2006 California Proposition 87, Arguments in favor
Passage of 87 will make the oil industry pay from their profits for their fair share of research into cleaner energy. It would also make the oil industry pay the same drilling fees as they pay in other states. The proposition would make it illegal for energy companies to pass the added costs on to consumers via increased gas prices. The passage of 87 would also create thousands of jobs and decrease American dependence on oil from Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Consumers would be able to receive rebates for purchasing alternative fuel vehicles and incentives for renewable energy sources resulting in cleaner air and improved health. The tax increase and oversight would be done without creating a new bureaucracy by utilizing an existing state agency.


2006 California Proposition 87, Arguments in favor
Another pro 87 argument was that the, "tax will be essentially a tax on extracting oil in California. This tax exists in other states. Alaska drillers pay a 15% tax, Texas drillers pay a 4.6% tax and Louisiana drillers a 12.5% tax. This tax on the California drillers would only be between 1 - 6% depending on the price of a barrel of oil. California is the only large producing state in the US without such a tax." This tax would have been on exporters of oil in California and the language in the proposition prohibited the cost to be passed on to consumers.


2006 California Proposition 87, Arguments in favor
Among those claimed to support Proposition 87 were doctors and nurses (the voter guide states "the Coalition for Clean Air and California doctors and nurses ALL SUPPORT"), Nobel Prize–winning scientists, environmental and consumer groups, educators, and labor and agriculture groups. The proponents of 87 point out that the campaign against 87 was funded by the oil industry.


2006 California Proposition 87, Arguments in favor
Most of the "Yes on 87" campaign was funded by Steve Bing, a real estate developer, film producer, and philanthropist, who contributed US$39,058,000 as of October 23, 2006. Google co-founder Larry Page gave $1,000,000.


2006 California Proposition 87, Arguments in favor, Endorsements in favor of 87
Amongst Prop 87's supporters were former President Bill Clinton, former vice-president Al Gore, then-Senator Barack Obama, Nobel Prize–winning scientist Dr. Mario Molina, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former U.N. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Phil Angelides,  State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell, the American Lung Association of CA, the California League of Conservation Voters, the Coalition for Clean Air, Americans for Energy Independence, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla.


2006 California Proposition 87, Arguments against
Most of the No on 87 campaign was funded by petroleum companies, more than $95,000,000 in contributions was received for the No on 87 Campaign, Chevron Corporation ($30,000,000) and Aera Energy ($27,000,000), more than any other proposition in history. The majority of the remaining contributors opposed to 87 were other oil production companies.


2006 California Proposition 87, Arguments against
Other opponents included Larry McCarthy, President of the California Taxpayers Association (Cal-Tax), Daniel Cunningham, President of the California Small Business Alliance, Marian Bergeson, Former President of the California School Board Association, Kevin R. Nida, President of the California Firefighters Association, Ray Holdsworth, Former Chair of the California Chamber of Commerce, and Allan Zaremberg, President of Californians Against Higher Taxes. In the California Voter Guide for the 2006 election, they propose the following arguments opposed to passage of Proposition 87.


2006 California Proposition 87, Arguments against
Passage of 87 is not a tax on profits but is a tax on California oil production. This tax would make California's oil the highest taxes in the nation. This increased tax would reduce production in California resulting in more imported gas with its attendant increase in transportation and refining which could be lawfully passed on to consumers. 87 would result in 50 more political appointees with unlimited staff. No oversight or requirement on how the increased revenue be spent including an exemption from the guaranteed education funding that covers other taxes.


2006 California Proposition 87, Arguments against
Dr. Philip Romero, former Chief Economist for the California Governor's Office was quoted as saying "Proposition 87 attempts a worthy goal, but does so in a counterproductive and costly manner. It would shrink California's oil supply, increase dependence on foreign oil, and result in higher gasoline prices."


2006 California Proposition 87, Arguments against, Endorsements opposed to 87
Incumbent Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger opposed it as well as Republican state senator Tom McClintock.


2006 California Proposition 89
Proposition 89 was a failed 2006 California ballot initiative that would have offered clean elections centered on campaign finance reform.


2006 California Proposition 89, Main Points of Proposition 89
Candidates for state offices could choose to receive public funds to pay for the costs of campaigns if they meet certain requirements. Candidates not accepting public funds would be subject to lower contribution limits than currently. The tax rate on corporations and financial institutions would be increased to pay for the public financing of political campaigns.


2006 California Proposition 89, Main Points of Proposition 89
Candidates for state offices would continue to pay for their campaigns with private funds subject to current contribution limits. The tax rate on corporations and financial institutions would not change.


2006 California Proposition 89, External Resources
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2006 California Proposition 90
California Proposition 90 was a 2006 ballot initiative in the state of California, United States. Passing of the initiative would have made two changes to California law:


2006 California Proposition 90
The measure was defeated by a vote of 47.6% in favor and 52.4% opposed. In the June 2008 election the more narrowly defined Proposition 99 was passed.


2006 California Proposition 90
The initiative was similar to the controversial Oregon Ballot Measure 37 (2004).


2006 California Secretary of State election
The 2006 California Secretary of State election occurred on 7 November 2006. The primary elections took place on 6 June 2006. State Senator Debra Bowen, the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the incumbent, Republican Bruce McPherson.


