Picking up from yesterday morning, let's keep working across the country with a catch-up on the nomination news of the past week.

• Laurier – Sainte-Marie, QC - Lib - The Liberal Scarf blog is reporting that Philippe Allard, who works with an organization that promotes the study of science, will run for the Liberal nomination set to take place in this east-end Montréal riding on Saturday, August 29. The riding has been represented by Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe since he won it as an independent in a by-election in 1990 prior to the Bloc's official recognition as a registered party. Being one of the longest-serving members in the House, of course, Duceppe has been subject to perennial rumours of his impending resignation, and the associated speculation about the future of his riding and province in that event. As a results he has had to confirm twice this summer that he has every intention of running in the next election. However, this hasn't stopped rumours from circulating, including one that was recently brought to my attention that Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff's former student at Harvard, former Bloc Parti Québécois leader André Boisclair would be "open" to running for the Liberals in that riding, but only if Duceppe stepped down and there were a by-election. [UPDATE: Thanks to a commenter for the whack over the head on that one!]
  
• Gatineau, QC - International trade consultant Jean-Paul Ruszkowski is making it a three-way race for the Liberal nomination on Thursday, September 3 in this western Québec riding located across the river from Ottawa, reports Le Droit. Ruszkowski joins 2008 candidate Michel Simard and former Liberal national director Steve McKinnon. The winner will take on two-term Bloc Québécois M.P. Richard Nadeau and likely former Gatineau M.P. Liberal-turned-New Democrat Françoise Boivin who has said she will run again.
• Stormont – Dundas – South Glengarry, ON - Thanks to a reader for pointing out this clipping from the Cornwall Standard Freeholder in which 2008 NDP candidate Darlene Jalbert announces her intention to run again. The NDP nomination meeting in this riding is now scheduled for Wednesday, August 26 in Cornwall where she is almost certain to be acclaimed, reports another reader, who also passes along that Denis Sabourin is set to announce his withdrawal from the Liberal nomination race, leaving Cornwall city councillor Bernadette Clement likely to be acclaimed there. The riding is currently represented by three-term Conservative M.P. Guy Lauzon, and the Green Party has already renominated former candidate David Rawnsley.
• Ottawa Centre, ON - The initially successful candidate for student association president at Carleton University whose win was overturned under controversial circumstances, Bruce Kyereh-Addo, will now be running for the Conservative nomination here, reports the Liberal Scarf blog with the full blow-by-blow here. Your guide can write from personal experience that this was not the first CUSA presidential election to be overturned, and many young future politicians first cut their teeth on Carleton student politics. The Liberal nomination race is still on-going here, and while I haven't seen a meeting date announced as yet, the membership cut-off has been set for August 24. Area Greens have already renominated Jen Hunter, and the riding's two-term NDP M.P. Paul Dewar will face a nomination meeting on Monday September 28.
  
• Leeds – Grenville, ON - Thanks to a rather patient follower on Twitter who first sent me this nomination meeting date just as I went on hiatus for a few days. I posted the date but didn't write about the meeting right away, although I will now. The contested Liberal nomination meeting in this riding is set for Friday August 21, and running are journalist Heather Rathgeb and 2008 candidate Marjorie Loveys. The riding is currently held by three-term Conservative M.P. Gord Brown (who may share some of my fond memories of overturned CUSA elections).
  
• Thornhill, ON - Former Liberal M.P. Susan Kadis informed her riding association this past weekend that she would not run for the nomination again, a reader writes to advise. Kadis lost the seat to first-time Conservative M.P. Peter Kent in 2008. No word on any future nomination meeting plans, but the reader promises to keep us apprised.
  
• Hamilton East – Stoney Creek, ON - Former 2008 Liberal candidate and Hamilton mayor Larry Di Ianni is searching for his replacement as candidate, this time being turned down by city councillor Sam Merulla who is sticking with the NDP, reports the Hamilton Spectator. Di Ianni ran unsuccessfully against two-term NDP M.P. Wayne Marston in the last election.
  

OK, that's all the time I have for now. So I'll pick it up with Welland news a bit later today.

Labels: 41st General Election Nominations, Conservatives, Liberals, NDP