EQUIFLASH [ELECTION ADVOCACY UPDATE - ELECTION DAY IS OCTOBER 14TH]

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EQUIFLASH - ELECTION ADVOCACY UPDATE - ELECTION DAY IS OCTOBER 14TH
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Equity's online federal election webpage has been updated. Visit
http://www.caea.com/EquityWeb/default.aspx.

New links and additions:
*	Election day is October 14th. The Elections Canada website is a
comprehensive source for voting information including: voting hours,
finding your polling statement, ID required at the polls and how to vote
if you are not on the electoral list. Visit
http://www.elections.ca/home.asp for more information.
*	Equity President Allan Teichman and Executive Director Arden
Ryshpan urge members to "vote arts and culture" on October 14th. Read
their statement in the Members Only zone of EQUITYONLINE.
*	There is a lot of election talk about "strategic voting" as the
federal election campaigns draw to a conclusion. If you want to know
more about this voting strategy visit http://www.voteforenvironment.ca/.
*	Do you live in a potential "swing riding"? Check out a list of
riding results from the 2006 federal election to find out if you are in
a riding with a close race.
*	Many Equity members contribute to "Artists are ordinary
Canadians, too" - video clip on Youtube.

Keep checking http://www.caea.com/EquityWeb/default.aspx up until
October 14th for continuing election updates and media coverage on arts
and culture issues of importance to Equity members.
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Canadian Actors' Equity Association
communications at caea.com
http://www.caea.com