http://www.amherstdaily.com/index.cfm?sid=290539&sc=58
The NDP have a candidate in Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley, which is on the way to having a by-election unless a federal election happens. The nomination was going to be contested, but 2008 candidate Karen Olsen has stood aside for Mark Austin, a local farmer. The NDP is hoping to make gains of the back of the provincial NDP's victory in the recent election, which delivered Atlantic Canada's first NDP government, with the NS NDP winning 3 of the 5 ridings which make up CCMV.
http://www.westislandchronicle.com/article-382575-Greens-campaigning-two-elections-ahead.html
A few Green candidate names in Quebec I haven't seen before, Ryan Young in Lac St. Louis and Jonathan Lumer in Pierrefonds-Dollard. 2008 candidate Peter Graham, who ran in Lac St. Louis, is heading to the Eastern Townships to run in Compton-Stanstead.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
LPCQ congrès
The LPCQ congrès is coming up this weekend, and any Young Liberal in the Ottawa-Gatineau area looking to go, just flip me an e-mail and I can get you a spot, wnorman AT connect.carleton.ca
Hope to see you in Quebec City!
Hope to see you in Quebec City!
Nomination news
http://www.madhunt.com/starbuck-greenpart-20090929.htm
The Greens have a candidate in Simcoe-Grey, Stuart Starbuck, a former town councillor.
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1773194
Sticking with the Greens and rural Ontario, they will have a contested nomination in Leeds-Grenville. The 2 declared candidates aren't named, but 2008 candidate Jeanie Warnock will not be one of them.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/702396
And of course, the big news, with Gordon Landon stepping down as Tory candidate for Markham-Unionville after he admitted that federal funding to fight the recession was being withheld from the riding for the high crime of elected a Liberal MP.
The Greens have a candidate in Simcoe-Grey, Stuart Starbuck, a former town councillor.
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1773194
Sticking with the Greens and rural Ontario, they will have a contested nomination in Leeds-Grenville. The 2 declared candidates aren't named, but 2008 candidate Jeanie Warnock will not be one of them.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/702396
And of course, the big news, with Gordon Landon stepping down as Tory candidate for Markham-Unionville after he admitted that federal funding to fight the recession was being withheld from the riding for the high crime of elected a Liberal MP.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Outremont update
Conflicting reports, although it might just be Google mistranslating. According to this: http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/200909/25/01-905592-martin-cauchon-gagne-outremont.php, Cauchon has "won" Outremont and "Michael Ignatieff has indeed agreed to allow Martin Cauchon to carry the Liberal banner in Outremont"
However, this report says that it has only been agreed that "Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff has decided to allow an open nomination contest in the prized Montreal riding of Outremont."
If someone's whose French is better could take a look at the first article and get a better translation, that would be good.
However, this report says that it has only been agreed that "Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff has decided to allow an open nomination contest in the prized Montreal riding of Outremont."
If someone's whose French is better could take a look at the first article and get a better translation, that would be good.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Not Outremont nomination news
http://kingscorecord.canadaeast.com/news/article/798941
Only one candidate put his name forward for the Liberal nomination in Fundy Royal, Dave Delaney, a long-time Liberal activist and director of operations for Habitat for Humanity.
http://www.xtra.ca/public/Ottawa/Gaybourhood_candidates_prepare_for_election-7505.aspx
This article examining the Ottawa Centre race says that the Conservatives have " three or four candidates that have expressed very serious interest and have requested nomination papers". Last I had heard around the rumour mill was that party HQ was supportive of Bruce being the candidate, but the riding association is not a huge fan of him and was attempting to recruit other candidates, but that Bruce was the only one to have offically declared.
http://woodstocksentinelreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1763621
In Oxford, former Marijuana Party candidate and past independent provincial candidate Jim Bender has declared for the Liberal nomination.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/698505
And a non candidate for the NDP, with former MPP and twice failed federal candidate Marilyn Churley ruling out a third run in Beaches-East York, with her eyes turning towards her original job, municipal politics.
Only one candidate put his name forward for the Liberal nomination in Fundy Royal, Dave Delaney, a long-time Liberal activist and director of operations for Habitat for Humanity.
http://www.xtra.ca/public/Ottawa/Gaybourhood_candidates_prepare_for_election-7505.aspx
This article examining the Ottawa Centre race says that the Conservatives have " three or four candidates that have expressed very serious interest and have requested nomination papers". Last I had heard around the rumour mill was that party HQ was supportive of Bruce being the candidate, but the riding association is not a huge fan of him and was attempting to recruit other candidates, but that Bruce was the only one to have offically declared.
http://woodstocksentinelreview.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1763621
In Oxford, former Marijuana Party candidate and past independent provincial candidate Jim Bender has declared for the Liberal nomination.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/698505
And a non candidate for the NDP, with former MPP and twice failed federal candidate Marilyn Churley ruling out a third run in Beaches-East York, with her eyes turning towards her original job, municipal politics.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Why party in-fighting is a bad thing
Here is the front page of National Newswatch right now:
On the left, articles outlying Ignatieff's economic plans in a fairly good light, and Ignatieff delivering some solid policy, something he has previous been criticized for not delievering enough of (and not just outside the party). On the right, 3 articles about party in-fighting. No bets on which set of articles gets more hits. Tous Ensemble, anyone?
On the left, articles outlying Ignatieff's economic plans in a fairly good light, and Ignatieff delivering some solid policy, something he has previous been criticized for not delievering enough of (and not just outside the party). On the right, 3 articles about party in-fighting. No bets on which set of articles gets more hits. Tous Ensemble, anyone?
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