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Topic: British Columbia election, 2001

	British Columbia general election, 2001 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		British Columbia riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage of each riding.
		The British Columbia general election of 2001 was the 37th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.
		It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Columbia_election,_2001 (392 words)

	British Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As of 2004, the population was 4,168,123 (British Columbians).
		British Columbia is on the extreme west of Canada, on the Pacific coast.
		The southern border of British Columbia was established by the 1846 Oregon Treaty.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/British_Columbia (1795 words)

	Great Britain. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Elections must be held at least once in five years, but within that period the prime minister may at any time request the crown to dissolve Parliament and call for new elections.
		Domestically the long ministry of Sir Robert Walpole (1721–42), during the reigns of George I and George II, was a period of relative stability that saw the beginnings of the development of the cabinet as the chief executive organ of government.
		In 2001, British livestock farmers were again hurt by an outbreak of disease, this time foot-and-mouth disease.
	www.bartleby.com /65/gr/GreatBri.html (7942 words)

	CBC - British Columbia Votes 2005 - Features - Election Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In other provinces and federally, general elections are caused when the sitting premier or governing party leader requests the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the House of Assembly and call an election.
		The outcome of the dispute - an election victory by King - firmly established the principle that a Governor General must agree to a prime minister's request for the dissolution of Parliament and a general election.
		Interest in an election is usually measured by "voter turnout," a percentage of the number of eligible voters who actually took the time to go vote.
	www.cbc.ca /bcvotes2005/features/dictionary.html (3914 words)

	2001 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, 2001 is also the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium.
		September 18 - The 2001 anthrax attacks commence as anthrax letters are mailed from Princeton, New Jersey to ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, the New York Post, and the National Enquirer.
		October 9 - The 2001 anthrax attacks continue as anthrax letters are mailed from Princeton, New Jersey to Senators Tom Daschle of South Dakota and Patrick Leahy of Vermont.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/2001 (3424 words)

	British Columbia Social Credit Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The party won the largest number of seats in the British Columbia general election, 19521952 provincial election under the interim leadership of a Reverend Haskell, who was brought in from Alberta to lead the party.
		Although the party was ostensibly the British Columbia wing of the Canadian social credit movement, Bennett cast aside the party's social credit ideology in favour of a mixture of populism and conservatism.
		On its treturn to power in the British Columbia general election, 19751975 election, the party, for the most part, eschewed the megaprojects of the elder Bennett (with the exception of Expo 86 and the Coquihalla Highway/), and embraced a fiscally conservative program.
	www.infothis.com /find/British_Columbia_Social_Credit_Party (924 words)

	Landslide victory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In politics, a landslide victory (short form: landslide) is the victory of a candidate or political party by an overwhelming majority in an election.
		Landslides can occur when one candidate or party is perceived as far superior to their opponents, through unfair elections, or by imperfect voting counting systems.
		British Columbia general election, 2001, in which 77 of 79 seats were won by the BC Liberal Party
	www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Landslide_victory (317 words)

	British Columbia Passenger License Plates 1985 - 2001
		The Beautiful British Columbia slogan was retained, yet again, now appearing on a line centered at the top of the plate.
		The Minister of Transportation, Alex Fraser even commented that the idea of changing the slogan to Supernatural British Columbia (another favorite of the Socreds) was toyed with, but in the end it was decided to stick with tradition.
		The main impetus behind this move was an election promise made by the New Democratic Party in the 1991 provincial election to bring in measures to improve air quality standards in the Fraser Valley (where over 80% of the province’s population is located).
	www.bcpl8s.ca /Passenger-1985-2001.htm (1291 words)

	Grenada. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The British sovereign is represented by a governor-general.
		The British colonists imported African slaves and established sugar plantations.
		A general election held in Dec., 1984, reestablished democratic government, with Herbert Blaize as prime minister.
	www.bartleby.com /65/gr/Grenada.html (470 words)

	Washingtonians wise to keep an eye on B.C.'s election
		British Columbia's election has more to do with Washington state than meets the eye.
		For example, while British Columbia has a tried a progressive mixture of taxes and then retreated partway, Washington is mired in gridlock with a regressive tax code that discourages economic development.
		This election is a referendum on a radical change in course that may help define a future confluence of the two approaches.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /opinion/222092_ourplace29.html (1024 words)

	Elections BC -- Important Dates in BC Election History
		Voters in the general election approve a referendum providing a mechanism to recall sitting Members and to bring citizen initiatives before the Legislature or to province-wide referendum.
		Elections Amendment Act (SBC 1992 c.72) lowers the voting age to 18 from 19 and eases restrictions on voting day registration.
		British Columbia is the only jurisdiction in Canada with recall legislation.
	www.elections.bc.ca /general/history.html (1224 words)

