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- ↑ He sought assistance from the Maharishi Global Development Fund to bankroll the project, which was estimated to cost about twenty million dollars. The idea does not seem to have come to fruition. See Kate Jaimet, "Yogic hopes fly high in Chelsea: Maharishi followers want to build houses to finance college," Ottawa Citizen, 19 January 1999, C2.
- ↑ Kate Jaimet, "Opposition candidates fight Liberal bastion in Hull-Aylmer," Ottawa Citizen, 13 November 1999, C3.
- ↑ Pommet's electoral record is as follows:
Electoral record Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner 1997 federal Gatineau Natural Law 448 0.82 5/7 Mark Assad, Liberal 1998 provincial Chapleau Natural Law 167 0.41 5/6 Benoît Pelletier, Liberal federal by-election, 15 November 1999 Hull—Aylmer Natural Law 103 0.58 8/9 Marcel Proulx, Liberal 2000 federal Gatineau Natural Law 472 0.94 6/9 Mark Assad, Liberal - ↑ History of Federal Ridings since 1867 (Nickel Belt: 1993/10/25), Parliament of Canada, accessed 17 February 2009; History of Federal Ridings since 1867 (Sherbrooke: 2000/11/27), Parliament of Canada, accessed 17 February 2009. Please note that the final results for Nickel Belt are incorrect, and that the correct information may be found in Elections Canada's election report.
- ↑ Jolicoeur's electoral record is as follows:
The 1992 results are taken from "Election 1992: Results", Financial Times, 11 April 1992, London p. 10.Electoral record Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner 1992 United Kingdom federal Gillingham Natural Law 190 5/5 James Couchman, Conservative 1993 federal Nickel Belt Natural Law 173 0.39 6/8 Ray Bonin, Liberal 1998 provincial Saint-François Natural Law 106 5/6 Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, Liberal 2000 federal Sherbrooke Natural Law 495 0.98 6/8 Serge Cardin, Bloc Québécois - ↑ Levert received 99 votes (0.22%) in Northumberland, finishing sixth against incumbent Doug Galt. Source: Official Results, Elections Ontario Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine .
- ↑ Matthew Macleod home page, accessed 13 July 2006; EcoFair 2003 home page, accessed 13 July 2006
- ↑ "The Candidates: Niagara Falls", Hamilton Spectator, 2 June 1999, C2.
- ↑ Lee Prokaska and Jim Poling, "The baker's dozen byelection", Hamilton Spectator, 7 June 1996, B2.
- ↑ Lee Prokaska and Jim Poling, "The baker's dozen byelection", Hamilton Spectator, 7 June 1996, B2.
- ↑ Denise Davy, "13 battle for Hamilton East: The environment, gay rights and GST among issues debated by candidates", Hamilton Spectator, 23 May 1996, D5. See also Bill Amos, "Radiated coherence can solve problems", Hamilton Spectator, 13 June 1996, A8.
- ↑ John Mentek, "GST: each candidate offers a different solution", Hamilton Spectator, 24 May 1996, B1.
- ↑ Dan Nolan, "Candidates latch onto Young Offenders Act", Hamilton Spectator, 14 June 1996, B2.
- ↑ Lee Prokaska and Jim Poling, "The baker's dozen byelection", Hamilton Spectator, 7 June 1996, B2.
- ↑ Charlotte Parsons, "Heaven on Earth is party's main aim", Globe and Mail, 21 August 1993, A13.