Northumberland-Quinte West Conservative candidate Rick Norlock says the spring election campaign could be “very dicey.” For full story see Trentonian Continue Reading →
Elections 2011
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Long gun registry under fire
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NORTHUMBERLAND — During a brief campaign office opening in Cobourg held midday between door-knocking sessions in Cobourg on Monday, PC incumbent candidate Rick Norlock said that a majority PC government would scrap the long-gun registry. For full story see Northumberland Today Continue Reading →
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Northumberland candidate gets international flavour
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Conservative candidate Rick Norlock may be fighting a local campaign for the riding of Northumberland-Quinte West, but he is getting international attention at the same time. A video from YouTube appears on the website One Pakistan, an online news site. The news value for the audience is a bit hard to figure out. Still, it is a great example of the viral nature of the online world and social media. It also reminds all candidates how little control a campaign can have with social media. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Elections 2011, Thinking Out Loud, Federal Election 2011
All candidates meeting gets panned by local blogger
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Ben Burd, the local blogger at The BurdReport, panned Monday night’s all candidates meeting run by the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce at the mall. While it lacked excitement for Ben, he does give a good synopsis and the usual commentary. See the full blog here Continue Reading →
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Exclusion from debate giving Greens a boost
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Green Party candidate Ralph Torrie says it’s the best start to a campaign the party has ever had in Northumberland-Quinte West. For full story see Trentonian Continue Reading →
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Torrie dismayed by May’s exclusion from debates
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COBOURG — With all news indicating that Green Party national leader Elizabeth May will not have a seat in the debates that will take place during the Federal campaign, local Federal Green candidate Ralph Torrie is disappointed — but mostly dismayed at the attitude of the very people she would have been debating. For full story see Northumberland Today Continue Reading →
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Christianson decries ‘trail of broken promises’
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COLD SPRINGS -A glitch in the telephone calling system of the Ontario NDP party prevented local members from knowing about Wednesday night’s nomination meeting for the Northumberland-Quinte West riding. As a result only a very small number of party faithful showed up. For full story see Northumberland Today Continue Reading →
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Christianson ‘tells it like it is’
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Voters can expect NDP candidate Russ Christianson to come out swinging during the election campaign. “I’ll tell it like it is,” said Christianson following his official nomination Wednesday. For full story see Trentonian Continue Reading →
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Accountability and trust key for NDP
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The NDP campaign won’t officially kick off until Wednesday. That’s when Russ Christianson will be acclaimed as Northumberland-Quinte West candidate at a nomination meeting at the Cold Springs Memorial Hall. But that didn’t stop campaign manager Murray Weppler from going on the offensive. For full story see The Trentonian Continue Reading →
Filed under: Elections 2011, Federal Election 2011
Jobs the only election issue, Rudd says
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NORTHUMBERLAND/QUI NTE WEST — Liberal supporters packed the party’s western-end Cobourg campaigning office Monday afternoon as first-time federal Liberal candidate Kim Rudd gave her initial election speech since the Writ was dropped Friday. For full story see Northumberland Today Continue Reading →