	LANDSLIDE VICTORY FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In politics, a landslide victory (or just a landslide) is the victory of a candidate or political_party by an overwhelming majority in an election.
		In general, any United Kingdom general election which results in a majority in three figures (over 100 seats) is described as a landslide.
		Labour's general election victory in 2001 with an overall majority of 167 was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media.
	www.dontpayyourtaxes.com /landslide_victory (348 words)

	Bank of Montreal Economics - Economic Research and Analysis on Canada, United States and International Economies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		British Columbia Finance Minister Paul Ramsey presented his government’s 2001-02 budget today — a budget which may prove to be irrelevant in the coming weeks.
		An election must be called by June 28 — an election which the governing New Democratic Party is widely expected to lose.
		With British Columbia about to call an election, it is a good time to take stock of the state of the province’s fiscal situation.
	www.bmo.com /economic/special/bcbudget2001.html (1090 words)

	British Columbia Libertarian Party - Election 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the last election (1996) we were late in submitting our election finance reports and refused to pay the subsequent outrageous fines.
		Elections BC is still insisting that we pay outstanding fines of $20,000 in order to re-register the party.
		The party's platform of "Choices, Options and Tolerance" has taken strong libertarian positions on some issues--choice in education, health care and depoliticizing the forests--but this is a coalition party and some compromises have had to be made.
	www.libertarian.bc.ca /election2001.html (322 words)

	Mapleleafweb.com: Voter Almanac - British Columbia Provincial Election Information
		In the 1996 and 2001 general elections, Campbell was elected to represent the constituency of Vancouver-Point Grey.
		Gordon Campbell was sworn in as British Columbia's 34th Premier on June 5, 2001.
		Adriane Carr was born in Vancouver, B.C. in 1952.
	www.mapleleafweb.com /election/quick/bc.html (644 words)

	Canadian Election Commission Forces Church To Cover Pro-Life Sign. [Free Republic]
		SURREY, British Columbia, (CWNews.com/LSN.ca) - Elections BC, the election commission for the western Canadian province, has ordered Our Lady of Good Counsel Church to cover up a pro-life church sign during the advance poll, a kind of election primary, and on Election Day.
		John Hof, president of Campaign Life Coalition BC, is shocked that Elections BC would impose this arbitrary restriction on a church.
		British Columbia has,what is described as The New Democratic Party in Power.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3afabc20183f.htm (856 words)

	British anti-war candidate blasts Blair over Iraq
		Ridiculed during the campaign for being a friend of Saddam Hussein's, Galloway had previously visited the former Iraqi leader and was once caught on video praising his strength and courage.
		The contest was one of the most fascinating of an otherwise fairly dull election campaign and was also the nastiest.
		Galloway's victory is indicative of the dissatisfaction felt by many of Britain's 1.6 million Muslims, both over Iraq and a perceived stigmatisation of them since the Sept. 11 2001 attacks in the United States.
	www.infowars.com /articles/world/uk_antiwar_candidate_blasts_blair.htm (366 words)

	Nodice · B.C. · British Columbia Provincial Election 2005 · British Columbia's Updated Provincial Election Resource
		Elections in British Columbia are now held on fixed dates.
		Elections will be held on the second Tuesday in May every four years.
		British Columbia voters head to polls in Canada's first...
	www.nodice.ca /elections/britishcolumbia (591 words)

	CUFA/BC Election Notes 2001 - Issue #1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Election Notes is an e-mail-based publication that I produce as circumstances require during provincial and federal election campaigns.
		The purpose of Election Notes is to keep you apprised of developments during the election related to post-secondary education and research.
		Liberal leader Gordon Campbell has promised to build a new Health Sciences Centre at the University of British Columbia, with satellite campuses at the University of Northern British Columbia and the University of Victoria at a cost of $110 million for the UBC facility, and $25 million for the UNBC and UVic facilities.
	cufabc.harbour.sfu.ca /election/vol2001num1.html (528 words)

	UK consulate blast may have Middle East link
		NEW YORK - Two homemade grenades exploded outside the building housing the British Consulate's office before dawn on the day of the election, but police said later on Thursday it may be linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
		In the short general election campaign Blair battled public anger against his support of the war in Iraq.
		British Consul General Philip Thomas said: "I can't speculate about who this bomb might have been aimed at, whether it was us or someone else."
	www.infowars.com /articles/us/uk_consulate_blast_middle_east_link.htm (521 words)

