Margret Kopala
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Margret Kopala is a journalist and political activist in Ottawa, Ontario
, Canada
. She currently writes a column for the Ottawa Citizen
newspaper.
Born near Glendon
, Alberta
and later raised in Edmonton, Kopala studied at the University of Alberta
, earning a Bachelor of Arts
in English literature Bachelor of Fine Arts
in drama. Moving to the United Kingdom
, she worked as a secretary and production assistant
for the British Broadcasting Corporation; later back in Canada, she worked in Canadian feature film production. She moved to Ottawa in 1986.
She became president of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
riding association
in Ottawa West
. In the 1997 federal election
, she was the Progressive Conservative candidate in Ottawa West—Nepean
, finishing third.
In the founding leadership election
for the Canadian Alliance
party in 2000, she initially declared her candidacy for that party's leadership, but she withdrew early in the process. http://home.ican.net/~alexng/cal9900.html
In 2002, she sought a seat representing Ontario on the Canadian Alliance National Council.
In the 2005 run-up to what became the 2006 federal election
, Kopala sought the nomination of the Conservative Party of Canada
, the result of the merger of the Alliance and PC parties, in Ottawa West—Nepean. Member of Provincial Parliament and former provincial cabinet minister John Baird
and party members Ed Mahfouz and Ade Olumide also sought the nomination, as did social conservative
activist John Pacheco until he was disqualified. Baird won the nomination.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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. She currently writes a column for the Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Citizen
The Ottawa Citizen is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Canada. According to the Canadian Newspaper Association, the paper had a 2008 weekly circulation of 900,197.- History :...
newspaper.
Born near Glendon
Glendon, Alberta
Glendon is a village in northern Alberta north of St. Paul.In 1993, the town unveiled its roadside tribute to the perogy. Their "Giant Perogy," complete with fork, is 25 feet tall. It is one of the Giants of the Prairies. Next to the roadside attraction is the Perogy Cafe, which serves...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
and later raised in Edmonton, Kopala studied at the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
, earning a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in English literature Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
in drama. Moving to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, she worked as a secretary and production assistant
Production assistant
A production assistant, also known as a PA, is a job title used in filmmaking and television for a person responsible for various aspects of a production...
for the British Broadcasting Corporation; later back in Canada, she worked in Canadian feature film production. She moved to Ottawa in 1986.
She became president of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
riding association
Riding association
In Canadian politics a riding association , officially called an electoral district association is the basic unit of a political party, that is it is the party's organization at the level of the electoral district, or "riding"...
in Ottawa West
Ottawa West
Ottawa West was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1997 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1926 and from 1955 to 1999. It covered the western part of the Ottawa area.-Federal...
. In the 1997 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1997
The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
, she was the Progressive Conservative candidate in Ottawa West—Nepean
Ottawa West—Nepean
Ottawa West—Nepean is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 112,509.-Geography:...
, finishing third.
In the founding leadership election
Canadian Alliance leadership elections
The Canadian Alliance, a conservative political party in Canada, held two leadership elections to choose the party's leader. The first was held shortly after the party's founding in 2000, and the second was held in 2002...
for the Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
party in 2000, she initially declared her candidacy for that party's leadership, but she withdrew early in the process. http://home.ican.net/~alexng/cal9900.html
In 2002, she sought a seat representing Ontario on the Canadian Alliance National Council.
In the 2005 run-up to what became the 2006 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2006
The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...
, Kopala sought the nomination of the Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
, the result of the merger of the Alliance and PC parties, in Ottawa West—Nepean. Member of Provincial Parliament and former provincial cabinet minister John Baird
John Baird (Canadian politician)
John Russell Baird, PC, MP is a Canadian politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper....
and party members Ed Mahfouz and Ade Olumide also sought the nomination, as did social conservative
Social conservatism
Social Conservatism is primarily a political, and usually morally influenced, ideology that focuses on the preservation of what are seen as traditional values. Social conservatism is a form of authoritarianism often associated with the position that the federal government should have a greater role...
activist John Pacheco until he was disqualified. Baird won the nomination.
External links
- Margret Kopala's web site
- 1997 Ottawa West—Nepean riding profile (CBC NewsCBC NewsCBC News is the department within the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on CBC television, radio and online services...
)