Alex speaking at his mayoral campaign HQ launch on September 22, 2006

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Munter's family emigrated from Germany to Montreal in 1966, two years prior to his birth. His family moved to the Ottawa region in 1977, and settled in the Katimavik-Hazeldean area west of the city. At age 14, Munter began publishing the Kanata Kourier from his basement as a monthly local paper for the suburban community of Kanata, Ontario. In four years, the paper had a staff of seven and a circulation of 10,000 in the town of 27,000. In recognition of his success in business, he received an award as "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" from then-Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in 1988. Motto: Concordia Salus Coordinates: Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 City Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area    - City 366. ... Looking north along Kanatas March Road Kanata is a suburban area in the western part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... Stephen Harper is the current Prime Minister of Canada. ... Martin Brian Mulroney, PC, CC, GOQ, LLD (born March 20, 1939), was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. ...

Munter became much involved in local politics in his role as editor. He was frequently at odds with Kanata Mayor Des Adam, whom he once controversially compared to Josef Stalin. ^[1] (Russian, in full: Ио́сиф Виссарио́нович Ста́лин [Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin]; December 18 [O.S. December 6] 1878[1] – March 5, 1953) was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s to his death in 1953 and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922-1953...

In August 1989, he sold his paper to Runge Newspapers Inc. for over $300,000 ^[2] due to competition from the rival paper Kanata Standard, but stayed on as publisher. ^[3] In November 1989, Munter left the Kourier to focus on his ongoing studies in Political Science at the University of Ottawa.^[4]

He became a political reporter for the Ottawa Citizen, but left to run as a candidate of the Ontario New Democratic Party in the 1990 provincial election, contesting the riding of Carleton. Munter placed third in this conservative riding, but received more votes than any previous NDP candidate in the area. The Ontario New Democratic Party (formerly known as the Ontario Cooperative Commonwealth Federation) is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. ... As a result of serious scandals, David Petersons Liberal government was defeated by a large protest vote. ... Carleton (electoral district) can mean: Carleton (New Brunswick electoral district) (1867-1914) Carleton (Ontario electoral district) (1867-1966) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Munter briefly returned to the Citizen, then worked for the Spicer Commission on Canada's Future before re-entering politics to run for Kanata City Council against incumbent Bev Read. After winning the race, Munter quickly became a prominent member of the council. One of his most notable achievements was pushing through an initiative to install condom dispensers in some municipal buildings. He also chaired the Kanata Police Services Board. In 1993, he came out of the closet as the Ottawa area's first openly gay politician.^{[citation needed]}

The following year, he ran for a seat on the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton representing all of Kanata. He easily won the seat against two other Kanata politicians. On Regional Council, he became one of the most outspoken left-wing members of council. The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton was a regional government area and census division in Ontario, Canada which existed from 1969 until 2001. ...

During his time in office, Kanata was in the midst of an economic boom centred on the high-tech industry. Munter's main concern was managing the area's rapid growth. He supported creating the amalgamated city of Ottawa, and was acclaimed to the new Ottawa City Council when it was created. He also chaired the new city of Ottawa's health committee and, along with Medical Officer of Health Robert Cushman, led the battle to bring Ottawa's no-smoking by-law. Ottawa City Hall. ...

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Munter was courted to run provincially or to challenge for the mayoralty against Bob Chiarelli in 2003, but instead took a hiatus from electoral politics. He became a visiting professor of Urban Studies and Communications at the University of Ottawa and resumed writing for the Citizen. The federal New Democratic Party (NDP) approached him to run in Ottawa Centre in the 2006 federal election to succeed Ed Broadbent but Munter declined. Munter was the co-ordinator for Canadians for Equal Marriage, a group that campaigned successfully in favour of legislation to enshrine same-sex marriage in Canada. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (593x913, 77 KB) Photo of Alex Munter taken by User:RealGrouchy 23 December 2005 at Bridgehead coffee shop on Elgin at MacLaren, Ottawa, Ontario. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (593x913, 77 KB) Photo of Alex Munter taken by User:RealGrouchy 23 December 2005 at Bridgehead coffee shop on Elgin at MacLaren, Ottawa, Ontario. ... Robert (Bob) Chiarelli (born September 24, 1941 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is the current (2005) mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... The University of Ottawa or Université dOttawa in French (also known as uOttawa or nicknamed U of O or Ottawa U) is a bilingual [1], research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. ... The New Democratic Party (NDP; Nouveau Parti démocratique in French) is a political party in Canada with a social democratic philosophy that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels. ... Ottawa Centre is an urban federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1968. ... Rendition of party representation in the 39th Canadian parliament decided by this election. ... Hon. ... Canadians for Equal Marriage is a Canadian special interest group representing Egale Canada, PFLAG Canada, the Canadian Federation of Students, the Canadian Labour Congress, the Canadian Psychological Association, the Canadian Association of University Teachers, and the Canadian Association of Social Workers, among others to promote the legalization of same-sex... Same-sex marriage was legalized across Canada by the Civil Marriage Act enacted on July 20, 2005. ...

