The final results were announced at 7:35 a.m. on July 23, almost a full day after voting had begun on the morning of July 22 to replace Phil Fontaine in the key role for the AFN. With the number of chiefs voting dropping from the first ballot's 553 to 454, the magic number to win the position was 274, 60 per cent of the vote as required by AFN's charter. [Perry Bellegarde] conceded the position with Atleo's percentage at 58.11. Chiefs make the decision. I will not quit. Chiefs, work the room," said Bellegarde to a mixed crowd that had gathered around following the seventh ballot results. Shortly after the statement, Bellegarde and Atleo met privately to "discuss options. They'll decide on those options," said Bryan LaForme, chief of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation and B...
... of the vote, chose to withdraw from the second ballot. All three candidates, who dropped from the...
He's in the driver's seat," he said of A-in-chut's first place position, "and if he approaches Beaucage for even half of his votes, and we pick up the ones from [Terrence Nelson] and [Bill Wilson], we've got it on the second ballot." The strength of [Perry Bellegarde]'s support had surprised Wickinninish, however, and kept his confidence in reserve. When asked if Wilson didn't believe that Atleo possessed those same qualifications, he said "[Shawn Atleo] has qualifications, I'm sure. I just happen to prefer in many ways the campaign that was waged by Perry Bellegarde. And he's going to make a great national chief. Despite all efforts, all the cajoling and deal making, the promises and the persuasion, neither candidate could muster the 60 per cent. While Atleo was up by 14, there was m...
Everyone looked surprised at such a strong lead for [Shawn Atleo], but didn't expect an announcement by [Bob Wilson] and Nelson that they'd both dropped out and recommended their supporters back [Perry Bellegarde]. About 10 minutes later, [John Beaucage] backed out too, saying he wanted to prevent a long election. He also pushed his supporters to back Bellegarde. The second ballot showed a huge split among the 548 chiefs who voted on this round: Atleo, 276; Bellegarde, 272. The magic number to win was 329 votes. The third announcement was the same story with Atleo at 266 and Bellegarde at 265. The announcement comes: Atleo at 265, Bellegarde at 189. Bellegarde didn't hesitate long before he walked over to Atleo. He conceded. Atleo won. It might not have been the hardest fought AFN batt...
Before the short, two-week window for membership sales closed on Sept. 17, the former intergovernmental affairs minister signed up hundreds of new recruits, most from the city's Greek, Filipino and Indo-Canadian communities. That could allow [Steve Ashton] to stack delegate-selection meetings in key ridings with his supporters, who will then elect Ashton-affiliated delegates to the Oct. 17 leadership convention in Winnipeg. Those included former MLA Harry Schellenberg and union icon Al Cerilli. About 13 of those names were also on [Greg Selinger]'s slate. They all lost to Ashton's slate, meaning Ashton picked up 41 more delegates able to vote directly for him at the convention. Others note Ashton has all but ignored ridings such as St. John and St. Vital. There were virtually no Ashton...
... to reconsider their first choice, or where second-ballot choices could make or break a candidate's f...
...After the initial ballot count, the applicant placed second by a margin of ...
The debate has changed, because the stakes have changed," [Jim Dinning] said in a hastily organized luncheon speech Monday. "A radically different Alberta from the one we want will be on the second ballot on Saturday. "[Ted Morton]'s Alberta is not my Alberta," he also said. Morton's plans to remove wealthy Alberta from the Canadian Pension Plan and his opposition to equalization payments "reinforces the mean-spirited and sometimes greedy image far too many Canadians have of our province.
A casino in Brandon - hopefully in the struggling downtown district - would help attract more conventions, but also could finally draw regular air service to Manitoba's second-largest city. The ballot asked residents two questions, one of which involved the establishment of an "urban reserve" in the city, and it's widely believed the outcome of that vote was tainted by racism and a lack of clarity.
Already, they are scouting rival camps for support on the second ballot in Montreal and the next two months promise some fine campaigning and a glimpse into Canada's regional differences. [Bob Rae]'s weak spot, for example, is his poor showing in Ontario, where voters remember him as an NDP premier they would rather forget. In Manitoba and B.C., however, which are no strangers to NDP governments, Mr. Rae is the Liberal of choice. Mr. [Michael Ignatieff] did well nationally; Mr. Kennedy completely bombed in Quebec; Mr. [Dion] showed that he is still a force there.
...) the reserve supply of undistributed blank ballot papers;. (d) documents relating to the revision of... has voted at a referendum may request a second ballot at that referendum. . Place of ordinary res...
[Stephane Dion]'s results were worse -- only 10 people managed to get elected as delegates for the lone francophone in the race, an abysmal showing in a province with a sizable French-speaking minority and some affinity for the former environment minister's work on the Kyoto Accord. That can be attributed somewhat to the fact that many franco-Manitoban Liberals followed St. Boniface MP Raymond Simard to the [Michael Ignatieff] camp, but it also suggested Dion didn't have what it took to be a national leader and could not extend his appeal beyond his home province. Ignatieff's well-documented musings on the Iraq war, torture and now Quebec's place within Canada have made his chances of picking up second- and third-ballot support more difficult, while many Grits in this province openly qu...
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