in the 2011 election.

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Ryan Cleary (born November 20, 1966) is a Canadian politician and journalist from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He is the Member of Parliament for St. John's South—Mount Pearl.

Born in Gander and raised in Riverhead, Harbour Grace, and Bay Roberts, Cleary graduated from the journalism program at the Stephenville campus of the College of the North Atlantic in 1989. On May 2, 2011, Cleary was elected to the House of Commons in the 2011 election.

As a journalist, Cleary covered most of the major events in Newfoundland and Labrador over the past two decades. He was fisheries reporter for The Telegram in 1992 when the moratorium was first introduced on northern cod. He also worked as a political and investigative reporter and has won numerous journalism awards and accolades throughout his career.

Cleary was the editor-in-chief of The Independent newspaper and was known for his outspoken and controversial articles. As a journalist Cleary was critical of the NDP and had advocated for Newfoundland and Labrador separating from Canada. When The Independent went out of business he went on to host Nightline, a VOCM radio call in program. Cleary also worked for The Newfoundland Herald, NTV, and Time Magazine.

Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is an American actor and director. Hoffman began acting in television in 1991, and the following year started to appear in films. He gradually gained recognition for his supporting work in a series of notable films, including Scent of a Woman (1992), Twister (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Almost Famous (2000), 25th Hour (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), and Mission: Impossible III (2006).

In 2005, Hoffman played the title role in the biographical film Capote (2005), for which he won multiple acting awards including an Academy Award for Best Actor. He received another two Academy Award nominations for his supporting work in Charlie Wilson's War (2007) and Doubt (2008). Other critically acclaimed films in recent years have included Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), The Savages (2007) and Synecdoche, New York (2008). In 2010, Hoffman made his feature film directorial debut with Jack Goes Boating‎.