Rob Cottingham

30 Nov 2005

Blogging and podcasting NDP campaigns

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Category: Blogging; Politics

Several NDP campaigns are blogging, and at least one is podcasting – and I think that deserves some recognition. So this page is going to serve as a repository for the Web 2.0-enabled NDP candidates.

I’ve almost certainly missed some, and others will probably launch over the course of the campaign, so please feel free to add new ones via the comments form below.

(Here’s an OPML file of all the blogs that have news feeds. I’ll keep it updated throughout the campaign.)

Bloggers

Podcasters

Videocasters

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25 Responses to “Blogging and podcasting NDP campaigns”

  1. December 3rd, 2005 at 18:35
    Scott Piatkowski says:

    Melanee Thomas, the NDP candidate in Lethbridge, is blogging here:

    http://votemel.blogspot.com/

  2. December 5th, 2005 at 23:01
    Phillip says:

    Steve Armstrong, candidate for Leeds-Grenville had a blog for the last election and is about to launch for this campaign at http://www.stevearmstrong.ca

  3. December 6th, 2005 at 01:45
    paulsummerville.ca says:

    Netroots Awakening…

    We knew this campaign would be different in terms of use of the Internet. It is starting to really pick up.
    Accordingly, we’ve added some links to the blogroll.
    Go and visit the nice new blog by Devin Johnston called
    …

  4. December 6th, 2005 at 15:33
    Brault’s Blog » Blog Archive » Cool NDP Blogs says:

    [...] And what if we were to bring these NDP Blogs as .RSS news feeds in to this site? Perhaps Paul Dewar’s … Paul Summerville’s…. or the Blogging Dippers? But for sure Pierre Ducasse’s!! [...]

  5. December 6th, 2005 at 19:28
    Eugene Plawiuk says:

    And don’t forget the original NDP bloggers at
    Blogging Dipperseven if they aren’t running. And hey shouldn’t this page itself be up at NDP.ca?

  6. December 7th, 2005 at 15:42
    Dean says:

    Check out this blog from http://www.primetimecrime.com .

    And Rob says: I’ve deleted the rest of the comment, which was a cut-and-paste of a 500-word blog post in its entirety. (You can read it here.) Sorry, Dean, but this thread is about NDP candidates with blogs and I’d like to keep it on topic. There are going to be thousands of blog posts about the election; linking to all of them (much less repeating them verbatim) isn’t what I’m aiming to do here.

  7. December 7th, 2005 at 17:19
    Rob says:

    Hey, all — thanks for the tips so far, and please keep them coming. The latest development: The CBC has linked to this page. Nice work, people!

  8. December 7th, 2005 at 20:40
    Aaron Helleman says:

    Hi guys,

    Just wanted you to know that Carleton Mississippi Mills has a candidate – Tasha Bridgen. Check out the blog – http://www.cmmndp.ca

    Later,

    Aaron – CMMNDP Blogger/VP

  9. December 7th, 2005 at 20:44
    Aaron Helleman says:

    Oh – and we do video too.
    Cheers!

    Aaron

  10. December 7th, 2005 at 21:25
    Rupinder Brar says:

    Hey Rob! Great site and thanks for linking. You’re helping to generate a lot of traffic to my blog.

  11. December 11th, 2005 at 20:27
    alias420 says:

    You forgot Dan Harris http://danharris.ca/

  12. December 11th, 2005 at 20:36
    Rob says:

    I’ve been to Dan’s site, but I didn’t see a blog there. Could you point me to the link?

    Thanks!

  13. December 12th, 2005 at 21:05
    Céline Brault’s Blog » Blog Archive » Cool NDP Blogs says:

    [...] All of the NDP Blogs are automatically update on the sidebar; thanks to Rob Cottingham for setting this up! Explore posts in the same categories: Keeping in Touch, Federal Campaign, How to Blog [...]

  14. December 14th, 2005 at 22:03
    Taylor Bachrach says:

    Skeena-Bulkley Valley incumbant Nathan Cullen’s campaign website can be found at http://www.nathancullen.com (his constituency site is nathancullen.ca, as noted above). The campaign site includes a blog.

  15. December 14th, 2005 at 23:43
    Rob says:

    Thanks, Taylor – I’ve updated the link.

  16. December 15th, 2005 at 21:57
    Rob says:

    Please welcome Steve Armstrong to the list!

  17. December 17th, 2005 at 18:23
    Patrick Arnell says:

    Hi Rob,

    I just came across your NDP blog list and thought I’d let you know about mine (seeing as how a) I’m an NDP candidate and b) I wasn’t listed). I’d like to think my blog is at times funny and worth a read. Lately however, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend towards overt declarations of love and affection for various conservative leaders.

    From the campaign trail,

    Patrick Arnell
    NDP Candidate Calgary East

    Patrick Arnell
    NDP Candidate Calgary East

  18. December 18th, 2005 at 14:18
    Rob Cottingham » More blogging NDP candidates, and how to enable feeds on your Blogger blog says:

    [...] There’s been fantastic response to my post on blogging/podcasting NDP candidates. Thanks to everyone who’s contributed suggestions and let me know about their own blogs. I’ve updated the OPML file several times since I first posted it, so if you were one of the first to sign on, you’ll want to download the latest version. [...]

  19. December 18th, 2005 at 16:59
    evan says:

    Careful Rob, trackbacks to your own blog can create a black hole and warp spacetime. That might mean Conservative majority depending on where we land…

  20. December 22nd, 2005 at 21:20
    Mike says:

    Great idea.
    Mark Leahy (Ottawa-Orleans) is blogging at http://www.livejournal.com/users/markleahy_oondp/

  21. December 23rd, 2005 at 06:10
    Chris Duncanson-Hales says:

    our blog is cmmndp.ca/blogspot.com

  22. December 23rd, 2005 at 07:14
    Rob says:

    Thanks, Chris — I think yours was actually one of the first I listed.

    Mike, thanks for the tip — I’ve updated the list and added Mark to the OPML file.

  23. January 16th, 2006 at 05:51
    One Degree says:

    Election 2006 and Social Media – The NDP…

    In the third of a five part series looking at how the major Canadian political parties use social media in the current election, Kate Trgovac looks at the NDP. How well did the NDP do at using blogs, podcasting and other interactive channels to furthe…

  24. January 16th, 2006 at 12:36
    Jak says:

    Stephen Harper seems to be the Canadian version of a US republican. The Conservative Party is really the Reform Party of western Canada, and there is nothing liberal or left leaning about our Liberal Party. In fact the Liberal Party of today is more like the old Progressive Conservatives, at least in the fiscal sense. We no longer really have a Liberal Party except in name only, though they may be the lesser of the two evils at the moment.

    (Remainder of comment deleted. I’m not unsympathetic to what you’re saying here, Jak, but this isn’t the topic of the post, which is about blogging NDP candidates and campaigns. If anyone wants to read the rest of Jak’s comment, I’m happy to forward it by e-mail. Ditto the lengthy comment from an independent candidate in Calgary Northeast, which was a cut and paste from his own web site.)

  25. February 23rd, 2006 at 14:09
    ok4ua says:

    I think Mr.Harper said “god bless Canada” when he finihed a speech. What’s that all about? Now he’s embracing the bloc. I’m all for sharing the wealth with Quebec but it doesn’t make me feel really confident nowthat the bloc and the tories are buddies. I believe what’s good for Quebec may not always be good for the rest of Canada. Quebec has a great child care plan that their tory buddies have denied the rest of Canada. I think it’s scary times for Canada.

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