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Independent Candidates, 2006 Canadian Federal Election
There were several independent candidates in the 2006 Canadian federal election. One independent candidate, André Arthur, was elected for the Quebec riding of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier. Some independent candidates have their own biography pages. Information about others may be found here. Quebec Outremont: Yan Lacombe Yan Lacombe has sought election to the National Assembly of Quebec and the House of Commons of Canada. Prior to the 2006 election, he ran for the Bloc pot and the Marijuana Party of Canada. He identified as a door attendant in 2006. Outremont: Xavier Rochon Xavier Rochon was born in October 1983 in Longueuil. He has sought election to the National Assembly of Quebec and the House of Commons of Canada; in 2006, he was a student at the Université de Montréal. He later worked as a teacher. Ontario Kingston and the Islands: Karl Eric Walker Walker (born February 22, 1954, in Verona, Ontariis a Civil Engineering graduate of St. Lawrence College, Ontario, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Canadian Federal Election
The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 39th Canadian Parliament, 39th Parliament of Canada. New details of the sponsorship scandal were released through the John Gomery#Gomery Commission, Gomery Commission, and the three opposition parties aimed to bring down Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister Paul Martin's minority government, contending that it was corrupt. On November 28, 2005, Martin's government was defeated on a Motion of no confidence, motion of non-confidence. A day later, Martin met with Governor General of Canada, Governor General Michaëlle Jean to dissolve Parliament of Canada, parliament, triggering an unusual winter election. The Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative Party, that was formed in 2003 from the merger of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance, scored its first-eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longueuil, Quebec
Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly across from Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census totalled 254,483, making it Montreal's second largest suburb, the fifth most populous city in Quebec and twentieth largest in Canada. Charles Le Moyne founded Longueuil as a '' seigneurie'' in 1657. It would become a parish in 1845, a village in 1848, a town in 1874 and a city in 1920. Between 1961 and 2002, Longueuil's borders grew three times, as it was amalgamated with surrounding municipalities; there was a strong de-amalgamation in 2006 (see 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec). Longueuil is a residential, commercial and industrial city. It incorporates some urban features, but is essentially a suburb. Longueuil can be classified as a commuter town as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections Canada
Elections Canada () is the non-partisan agency responsible for administering elections in Canada, Canadian federal elections and Referendums in Canada, referendums. History Elections Canada is an agency of the Parliament of Canada, and reports directly to Parliament rather than to the Government of Canada. The agency was created under the government of Jean Chretien by the Canada Elections Act on 31 May 2000. Responsibilities Elections Canada is responsible for: * Making sure that all voters have access to the electoral system * Informing citizens about the electoral system * Maintaining the National Register of Electors and International Register of Electors * Enforcing electoral legislation * Training election officers * Producing maps of electoral districts * Registering political parties, electoral district associations, and third parties that engage in election advertising * Administering the allowances paid to registered political parties * Monitoring election spending by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Harris
Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 22nd premier of Ontario from 1995 to 2002 and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party) from 1990 to 2002. Taking the PC Party to the right, he is noted for the " Common Sense Revolution", his government's program of fiscally conservative policies. Born in Toronto, Harris grew up in North Bay and worked as a ski instructor and schoolteacher before becoming a school board trustee in 1974. In 1981, he became a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the riding of Nipissing. He became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in the 1990 leadership election. That same year, a provincial election was called in which Harris led the PCs to a modest boost in support, though they still remained in third place. However, five years later, he led the PCs to a strong majority government in the 1995 provincial election. He led the party to a second majorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox And Addington
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1984 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007. Geography The federal riding was created in 1976 when Hastings—Frontenac was renamed. The riding initially consisted of: * that part of the County of Frontenac including and lying northerly of the Townships of Portland, Loughborough, Storrington and Pittsburg, but excluding the southwest part of the Township of Pittsburg; * that part of the County of Hastings including and lying northerly of the Townships of Marmora, Madoc and Elzevir; * the County of Lennox and Addington, but excluding the Township of Armherst Island. In 1987, the riding was re-defined to consist of: * that part of the County of Frontenac including and lying northerly of the Townships of Portland, Loughborough, Storrington and Pittsburg, but excluding the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Ontario General Election
