Original sentence: During the last few days of the 2006 election campaign, a Conservative Party of Canada member unaffiliated with Carrie's campaign distributed a leaflet alleging links between Ryan and Irish Republican Army bombings.Elections Canada laid two charges of breaching the Elections Act against the individual, and Ryan filed a civil suit for million dollars.In 2002, his union launched a successful legal challenge against the government of Ernie Eves, which helped stop the privatization of Ontario Hydro
Edited sentence: During the last few days of the 2006 election campaign, there was an attempt to smear Ryan with connections to an IRA terrorist bombing.Elections Canada has laid two charges of breaching the Elections Act against the individual (a Conservative party member, but not working on Carrie's campaign), while Ryan also filed a civil suit for million dollars.He is an intense and charismatic speaker, known for his fiery opposition to right-wing and anti-union politicians and governments.In 2002, his union launched a successful legal challenge against the government of Ernie Eves which helped stop the privatization of Ontario Hydro.Ironically, of course, these resulted in the election of the Conservative candidate.Under Ryan's leadership, CUPE grew from 150,000 members to 210,000 at a later date