In the National Capital Region, PSAC supports candidates who support workers
The Public Service Alliance of Canada in the National Capital Region (PSAC-NCR) believes its members should support the following candidates:
In Ontario:
- Paul Dewar, New Democratic Party, Ottawa-Centre;
- Marc Godbout, Liberal, Ottawa-Orléans;
- Marlene Rivier, NDP, Ottawa-Ouest-Nepean;
- Dan Boudria, Liberal, Glengarry-Prescott-Russell;
- Trevor Haché, NDP, Ottawa-Vanier.
In the Outaouais:
- Richard Nadeau, Bloc Québécois, Gatineau;
- Pierre Ducasse, NDP, Hull-Aylmer;
- Céline Brault, NDP, Pontiac;
- Mario Laframboise, Bloc Québécois, Argenteuil-Mirabel-Papineau.
Read the press release and the additional notes for more details.
Here are the answers from the candidates of the main political parties to PSAC questions
Answers from the candidates of the following ridings of the National Capital Region to the questions from the PSAC are coming in. Many more will be added over the next few days.
Debates are over
The candidates' evaluation process of the Bloc Québécois (on the Quebec side), the Conservative Party, the Green Party, the Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party continued on September 30 with two debates in Gatineau and Ottawa-Centre. Click for pictures and details of these debates, as well as the one held on September 29 in Hull-Aylmer.
A short course on how democracy works
On its national website, PSAC has posted a course on democracy and the elections. You will find an interactive module that will allow you to learn how you can make this part of democracy work, how do we engage ourselves in this process and do we make elections and their outcome more relevant. Go for it, and click right now!
Thousand of members, tons of influence
More than 50,000 PSAC members reside in one of the 16 ridings of the National Capital Region. These members will have the right to vote on October 14, and in some ridings, their number can make a difference. Details.
Issues that should be discussed
Let the medias know what you think. Here is a list of medias who are inviting voters like yourself for their opinion on this campaign. Check the list and don't hesitate to share with them the issues that are important for workers of the federal public service.
PSAC questions to the candidates
Here are the questions we are going to ask candidates to the federal elections. If you meet one of them, don't hesitate to use these questions. After all, we have the right to know what drives our future employer before we vote on October 14.
PSAC will ensure that public service issues are at the centre of the electoral campaign in the National Capital Region
Ottawa, September 17, 2008 —The PSAC has launched its process to identify which candidates it may endorse in the Ottawa-Gatineau region during the upcoming federal election. Read the release.
Who is your candidate?
If you don't know which is your federal riding, visit the Elections Canada website, enter you postal code and you will have all the information.
Once you know your riding, check our list of candidates and visit the candidates' websites to learn more on their positions.
Should government hand-off safety oversight so the food industry can police itself?
This is one of many questions that should interest voters during the federal election. PSAC and the Agriculture Union, with the Professionnal Institute of the Pubic Service of Canada, have launched a website on September 12 about food safety in the country. Visit the site and don't hesitate to ask the candidates in your riding what is their party's position on food safety. Posted September 12.
FTQ is asking its members to support the Bloc Québécois
The general counsel of the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ) - of which the PSAC is a member in Quebec - recommends to its members to support the Bloc Québécois during the current electoral campaign. Read the FTQ release (in French only). Posted September 26.
List of candidates from the main parties and links
- Ontario ridings
- Québec ridings
Ontario ridings
Click on the underlined names to visit the candidates websites.
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Quebec ridings
Click on the underlined names to visit the candidates websites.
The main political parties
You want to meet candidates and help members make their choice?
What, you are not signed up yet! And you want to do lobbying with the PSAC? Nothing complicated. Just print the form, complete it and return it to us so we can contact you. We need people like you!
Meetings with candidates
Meetings with MPs and candidates to the next federal election have started:
- Pierre Ducasse, NDP candidate in Hull-Aylmer and Raphaël Déry, Bloc Québécois candidate in the same riding debated before the members of CRAPO on September 19.
- Members have met the Bloc Québécois MP of Gatineau, Richard Nadeau on September 5. Here are the notes from this meeting.
- They have met Liberal MP of Hull-Aylmer, Marcel Proulx on August 14. Read the notes from the meeting with Mr. Proulx.
- A meeting has been requested with the Pontiac Conservative MP and Minister of Transports, Lawrence Cannon. We are waiting for his answer.
Statistics and information
An election is made of promises, numbers and promises... Here are facts that can help your reflection.
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