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Biography
Alexa McDonough
MLA, Halifax-Fairview
and Candidate for the Leadership of the New Democratic Party 
of Canada
Tuesday, May 30, 1995


Alexa McDonough is a social worker and a member of the Nova 
Scotia Legislative Assembly for the constituency of Halifax 
Fairview.

In November 1994, Ms McDonough resigned as Leader of the New 
Democratic Party of Nova Scotia. When elected Leader in 1980, 
she became the first woman in Canada to lead a major 
political party. From 1981 to 1984, Ms McDonough sat as the 
lone woman and sole New Democrat in the House of the 
Assembly. In November of 1984, she gladly relinquished that 
distinction when two additional New Democrats were elected 
and the New Democratic Party regained recognised party status 
in Nova Scotia.

Elected as the member for Halifax Chebucto in 1981, she won 
re-election in 1984 and again in 1988. In 1992, the electoral 
boundaries were redistributed. In 1993 Ms. McDonough was 
elected in the new provincial constituency of Halifax 
Fairview.

A graduate of Dalhousie University (1965), and the Maritime 
School of Social Work (1967), Ms McDonough was recently 
recognised by the University of King's College for her 
"commitment to great ideals" with an Honorary Doctor of Civil 
Law Degree (1995). Her previous employment included social 
development work with the Nova Scotia Department of Social 
Services, and social planning with the City of Halifax, 
teaching at Dalhousie's Maritime School of Social Work, and 
policy research at the institute of Public Affairs, now 
Hanson College.

Ms. McDonough  has served the community in a wide range of 
endeavours, including the Halifax YWCA; A Woman's Place; the 
Halifax-Dartmouth United Way; the Public Legal Education 
Society; the Canadian Consumer Council; and the Nova Scotia 
Association of Social Workers.

In 1979 and in 1980, Ms McDonough ran as a New Democrat in 
the federal riding of Halifax. The NDP vote in that riding 
increased from 9% in 1974 to 19.6 in the election of 1980.

Alexa McDonough currently serves on three Standing Committees 
of the Nova Scotia Legislature: Human Resources, Community 
Services, and Internal Affairs.

Ms. McDonough has two grown sons, Justin and Travis.


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You can help Alexa become the Leader of the NDP and as Prime 
Minister of Canada by:

 1) You can vote for her in the upcomming primaries, to do so 
you must become a member of the NDP. You can become a member 
by contacting your provincial office, or in Saskatchewan and 
Ontario contact your riding's campaign office.
To vote you must become a member of the New Democratic Party 
before the 24th of June.

To join the NDP contact your provincial office.

NDP Phone Numbers
Newfoundland NDP                   709-729-0270
Nova Scotia NDP                    902-424-4134
PEI NDP                            902-???-????
New Brunswick NDP                  506-453-3305
Quebec NDP                         514-987-9520
Ontario NDP Call your riding's campaign office or the 
provincial office at               416-325-7116
Manitoba NDP                       204-945-3710
Saskatchewan NDP Call your riding's campaign office or the 
provincial office at               306-525-1322
Alberta NDP                        403-474-2415
British Colombia                   604-430-8600


2) Volunteer, 
3) Donate funds 


Alexa will soon have an e-mail address but in the mean time I 
can pass on any messages to her.

E-mail me at al590@freenet.carleton.ca, and to make sure I 
receive it please send a copy to sysop@menage.synapse.net

As well if you have ideas or can help I am putting together a 
number of proposals on how we can use computer networks, 
other new technologies, and to elect Alexa as leader.

Also I am posting this to a number of Usenet Forums, but if 
you have an account on other networks or BBSs please feel 
free to post a copy of this and her biography.

Post this in either political discussion areas or in 
Forums/Nets/BBSs that deal with any of the social and 
economic groups that the party works with (Fidonet echos, 
Lavender Net, Peacenet, Solinet etc.)


Also I need some people to help me key in some newspaper 
articles about Alexa, if you would have some time to help 
please e-mail me and I'll send you the info by Canada Post, 
or fax.

Who am I?

My name is Alex Johnston and I have been active in the party 
since I worked for Alexa when I was 15 in 1979. In the mean 
timew I have worked as an organisor and campaign manager for 
the party in the Quebec City area as well as the Outaouais. I 
have also worked full time in Ottawa Centre during the last 
provincial election. I am now a member of the federal council 
as well, and I run a small free community BBS(900 members) 
here in the Ottawa area for the Gay, Lesbain and Bisexual 
Community.

Alex Johnston
sysop@menage.synapse.net
al590@freenet.carleton.ca

Menage Computer Networks
613-728-4499
613-728-9237

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Alex Johnston, al590@freenet.carleton.ca