	British Columbia Libertarian Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The British Columbia Libertarian Party (BCLP) is based on the libertarian non-aggression principle: that no individual or group shall initiate the use of force or fraud against any other, or as a means of achieving political or social goals.
		John filed a petition asking the courts to relieve us of the $10,000 fine that Elections BC was still asking us to pay for not paying late filing fees after the 1996 provincial election.
		Elections BC has complied with the judge's ruling and we have been reinstated as an officially registered political party in BC.
	www.libertarian.bc.ca (206 words)

	UBC Election Stock Market Opens Feb. 1, 2005 for Trading on the British Columbia Election - UBC Public Affairs
		Operated during various Canadian federal and B.C. provincial elections since 1993, the UBC-ESM is an online, real-time market where the “shares” (or contracts) being traded are based on the outcome of an election.
		This year the British Columbia provincial election and the referendum on electoral reform will be the focus of the stock market.
		“Election stock markets, like the UBC-ESM, have proven themselves capable of predicting with great accuracy the results of elections in Canada, the United States and elsewhere,” says Professor Tom Ross, Director of the Phelps Centre for the Study of Government and Business and Co-Director of the UBC-ESM.
	www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca /media/releases/2005/mr-sauder-31-01-2005.html (523 words)

	cric.ca - Canada's Portal - Quick Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The British Columbia Liberal Party has captured its second straight majority government, but a revived NDP seized a number of seats, including those of at least eight cabinet ministers.
		But he'll face a much stronger opposition than he did after the 2001 election, when the Liberals swept 77 of the province's 79 seats.
		It is estimated that in 2004-05, support through major transfers to British Columbia will total almost $5.8 billion (about $1,383 per person).
	www.cric.ca /en_html/guide/provinc_elections/britishcolumbia_elec.html (318 words)

	CBC News - Landslide win for B.C. Liberals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The election brings a shattering end to 10 years of NDP rule in B.C. Premier Ujjal Dosanjh lost his seat to Liberal candidate Patrick Wong in the Vancouver-Kensington riding.
		There was concern that the Green party would "Naderize" the election, drawing votes away from the left-wing NDP and clearing the path for the conservative Liberals.
		While Greens may have taken some votes from the NDP, election officials say that in most ridings, the combined NDP and Green votes were less than the number of Liberal votes.
	cbc.ca /cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/05/17/election_km_010517 (489 words)

	thetyee.ca 'Election Stock Market' Predicts Strong Liberal Win (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In fact, opinion polls aren't designed to predict elections, and instead are simply used to assess the mood of the electorate at some point in time.
		But, the election stock markets can be reflective of public opinion, says Evi Mustel, owner of Mustel Group, a market research group that released an opinion poll on the B.C. election on April 14, 2005.
		It's a place where people who are are not very good at predicting the outcome of elections lose money to people who are better at predicting the outcomes of elections regardless of either participant's age, gender, academic achievement or any other kind of socio-economic distinction.
	sb4.nearlyfree.org /News/2005/05/02/ElectionMarket (2834 words)

	Fluoridation Gets Flushed on Election Day
		According to newspaper accounts: * On election day, Worcester, Massachusetts, residents renounced fluoridation for the fifth time since the 1950's.
		* April 2001 -- City residents of McPherson, Kansas, rejected a fluoridation proposal by a nearly 5-to-1 ratio.
		* April 2001, Onehunga, New Zealand, voted two to one against fluoridation * October 2001 -- Voters in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, ended 40 years of fluoridation.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-12-2001/0001613507&EDATE= (499 words)

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		The 2001 registration forms and contracts are contained in a separate document.
		Eligibility criteria are: The applicantApplicant must be an Actively Farming vegetable (excluding greenhouse and mushroomsproducer of Eligible Vegetables) or hogs producer and be a British Columbia residentintend to continue farming in British Columbia for the duration of the Program.
		The Applicant must have Actively Farmed in British Columbia for a minimum of six consecutive months during each of the four Fiscal Periods preceding the Insurance Year.
	www.agf.gov.bc.ca /finance/arm/nmi/NMIPolicyWord03.doc (3917 words)

	Election Prediction Project - 2001 British Columbia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Stevenson, first openly gay government minister in Canada, faces challenge from a high-profile (whether respected or not is another issue) gay Liberal.
		This election will put the "affluent-gay vote" (That wealthy gays will put fiscal issue ahead of equality and social justice issue) theory to a test.
		We were confident, before the election was called, that Malahat-Juan de Fuca will return an independent member.
	www.arts.uwaterloo.ca /~m6chan/2001_bc/viewing.htm (1251 words)

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