Westmount-Ville-Marians who went to the polls today might have noticed that Andrew Wattie's name was not on the ballot. It seems that Wattie decided not to run in the general election. Find out this, and more in the most detailed profile I've found compiled by the Link. Maybe next time...

( Who is Andy Wattie? )

In my previous post about Andrew Wattie I asked the question:

Who the fuck is Andrew Wattie? (And what the hell is the Conservation Party?)

I was able to shed some light on the first question but the second question was largely unanswered. A little digging lead me to an article that sheds a bit more light on the second question. Answers after the cut:
( From the Sept 6, 2008 Westmount Examiner )

If you live in the vast riding of Westmount – Ville-Marie you might be asking these very questions. In anticipation of the upcoming by-election (soon to be general election), the riding is currently littered with posters for Andrew Wattie of the (Independent) Conservation Party. The posters are very simple and contain an old black and white picture of Wattie, his affiliation, his e-mail and a phone number. Seeing the posters I myself was asking those exact questions, but was not brave enough to email or phone the guy for details. I figured he was running on some sort of environmental platform, but for all I knew he could be trying to conserve our bodily fluids. Well it turns out the answers to these very questions can be found on some telephone poles under Wattie signs. Wattie provides a manifesto in both official languages that basically give you all you need to answer these question. But rather than having you go out and search for one of these elusive posters, I'll provide you with the Wattie manifesto so you can get on with your life.

Since the manifesto was written in a monospaced font (possibly on a typewriter), I have dutifully recreated the document line-by-line behind the cut. The blank space at the top left was occupied by a photocopied picture of Wattie (the same one used in the posters. I have also redacted two lines from the bottom of the manifesto which gave Wattie's phone number and street address. Finally Wattie signs the manifesto "Andy Wattie' at the bottom right using very standard cursive.

( The Andrew Wattie Manifesto )