Suitable Content
for
Political Party Websites
This page contains suggestions, intended to be constructive, about content that, in my opinion, could and should be provided in websites operated by political parties in Nova Scotia. The suggested content would supply information for voters which is difficult to find elsewhere.
I make these suggestions because, judging by the content now (early June 1998) found in these websites, the people in charge of these websites have very little idea of what kind of content people would like to have access to. These suggestions are offered here in the hope that some significant improvement might appear in the existing party sites. I would prefer to offer these suggestions directly to the website managers, but I have been unable to find out just who are the managers of these websites. (I make a distinction between the managers, who decide content, and the webmasters, who handle the technical details involved in placing the content in the website.)
The suggestions below apply only for the NDP and PC websites. I omit the Liberals because the Nova Scotia Liberal Party does not have a website, and it seems pointless to make content suggestions for a nonexistent site.
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New Democratic Party
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For each of the NDP MLAs, it would be very useful to have a link to the Hansard record of the Address In Reply made by that MLA. [There is a distinct need for a convenient index to facilitate finding, in Hansard, those sections of interest to a viewer. The online index provided by Hansard is very cumbersome, and it has limited usefulness for purposes such as finding a speech made by the viewer's choice of MLA. The NDP website could help by providing a convenient index to speeches made by NDP MLAs.]
The following is up to date through Monday, 29 June 1998, the end of this Session of the Legislature.
Atwell, Yvonne -- Preston
Address in Reply, Beginning 26 May
Address in Reply, Completion 28 May
Chard, Don -- Dartmouth South
Address in Reply, Beginning 28 May
Address in Reply, Completion 29 May
Chisholm, Robert L. -- Halifax Atlantic
Address in Reply, Beginning 21 May
Address in Reply, Completion 22 May
Corbett, Frank -- Cape Breton Centre
Address in Reply, Beginning 1 June
Address in Reply, Completion 2 June
Delefes, Peter -- Halifax Citadel
Address in Reply, Beginning 29 May
Address in Reply, Completion 1 June
Deveau, John -- Yarmouth
Address In Reply 2 June
Deveaux, Kevin -- Cole Harbour - Eastern Passage
Address In Reply 4 June
Dexter, Darrell -- Dartmouth - Cole Harbour
Address In Reply 25 May
Epstein, Howard -- Halifax Chebucto
Address In Reply not delivered in this Session, ended 29 June 1998.
Estabrooks, Bill -- Timberlea - Prospect
Address in Reply, Beginning 5 June
Address in Reply, Completion 8 June ("computer" appears 5 times)
Godin, Rosemary -- Sackville - Beaver Bank
Address in Reply 15 June
Holm, John E. -- Sackville - Cobequid
Address In Reply not delivered in this Session, ended 29 June 1998.
MacDonald, Helen -- Cape Breton The Lakes
Address In Reply not delivered in this Session, ended 29 June 1998.
MacDonald, Maureen -- Halifax Needham
Address In Reply not delivered in this Session, ended 29 June 1998.
MacDonell, John -- Hants East
Address In Reply not delivered in this Session, ended 29 June 1998.
O'Connell, Eileen -- Halifax Fairview
Address in Reply, Beginning 25 May
Address in Reply, Completion 26 May
Parker, Charlie -- Pictou West
Address In Reply not delivered in this Session, ended 29 June 1998.
Pye, Jerry -- Dartmouth North
Address In Reply not delivered in this Session, ended 29 June 1998.
Seems to me it would be helpful for the NDP to have, in its website, a page with a short (or long) essay on the significance of the Address In Reply To The Speech From The Throne.
When? What? Why?
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Progressive-Conservative Party
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For each of the PC MLAs, it would be very useful to have a link to the Hansard record of the Address In Reply made by that MLA. [There is a distinct need for a convenient index to facilitate finding, in Hansard, those sections of interest to a viewer. The online index provided by Hansard is very cumbersome, and it has limited usefulness for purposes such as finding a speech made by the viewer's choice of MLA. The PC website could help by providing a convenient index to speeches made by PC MLAs.]
The following is up to date through Monday, 29 June 1998, the end of this Session of the Legislature.
Archibald, George G. -- Kings North
Address In Reply 29 May
Baker, Michael -- Lunenburg
Address In Reply not delivered in this Session, ended 29 June 1998.
Balser, Gordon -- Digby - Annapolis
Address In Reply 28 May
Bitter-Suermann, Hinrich -- Chester - St. Margaret's
Address In Reply not delivered in this Session, ended 29 June 1998.
DeWolfe, Jim -- Pictou East
Address In Reply not delivered in this Session, ended 29 June 1998.
Fage, Ernest -- Cumberland North
Address In Reply 25 May
Hamm, John F. -- Pictou Centre
Address in Reply, Beginning 22 May
Address in Reply, Completion 25 May
LeBlanc, Neil -- Argyle
Address In Reply 1 June
Leefe, John G. -- Queens
Address In Reply not delivered in this Session, ended 29 June 1998.
Moody, George C. -- Kings West
Address In Reply not delivered in this Session, ended 29 June 1998.
Muir, Jamie -- Truro - Bible Hill
Address In Reply 26 May
Russell, Ron S. -- Hants West
Mr. Russell is the Speaker of the House, and thus does not make speeches on the floor.
Scott, Murray -- Cumberland South
Address in Reply, Beginning 8 June ("computer" appears 5 times)
Address in Reply, Completion 9 June
Taylor, Brooke -- Colchester - Musquodoboit Valley
Address in Reply, Beginning 2 June
Address in Reply, Completion 4 June
Seems to me it would be helpful for the PC Party to have, in its website, a page with a short (or long) essay on the significance of the Address In Reply To The Speech From The Throne.
When? What? Why?