While still sometimes identified in the media as an NDP supporter, Munter is currently not a member of any political party. At the national level, he worked with Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin's team in the 2006 election as reported in the Ottawa Citizen "[Munter] acted as a middleman to supply The Canadian Press with a story damaging to Stephen Harper. It made the media aware of statements Harper made in an old speech to an American conservative group. The Martin campaign was behind the story and CP was unhappy that Munter didn't acknowledge the connection." [1] Locally, the Ottawa Sun reported Munter campaigned "for candidates from all the major parties, including Tory [candidate] Royal Galipeau in Ottawa—Orléans, Liberal Isabel Metcalfe in Carleton—Mississippi Mills and NDPer Paul Dewar in Ottawa Centre." [2] The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre to centre-left of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... For other uses, see Paul Martin (disambiguation). ... The Canadian Press (CP) is a Canadian news agency established in 1917 as a vehicle to permit Canadian newspapers of the day to exchange their news and information. ... This article is becoming very long. ... The Ottawa Sun is a conservative daily tabloid newspaper in Ottawa, Ontario. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a right-of-centre political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... Royal Galipeau is a businessman and civil servant who was the successful Conservative candidate in the riding of Ottawa—Orléans in the 2006 Canadian election. ... Ottawa—Orléans is an urban federal and provincial riding that encompasses the eastern part of the city of Ottawa, Ontario (northern and eastern parts of the former city of Gloucester, Ontario. ... Isabel Metcalfe is a Canadian political advisor, and was the Liberal Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Carleton—Mississippi Mills in the 2006 federal election. ... Carleton—Mississippi Mills is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ... Paul Dewar (born 1963 in Ottawa) is a Canadian NDP Member of Parliament, teacher, and former lobbyist with the Ontario Elementary Teachers Federation. ... Ottawa Centre is an urban federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1968. ...

On February 13 2006, Alex Munter announced[3] his candidacy[4] for mayor of Ottawa in the November 2006 municipal election. A 2005 poll by the Ottawa Sun had Munter as a front-runner, in a statistical tie with the incumbent Bob Chiarelli. Another public poll in April 2006 had Munter as the front runner with a significant lead over Chiarelli. Most polls made public in the early stages of the campaign showed Munter in first place, often by a small margin. A poll conducted between October 13 and 18 by UniMarketing and sponsored by Radio-Canada and Le Droit, had Munter ahead by 12 percentage points at 44% of decided voters. O'Brien was in second place with 32% and Chiarelli third (24%). [5] Campaign signs posted at the corner of Metcalfe Street and Catherine Street for leading mayoral candidates Bob Chiarelli, Larry OBrien and Alex Munter. ... Robert (Bob) Chiarelli (born September 24, 1941 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is the current (2005) mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... CBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation. ... Le Droit (established on March 27, 1913) is a Canadian daily newspaper, published in Ottawa. ...

At the end, despite having done, according to several media outlets, a perfect campaign, he finished a distant second behind O'Brien.

2006 Mayoral campaign platform

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Munter had set out several key priorities in his mayor campaign: regional fairness, public safety, fiscal responsibility, local economy and public transit. He promised to limit tax hikes to the inflation rate. While he was a city councillor, he claimed he helped to bring in ten consecutive balanced budgets without any tax increases. His opponents claimed that the budget was balanced despite his votes to increase spending. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... From a Keynesian point of view, a balanced budget in the public sector is achieved when the government has enough fiscal discipline to be able to equate the revenues with expenditure over the business cycles. ... In economics, the inflation rate is the rate of increase of the average price level (a measure of inflation). ... From a Keynesian point of view, a balanced budget in the public sector is achieved when the government has enough fiscal discipline to be able to equate the revenues with expenditure over the business cycles. ...

He planed to improve public transit in the city of Ottawa, to review the O-Train project and to fix possible irregularities regarding the contract with Siemens. Munter said that the project could have been significantly better than the current proposal, and that the costs could have been reduced. He did his own-proposal of the north-south line by proposing the removal of the Barrhaven and downtown sections. Funding released would have redirected for the development of a future east-west line. [6] He criticized out-going Mayor Bob Chiarelli on several occasions for proceeding too quickly on the project, allegedly without proper information and consultation. He also criticized the Mayor for allegedly providing incorrect information about the project, including saying that there will be additional costs because of an announcement made by John Baird, President of the Treasury Board, that the federal government's $200 million contribution would be delayed until after the November election. [7] A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... The O-Train at Carleton University. ... Siemens has the following uses: Siemens is a German family name carried by generations of the telecommunications industrialists, including Werner von Siemens, Sir William Siemens, Wilhelm von Siemens and Peter von Siemens Siemens AG is a German electrical and telecommunications company, founded as a telegraph equipment manufacturer by Werner von... A group of homes in Barrhaven Barrhaven is a rapidly growing suburban area located in the southwest corner of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, about 20 km (12 miles) southwest of downtown Ottawa. ... Robert (Bob) Chiarelli (born September 24, 1941 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is the current (2005) mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... Hon. ...

He committed to improve safety on the city streets with an increase of the number of police officers. He supported, along with mayors from other cities, increased gun control and stricter measures for drug dealing. He also proposed to give an easier access to leisure activities for kids with lower recreational fees. In regards to the environment, he wanted the city of Ottawa to be environmentally-friendly. In addition of improvements for the public transit system, he also promised to close two landfill sites situated on Carp and Navan Roads in which there were expansion requests by private firms despite opposition by citizens. Finally, he planed to give consideration to all geographic areas across the city. Previously, he had criticized the city for not equally distributing projects among all the areas, especially between the west and east ends of the city. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Gun politics. ... These lollipops were found to contain heroin when inspected by the US DEA The illegal drug trade is a global black market activity consisting of production, distribution, packaging and sale of illegal psychoactive substances // In jurisdictions where legislation restricts or prohibits the sale of certain popular drugs and its practically... An example of leisure, someone falling asleep whilst bathing in the sun. ... A landfill compaction vehicle in operation A landfill, also known as a dump (US) or a tip (UK), is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment. ...

References

External link

• Alex Munter's Mayoralty Campaign website