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50 More Candidates Support Copyright Pledge as Liberals Show Support

By Michael Geist

Since Thursday's posting highlighting copyright pledge support from the Green Party and eight prominent NDP MPs and candidates, interest in the pledge has continued to grow. An increasing number of Liberal MPs and candidates have indicated their support, joined by many more NDP MPs and candidates.  In addition to the names listed last week, as of Monday morning, copyright pledge supporters now include:

• Ken Boshcoff, Liberal MP, Thunder Bay-Rainy River, ON
• Paul Szabo. Liberal MP, Mississauga South, ON
• Gord Zeilstra, Liberal candidate, Cambridge, ON
• Calvin Johnston, Liberal candidate, Palliser, SK
• Arlene MacFarlane-VanderBeek, Liberal candidate, Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale, ON
• Heather Carter, Liberal candidate, Niagara West – Glanbrook, ON
• Suzanne van Bommel, Liberal candidate, Elgin-Middlesex-London, ON
• Jamie McGarvey, Liberal candidate, Parry Sound-Muskoka, ON
• Carolyn Scott, Liberal candidate, Sackville Eastern Shore
• Sharon L. Howe, Liberal candidate, Crowfoot, AB
• Marcelle Marion, Liberal candidate, Winnipeg North, MB
• David Orchard, Liberal candidate, Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River, SK
• Frank Valeriote, Liberal candidate, Guelph, ON
• Greg McClinchey, Liberal candidate, Huron-Bruce, ON
• Ted Klassen, Liberal candidate, Portage-Lisgar, MB

• Bill Siksay, New Democrat MP, Burnaby-Douglas, BC
• Dawn Black, New Democract MP, New Westminster–Coquitlam, BC
• Irene Mathyssen, New Democrat MP, London-Fanshawe, ON
• Peggy Nash, New Democrat MP, Parkdale High Park, ON
• Wayne Marston, New Democrat MP, Hamilton East - Stoney Creek, ON
• Jean Crowder, New Democrat MP, Nanaimo–Cowichan, BC
• Denise Savoie, New Democrat MP, Victoria, BC
• David Caplan, New Democrat candidate, Vancouver Quadra, BC
• Vinay Dey, New Democrat candidate, Calgary East, AB
• Dave Burkhart, New Democrat candidate, Edmonton-St. Albert, AB
• Michael Charrois, New Democrat candidate, North Vancouver, BC
• Stephen Moore, New Democrat candidate, Wascana, SK
• Mike Avery, New Democrat candidate, Cardigan, PEI
• Brian Morin, New Democrat candidate, Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River, SK
• Catherine Bell, New Democrat candidate,Vancouver Island North, BC
  
• Mohamed Alli, New Democrat candidate , Portage–Lisgar, MB
• Mike Seaward, New Democrat candidate, Newmarket-Aurora, ON
• Mike Sullivan, New Democrat candidate, York South-Weston, ON
• Pierre Ducasse, New Democrat candidate, Hull-Aylmer, QC
• Eric Gillespie, New Democrat candidate, Niagara Falls, ON
• Sue McSheffrey, New Democrat candidate, Renfrew Nipissing Pembroke
• Gabriel Biron, New Democrat candidate, Lévis–Bellechasse, QC
• Doug Ottenbreit, New Democrat candidate, Yorkton–Melville, SK
• Jash Puniya, New Democrat candidate, Bramalea-Gore-Malton, ON
• Nicolas Thibodeau, New Democrat candidate, Mont-Royal, QC
• Justin Chatwin, New Democrat candidate, Eglinton-Lawrence, ON
• George Addison, New Democrat candidate, St. Catharines, ON
• Darlene Jalbert, New Democrat candidate, Stormont--Dundas--South Glengarry, ON
• Carol Hughes, New Democrat candidate, Algoma Manitoulin Kapuskasing, ON
• Jo-Anne Boulding, New Democrat candidate, Parry Sound Muskoka, ON
• Max Lombardi, New Democrat candidate, Cambridge, ON
• Wess Dowsett. New Democrat candidate, Richmond Hill, ON
• Ross Eadie, New Democrat candidate, Kildonan-St. Paul, MB
• John Rafferty, New Democrat candidate, Thunder Bay Rainy River, ON
• Jill McIllwraith, New Democrat candidate, Bruce-Grey, ON

I will continue to post updates throughout the week, with a complete list just prior to election day.  If your local candidates are not on this list, there is still time to ensure that they speak out on fair copyright.

Full post as published by Michael Geist on October 06, 2008 (boomark / email).