[CivicAccess-discuss] list of provincial election candidates

[zara]

Thanks Jennifer for this information. I will pass it along to my friend
though I doubt the activities planned fall under this type of restriction.

Thanks again !


Catherine

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Catherine Roy
http://www.catherine-roy.net



On Sat, November 22, 2008 12:09 pm, Jennifer Bell wrote:
> It might be a good idea to mention to your non-profit friend that Quebec
> has very restrictive gag laws limiting what can be done during an
> election.
>
> While I have this information second hand, it comes from a reputable
> source:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/visiblegovernment-discuss/browse_thread/thread/4ce3bf71d5814548
>
> Jennifer Bell
> visiblegovernment.ca
>
> --- On Fri, 11/21/08, zara <ecrire at catherine-roy.net> wrote:
>
>> From: zara <ecrire at catherine-roy.net>
>> Subject: Re: [CivicAccess-discuss] list of provincial election
>> candidates
>> To: "civicaccess discuss" <civicaccess-discuss at civicaccess.ca>
>> Received: Friday, November 21, 2008, 4:41 PM
>> Thanks Ilona ! That is very generous :)
>>
>> Please contact me off list (ecrire at catherine-roy.net) to
>> follow up ?
>>
>>
>> Catherine
>>
>>
>> --
>> Catherine Roy
>> http://www.catherine-roy.net
>>
>>
>> On Fri, November 21, 2008 3:15 pm, Ilona Dougherty wrote:
>> > Catherine,
>> >
>> > Apathy is Boring has compiled a list of all the
>> candidates running
>> > the quebec election and their email addresses.
>> > It is not 100% complete yet but it is a good start.
>> > I am happy to share that with your friend if that
>> would be helpful.
>> >
>> > It is a long and painful process, one which we do
>> every election by
>> > searching on party websites etc.
>> > If anyone has any ideas about how to more efficiently
>> collect that
>> > information let me know we would REALLY appreciate it.
>> > This currently eats up a lot of staff time.
>> >
>> > Best,
>> >
>> > Ilona
>> >
>> > Ilona Dougherty
>> > ilona at apathyisboring.com
>> >
>> > Executive Director :: directrice générale
>> >
>> > Apathy is Boring :: L'Apathie C'est Plate
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>> >
>> > www.apathyisboring.com / www.lapathiecestplate.com
>> >
>> > Apathy is Boring uses art and technology to engage
>> youth in
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>> >
>> > On 21-Nov-08, at 1:23 PM, zara wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi all,
>> >>
>> >> A friend of mine needs a list of all provincial
>> elections
>> >> candidates for
>> >> the Greater Montreal region and their bureau email
>> coordinates for an
>> >> awareness campaign his non-profit wants to do in
>> the coming week. I
>> >> have
>> >> searched the usual suspects and while, for
>> example, the Web site of
>> >> the
>> >> Dirction général des élections du Québec
>> offers this page :
>> >>
>> >> http://www.monvote.qc.ca/fr/candidat_recherche.asp
>> >>
>> >> ... since I do not know all the riding names of
>> the region, I find it
>> >> difficult to interrogate the tool. And it does not
>> offer coordinates.
>> >>
>> >> Can someone point me to something better ?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Catherine
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Catherine Roy
>> >> http://www.catherine-roy.net
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
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