Marijuana Party candidates in the 2004 Canadian federal election

The Marijuana Party fielded a number of candidates in the 2004 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.

Quebec

Beauport: Nicolas Frichot

Nicolas Frichot was born in 1967 in Geneva, Switzerland, and later relocated to the Quebec City area of Canada.^[1] A photographer, filmmaker, and visual artist by trade, he has served on the boards of Mainfilm and l’association lafriche. In 2009, he was a student at Université Laval.^[2]

Elected as a school commissioner in 2007, Frichot has also sought election to public office at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels. He called for the closure of Quebec City's incinerator in 2009, describing it as a major source of pollution in the city.^[3]

**Electoral record**
Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
2003 provincial	Jean-Lesage	Bloc Pot	390	1.11	5/6	Michel Després, Liberal
2004 federal	Beauport	Marijuana	585	1.26	6/6	Christian Simard, Bloc Québécois
2007 School Board	Capitale, Ward Ten	RESPECT	128	55.65	1/2	himself
2009 municipal	Quebec City, Council, Maizerets-Lairet	Défi Vert	648	10.18	3/4	Ginette Picard-Lavoie

Richelieu: Daniel Blackburn

Daniel Blackburn has been a candidate for public office at the federal, provincial and municipal levels, sometimes using the names Black D Blackburn or Blak D Blackburn. He identified himself as a television producer in 2004.^[4] While running for municipal office in 2005, he blamed prohibition and Sûreté du Québec tactics for creating a culture of violence within the local cannabis economy.^[5]

**Electoral record**
Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
2000 federal	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour	Marijuana	901	2.03	5/6	Louis Plamondon, Bloc Québécois
2003 provincial	Nicolet-Yamaska	Bloc Pot	417	1.59	4/5	Michel Morin, Parti Québécois
2004 federal	Richelieu	Marijuana	580	1.19	6/6	Louis Plamondon, Bloc Québécois
2005 municipal	Bécancour town council, Poste 6	Option Vert	354	8.64	3/3	Alain Lévesque

Saint-Laurent—Cartierville: Alex Néron

Alexandre (Alex) Néron has a certificate in screenwriting from the University of Quebec at Montreal and has worked an independent videographer in Montreal.^[6] A founding member of the Marijuana Party, he has run in three federal and two provincial elections.

**Electoral record**
Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1998 Quebec provincial	Rosement	Bloc Pot	296	1.01	4/7	Rita Dionne-Marsolais, Parti Québécois
Canadian federal by-election, 11 September 2000	Kings—Hants	N/A (Marijuana)	670	2.47	4/5	Joe Clark, Progressive Conservative
2000 Canadian federal	Hochelaga—Maisonneuve	Marijuana	1,227	2.84	5/8	Réal Ménard, Bloc Québécois
2003 Quebec provincial	Hochelaga-Maisonneuve	Bloc Pot	476	2.02	5/8	Louise Harel, Parti Québécois
2004 Canadian federal	Saint-Laurent—Cartierville	Marijuana	298	0.71	6/9	Stéphane Dion, Liberal

Ontario

Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington: George Walter Kolaczynski

Kolaczynski received 479 votes (0.85%), finishing sixth against the winner of the riding Conservative candidate Scott Reid.

Manitoba

Charleswood—St. James: Dan Zupansky

Zupansky has described himself as a business owner and salesperson. He was the host of a news-radio program on UMFM at the time of the election, and still holds this position as of 2005^[update].[1] He received 337 votes (0.80%), finishing fifth against the winner of the riding Conservative candidate Steven Fletcher.

Elmwood—Transcona: Gavin Whittaker

Whittaker has been a candidate of both the Marijuana Party of Canada and the Libertarian Party of Manitoba. He organized public screenings of the Rocky Horror Picture Show in Winnipeg during the 1990s^[7] and took part in a pro-marijuana rally outside the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 1999.^[8] In 2004, he listed his occupation as "sales representative" in 2004.^[9] His partner, Rebecca Whittaker, has also been a Marijuana Party candidate.

**Electoral record**
Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
2003 provincial	Elmwood	Libertarian	67	1.12	4/4	Jim Maloway, New Democratic Party
2004 federal	Elmwood—Transcona	Marijuana	311	1.06	6/7	Bill Blaikie, New Democratic Party

Kildonan—St. Paul: Rebecca Whittaker

Rebecca Whittaker (born in Kenora, Ontario^[10]) listed herself as an administrative assistant in 2004.^[11] She received 290 votes (0.80%), finishing fifth against Conservative candidate Joy Smith. Her partner, Gavin Whittaker, has also been a Marijuana Party candidate.

References

^ Swiss Films, Nicholas Frichot Archived 2005-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 21 January 2010.
^ Arnaud Bertrand, Portraits de candidats (4) : Nicolas Frichot, monlimoilou.com, 14 October 2009, accessed 21 January 2010.
^ Luc Fournier, Le Défi vert de Québec veut fermer l’incinérateur dans les plus brefs délais Archived 2012-09-07 at archive.today, Québec Hebdo, 13 October 2009, accessed 21 January 2010.
^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: RICHELIEU (2004/06/28), Parliament of Canada, accessed 7 August 2009.
^ Marcel Aubry, ""C’est la prohibition qui génère la violence", Le Nouvelliste, 19 novembre 2005, accessed 7 August 2009.
^ "Clark to battle pot activist, history's biggest loser in NS byelection," Canadian Press, 22 August 2000; Alex Neron, arondissement.com, 14 October 2010, accessed 23 May 2012.
^ "Manitoba rappers gather for hot hip-hop happening", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 May 1996, D1. The article lists him as 22 years old.
^ John Lyons, "Police a welcome sight at pot rally", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 May 1999, A3.
^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Elmwood—Transcona: 2004, Parliament of Canada, accessed 2 March 2007.
^ Rebecca Whittaker - Myspace page, accessed 21 October 2010.
^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: KILDONAN--ST. PAUL (2004/06/28), Parliament of Canada, accessed 21 October 2010.

[1] Swiss Films, Nicholas Frichot Archived 2005-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 21 January 2010.

[2] Arnaud Bertrand, Portraits de candidats (4) : Nicolas Frichot, monlimoilou.com, 14 October 2009, accessed 21 January 2010.

[3] Luc Fournier, Le Défi vert de Québec veut fermer l’incinérateur dans les plus brefs délais Archived 2012-09-07 at archive.today, Québec Hebdo, 13 October 2009, accessed 21 January 2010.

[4] History of Federal Ridings since 1867: RICHELIEU (2004/06/28), Parliament of Canada, accessed 7 August 2009.

[5] Marcel Aubry, ""C’est la prohibition qui génère la violence", Le Nouvelliste, 19 novembre 2005, accessed 7 August 2009.

[6] "Clark to battle pot activist, history's biggest loser in NS byelection," Canadian Press, 22 August 2000; Alex Neron, arondissement.com, 14 October 2010, accessed 23 May 2012.

[7] "Manitoba rappers gather for hot hip-hop happening", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 May 1996, D1. The article lists him as 22 years old.

[8] John Lyons, "Police a welcome sight at pot rally", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 May 1999, A3.

[9] History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Elmwood—Transcona: 2004, Parliament of Canada, accessed 2 March 2007.

[10] Rebecca Whittaker - Myspace page, accessed 21 October 2010.

[11] History of Federal Ridings since 1867: KILDONAN--ST. PAUL (2004/06/28), Parliament of Canada, accessed 21 October 2010.

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