The Race for Kingsmere: Behold, the final — sixteen? Are you kidding me?

Before anyone panics over some of the heretofore unmentioned names that show up on the following list  – Dean del Mastro? Rob Anders? David Tilson?  This is indeed a disturbing universe – ITQ would like to point out that it’s very likely that most appear simply because the MP in question forgot to tell the Clerk’s office to remove his or her name from the list.

Before anyone panics over some of the heretofore unmentioned names that show up on the following list  – Dean del Mastro? Rob Anders? David Tilson?  This is indeed a disturbing universe – ITQ would like to point out that it’s very likely that most appear simply because the MP in question forgot to tell the Clerk’s office to remove his or her name from the list.

Now that we have that out of the way: 

From: COMMUNIQUÉ: Clerk of the House/Greffière de la Chambre
Sent: November 17, 2008 6:19 PM
To: MEMBERS’ OFFICES/BUREAUX DES DÉPUTÉS; HoC – ADMINISTRATION – CdC; LIBRARY/BIBLIOTHÈQUE; – SEN GLOBAL; Press Gallery 1; OFFICE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS COMMISSIONER/COMMISSARIAT AUX CONFLITS D’INTÉRÊTS ET À L’ÉTHIQUE

Cc: CPC Whip; Keller, Garry; CPC House Leader; Baran, Yaroslav; Prest, David; LIB House Leader; Wackid, Richard; Dompierre, Hugo; BQ Whip Assistant; Desnoyers, Annie; Sutherland, Rob; Kavanagh, Theresa; St-Martin, Nicole; Sauvé, Nathalie; Lauzon, Mélanie; WHIPS

Subject: Election of the Speaker / Élection du Président
The list of candidates for the election of the Speaker of the House of Commons on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. is as follows:

ANDERS, Rob
BÉLANGER, Mauril
CALANDRA, Paul
COMARTIN, Joe
DEL MASTRO, Dean
DEVOLIN, Barry
GALIPEAU, Royal
LUNNEY, James
MILLIKEN, Peter
OUELLET, Christian
SCHEER, Andrew
SMITH, Joy
TILSON, David
TONKS, Alan
TWEED, Mervin
WESTON, Rodney (Saint John)