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Member of Parliament for Don Valley West / Don Valley-Ouest

Name: Mr. John Godfrey
e-Mail: <Godfrey.J@parl.gc.ca>
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Gender: Male

Note: Database not yet current... working on it

A Hill Times article by Simon Doyle, Abbas Rana and Bea Vongdouanchanh documents the 40 Conservative targeted ridings. The in-paper version included a table of the ridings, and I've linked this article with the 40 ridings so people will know if they are one of them.

Please try to talk to all Candidates about copyright, but especially talk to the Conservatives in these ridings. It would be great if during this election that the Conservatives could find their "Charlie Angus" -- someone who can switch the party from being anti-technology/modernization to being an advocate.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has called a fourth federal byelection for Sept. 22 in the Toronto riding of Don Valley West. (CBC, Prime Minister's site).

Candidates:

• John Carmichael, Conservative
  
• Rob Oliphant, Liberal
  
• David Sparrow , NDP
  
• Dr. Georgina Wilcock, Green
  

Riding information from Fair Copyright for Canada, Toronto Chapter.

An article by John Ivison for the National Post discusses the latest speculation about when by-elections might be called. It suggests by-elections in Guelph, Westmount--Ville-Marie, and Saint Lambert will be called on July 20 with a vote set for Monday, September 8.

John Godfrey, the Liberal MP for Don Valley West, is not going to resign until August 1. Speculation is that this is because the Liberals are too cash-strapped to have 4 by-elections at the same time. If this is true, how can they afford a general election?

It is interesting the variety of places where this good news came from, but Sarmite Bulte did not win the nomination. She lost to Rob Oliphant. I don't know Rob Oliphant's views on copyright and the modern economy, but it would be hard to be more closed minded than Ms. Bulte.

This is good news for the Liberal party, given the last thing they need in the next election is Sam running against them in the Toronto area.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, please see past articles from the riding of Parkdale-High Park from before and during the 2006 election.

According to Susan Delacourt in the Toronto Star, Sam Bulte, the controversial MP previously of Parkdale High-Park seen as the architect of Canada's move towards a Canadian DMCA, is seeking the nomination in Don Valley West.

Lets hope the Liberals don't want to tie themselves to her regressive policies and won't let her run under their name. If they do, then that will likely harm the entire party during the next election.

Public interest group Online Rights Canada is hosting a Balanced Meal event to coincide with the big-money/big-copyright/big-media lobbiests event for Sam Bulte.

If politicians take tens of thousands of dollars from the industries they regulate, are independent artists, educators, librarians and the general public really going to get a fair shake? So come out on Thursday, have a bite to eat, and find out how regular Canadians can get a seat at the copyright reform table.

Covered by: p2pnet

Celebrated author and UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa Stephen Lewis, journalists Linda McQuaig and John Stackhouse, and anti-poverty activist Josephine Grey will query party representatives on their plans to Make Poverty History through policies of foreign aid, trade, debt and child poverty in Canada. Please read earlier articles about the connection between PCT and poverty issues.

Where:

Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)
Samuel Hall Currelly Gallery
100 Queens Park
Queens Park Entrance

When:

January 12, 2006
6:45 PM

Tickets:

Free, seats will be distributed on a first come
first served basis.

To reserve tickets contact info at cciorg.ca or call 416.967.1611 ext 221.

Election 2006: Please add comments to discuss riding specific activities, links to candidate information, etc.

Incumbent information

Don Valley West / Don Valley-Ouest
MP: Hon. John Godfrey (Parliamentary Internet)

;:The attached is the response to your Policy Questionnaire.

;:John Godfrey Campaign

Attached was a copy of the [Liberal party response | http://www.digital-copyright.ca/node/view/352].