Election 2000 Canada Presented by the Victoria Telecommunity Network (Victoria Free-Net Association) and British Columbia Community Networks
The Process	The Parties
The Politicians	The Polls
The Pundits and the Press		2001.07.27

Federal General Election Date: Monday, November 27

The Process

Government of Canada ~ Gouvernement du Canada

• Canada Site ~ Site du Canada
• Parliament Internet Parlementaire
• Party Standings, 36th Parliament ~ Position des partis ~ 36e Législature
• A History of the Vote in Canada (Elections Canada and the Canadian Museum of Civilization)

Are You Registered to Vote?

As broadcast on the BCTV Newshour on November 12, the Elections Canada "Are You on the List" TV ad stating you need to be registered prior to balloting is mistaken. Please consult the Elections Canada Web site (first link in the list below) for further information.

1. Elections Canada: 2000 Election Information (text version) ~ Élections Canada: 2000 élection information (version texte)
2. Electoral Districts (Elections Canada) ~ Circonscriptions information (Élections Canada)
3. Need A Map to Your Polling Station? Use MapBlast! You will need the polling station address and a graphical browser.
4. Popular election night results from Elections Canada after the polls close on November 27
5. Jump down to The Pundits and the Press for more election night results.

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The Parties

Registered Political Parties and Parties Eligible for Registration (Elections Canada) ~ Partis politiques enregistrés et admissibles pour enregistrement (Élections Canada)

In alphabetical order:

1. Bloc Québécois
2. Canadian Action Party ~ Parti action canadienne
3. Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance ~ l'Alliance réformiste conservatrice canadienne
4. Christian Heritage Party of Canada ~ Parti de l'Héritage Chrétien du Canada
5. Communist Party of Canada ~ Parti Communiste du Canada
6. Green Party of Canada ~ Parti Vert du Canada
7. Liberal Party of Canada ~ Le Parti libéral du Canada (Governing Party)
8. Liberal Party of Canada (B.C.)
9. Marijuana Party ~ Parti Marijuana
10. Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada ~ Parti Marxiste-Léniniste du Canada
11. Natural Law Party of Canada ~ Parti de la loi naturelle du Canada
12. New Democratic Party of Canada ~ Nouveau parti démocratique du Canada
13. Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ~ Le Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada

The above list is based on the Elections Canada list of registered political parties. If you're looking for an unregistered political party, try the Yahoo! Canada List of Federal Political Parties.

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The Politicians

• British Columbia Candidates with Web Sites ~ Colombie-Britannique candidats avec sites de Web (BC Community Networks Association/Victoria Telecommunity Network)
• List of Candidates (Elections Canada) ~ Liste des candidats (Élections Canada). Includes detailed maps for the Greater Victoria electoral districts: Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca (District no. 59005); Saanich-Gulf Islands (District no. 59021); and Victoria (District no. 59032)

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The Polls

• Canadian Election Study ~ L'Étude électorale canadienne (Université de Montréal, McGill University, and University of Toronto) includes results of a study of the 1997 Federal election.
• Politics Canada includes online public opinion polling opportunities
• UBC Election Stock Market
• Vote Selector Quiz (Politics Watch): answer questions to find out how the candidates match up with your own views.

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The Pundits and the Press

Election Coverage by Selected Broadcast/Net Media

• ARC Publications
• British Columbia Free Press (Webzine)
• BCTV (TVforBC.com): Election 2000 (same as CHEK TV)
• Canada Newswire and Election 2000 news releases
• CANOE.ca and Decision 2000
• CBC and CBC Newsworld: Election 2000
• CHEK TV: Election 2000 (same as BCTV)
• CPAC Online (Cable Public Affairs Channel) and Election 2000 Coverage
• Les Chroniques de Cybérie
• CTVNEWS.com with Election 2000 coverage
• ElectionResultsCanada.com promises to deliver real-time results as the polls close from east to west in contravention of the Election Act.
• Globaltv.com provides links to sister stations of BCTV and CHEK TV
• Globe and Mail: Election 2000
• Macleans Magazine
• National Post Online and Canada Votes
• NewsBlip: A Search Engine for News
• Politics Canada (Edited by Rob McGowan)
• PoliticsWatch: Canada's Political Portal
• The Province (Vancouver)
• Radio-Canada.ca
• Saturday Night Online
• Time Canada (via CANOE.ca)
• Vancouver Sun
• VTV: Vancouver Television
• Yahoo Canada News: Election 2000 and Yahoo! Canada en français

The Victoria Telecommunity Network's Media Menu and the Music and Audio on the Internet Directory: Radio contain additional publication and broadcast media Web sites and links.

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Discussion Areas

• bc.politics newsgroup
• can.politics newsgroup

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Selected Web Sites/Pages Devoted to Specific Issues

Women Politicians

1. CANWIN e-2000 (Canadian Women's Information Network for Election 2000)

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Other General Web Sites

• Canadian Political Parties ~ Les Partis politiques du Canada (Compiled by Alex E.H. Ng).
• Council for Canadian Unity: Federal Election 2000
• Election.ca (ElectionNet) offers bilingual access to discussion groups, polls and general information.
• Elections (Compiled by Andrew Heard, Political Science Department, Simon Fraser University)
• Mapleleafweb.com (Canadian Centre for Cyber Citizenship). Portal site devoted to Canadian political education
• PoliticsandElections.com (Sponsored by Political Science Department, University of British Columbia) includes Canadian, US and international elections coverage.
• Political Science: A Net Station: Canadian Politics on the Internet(UBC Library) is a subject-based guide and includes a category pertaining to elections.
• Yahoo! Canada: Government Site

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Your Victoria Telecommunity Network Election 2000 Web Page Team: David Mattison (created Web pages, 2000.10.22-23) and Richard Baer (Candidates Page). Graphics by David Mattison and IMSI Masterclips.