CONGRESS OF CANADIAN-ARMENIANS SUPPORTS THREE CANDIDATES IN COMING ELECTIONS
Noyan Tapan
Sep 24, 2008
MONTREAL, SEPTEMBER 24, ARMENIANS TODAY. The Congress of Canadian
Armenians (CCA) today declared its support for the candidacy of
Stéphane Dion, Agop Evereklian and Eleni Bakopanos in the Canadian
general election that will be held on October 14, 2008.
"The CCA does not in any way endorse any particular political party"
said Taro Alepian, Chairman of the CCA. "However, we have decided
to support these three individual candidates in the Montréal-Laval
region because they have proven through their actions over many years
to be friends of our community, and because they have declared their
intention to continue to promote several issues that are important
to Armenians."
This is the first time that the CCA has declared its support for
individual candidates in an election. In future elections, it will
selectively extend this support to candidates in other regions of
the country where there are significant Armenian communities.
The CCA encourages all eligible members of the Armenian community to
exercise their democratic right to vote on October 14.
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