The 1999 Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 37th Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province Ontario. The governing Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, led by Premier Mike Harris, was re-elected to a second majority government. The last time the Legislative Assembly of Ontario had experienced a reduced number of seats heading into an election was in 1934 Ontario general election, 1934. Previously, the province's electoral district (Canada), riding boundaries were different from those used in federal elections. In the 1999 election, as a consequence of an Act passed in 1996, provincial riding boundaries were redrawn to precisely match federal ridings, resulting in 27 fewer seats in the legislature. Notably, in a number of ridings this resulted in incumbent MPPs directly facing each other in the new seats; in a few ridings, incumbent MPPs from the same party even had to compete against each othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the northeastern end of Lake Ontario. It is at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River, the south end of the Rideau Canal. Kingston is near the Thousand Islands, a tourist region to the east, and the Prince Edward County, Ontario, Prince Edward County tourist region to the west. Kingston is nicknamed the "Limestone City" because it has many heritage buildings constructed using local limestone. Growing European exploration in the 17th century and the desire for the Europeans to establish a presence close to local Native occupants to control trade led to the founding of a New France, French trading post and military fort at a site known as "Cataraqui" (generally pronounced ) in 1673. The outpost, called Fort Cataraqui, and later Fort Frontenac, became a focus for settlement. After the Conquest of New France (1759–1763), the site of Kingston was relinquished to the British. Cataraqui was renamed K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingston And The Islands (federal Electoral District)
Kingston and the Islands () is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. It covers part of the city of Kingston, Ontario and the sparsely populated Frontenac Islands in the St. Lawrence River. It has been represented since the 2015 federal election by Liberal Mark Gerretsen. Demographics ''According to the 2021 Canadian census'' * Ethnic groups: 80.1% White, 6.0% Indigenous, 3.6% South Asian, 2.5% Chinese, 2.1% Black, 1.3% Arab, 1.0% Latin American * Languages: 84.7% English, 4.1% French, 1.3% Mandarin, 1.1% Portuguese, 1.0% Arabic * Religions: 50.5% Christian (23.8% Catholic, 6.6% Anglican, 6.4% United Church, 1.3% Presbyterian, 1.0% Baptist, 11.4% other), 2.7% Muslim, 1.4% Hindu, 42.9% none * Median income: $41,600 (2020) * Average income: $54,100 (2020) 2023 representation ''According to the 2021 Canadian census'' Languages: 85.2% English, 4.1% French, 1.2% Mandarin, 1.1% Portuguese Race: 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it is home to 38.5% of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area of all the Canadian provinces and territories. It is home to the nation's capital, Ottawa, and its list of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast. To the south, it is bordered by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York (state), New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States follows riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois (PQ; , ) is a sovereignist and social democratic provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishing a sovereign state. The PQ has also promoted the possibility of maintaining a loose political and economic sovereignty-association between Quebec and Canada. The party traditionally has support from the labour movement; however, unlike most other social democratic parties, its ties with organized labour are informal. Members and supporters of the PQ are nicknamed ''péquistes'' ( , ), a French word derived from the pronunciation of the party's initials. The party is an associate member of COPPPAL. The party has strong informal ties to the Bloc Québécois (BQ, whose members are known as "Bloquistes"), the federal party that has also advocated for the secession of Quebec from Canada, but the two are not linked organizationally. As wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Marois
Pauline Marois (; born March 29, 1949) is a retired Canadian politician, who served as the 30th premier of Quebec from 2012 to 2014. Marois had been a Member of the National Assembly (Quebec), member of the National Assembly in various ridings since 1981 as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ), serving as party leader from 2007 to 2014. She is the first female premier of Quebec. Born in a working-class family, Marois studied social work at Université Laval, married businessman Claude Blanchet and became an activist in Grassroots, grassroots organizations and in the Parti Québécois (a social democracy, social democratic party advocating Quebec sovereignty movement, Quebec's independence). After accepting political jobs in ministerial offices, she was first elected as a member of the National Assembly in 1981 Quebec general election, 1981. At age 32, she was appointed to the cabinet for the first time as a junior minister in the René Lévesque government. After being defea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