2006 California Secretary of State election, Primary results
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available .


2006 California State Assembly election
The 2006 California State Assembly elections were held on November 7, 2006. Voters in all 80 districts of the California State Assembly voted for their representatives. The California Democratic Party retained its majority with 48 seats. The California Republican Party retained control of the remaining 32 seats. Neither party lost or gained any seats.


2006 California State Assembly election, Results
The following are the final results from the Secretary of State of California.


2006 California State Controller election
The 2006 California State Controller election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. Board of Equalization Chair John Chiang, the Democratic nominee, defeated the Republican nominee, Assemblyman Tony Strickland, for the office previously held by Democrat Steve Westly, who ran for governor.


2006 California State Controller election, Primary results
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at .


2006 California State Senate election
The 2006 California State Senate elections were held on  November 7, 2006. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate voted for their representatives. The California Democratic Party retained its majority and its 25 seats. The California Republican Party retained control of the remaining 15 seats. Neither party lost nor gained any seats.


2006 California State Treasurer election
The 2006 California State Treasurer election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. Attorney General Bill Lockyer, the Democratic nominee, easily defeated the Republican nominee, Board of Equalization member Claude Parrish, for the office previously held by Democrat Phil Angelides, who was term-limited and ran for governor.


2006 California State Treasurer election, Primary results
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at .


2006 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election
The 2006 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on June 6, 2006. Incumbent Jack O'Connell defeated Daniel L. Bunting, Sarah L. Knopp, Diane A. Lenning, and Grant McMicken to win a second term, winning at least a plurality in every county.


2006 California elections
The California state elections, 2006 took place on November 7, 2006. Necessary primary elections were held on June 6. Among the elections that took place were all the seats of the California's State Assembly, 20 seats of the State Senate, seven constitutional officers, and all the seats of the Board of Equalization. Votes on retention of two Supreme Court justices and various Courts of Appeal judges were also held. Five propositions were also up for approval.


2006 California elections, Judicial system
Voters are asked to vote on the retention of judicial seats within the Supreme Court of California and the California Courts of Appeal. Both of the two associate justices of the Supreme Court and all 55 judges of the Courts of Appeal retained their seats.


2006 California elections, State Senate
There are 40 seats in the State Senate, the upper house of California's bicameral State Legislature. For this election, candidates running for even-numbered districts ran for four-year terms. The California Democratic Party maintained its majority control.


2006 California elections, State Assembly
All 80 biennially-elected seats of the State Assembly, the lower house of California's bicameral State Legislature, were up for election this year. The California Democratic Party retained control of the State Assembly.


2006 California elections, Statewide ballot propositions
Thirteen propositions, including five bond measures, qualified to be listed on the general election ballot in California. All five bond measures passed, but only two non-bonds, 83 and the bond-like 84, won approval.


2006 California elections, Statewide ballot propositions, Proposition 1A
1A would amend the California constitution to limit the conditions under which the transfer of gasoline sales tax revenues from transportation costs to other uses may be allowed. Suspensions would be treated as loans to the General Fund which must be repaid in full, including interest, and suspensions would not be allowed more than twice every ten years. Additionally, all prior suspensions would need to be paid off before another suspension could be put into effect. Proposition 1A passed with 76.6% approval.


2006 California elections, Statewide ballot propositions, Proposition 1B
1B authorizes the state to sell $20 billion in bonds to fund transportation projects related to congestion, the movement of goods, air quality and transportation security. Proposition 1B passed with 61.3% approval.


2006 California elections, Statewide ballot propositions, Proposition 1C
1C authorizes the state to sell $2.85 billion in bonds to fund new and existing housing and development programs. Proposition 1C passed with 57.5% approval.


2006 California elections, Statewide ballot propositions, Proposition 1D
1D allows the state to sell $10.4 billion in bonds to fund construction and building modernization for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. Proposition 1D passed with 56.6% approval.


2006 California elections, Statewide ballot propositions, Proposition 1E
1E authorizes the state to sell $4.1 billion in bonds for flood management programs. Proposition 1E passed with 64.0% approval.


2006 California elections, Statewide ballot propositions, Proposition 83
Increases the severity of punishments for sex crimes in several ways. It broadens the definition of certain sex offenses, lengthens penalties, prohibits probation for some crimes, eliminates early release credits for some offenses, extends parole for some specific sex offenses, and increases court-imposed fees on sex offenders. 83 is a lengthy and complex proposition, a complete summary of which can be found here. Proposition 83 passed with 70.5% approval.


2006 California elections, Statewide ballot propositions, Proposition 83
It effectively blocks offenders from living in the vast majority of the areas of large California cities.


2006 California elections, Statewide ballot propositions, Proposition 83
Within 24 hours of its passage, its enforcement was blocked by U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, who ruled in a lawsuit filed by an existing offender based on its retroactive nature.


2006 California elections, Statewide ballot propositions, Proposition 84
Allows the state to sell $5.4 billion in bonds to fund programs for safe water supply and quality, flood control, park improvements and natural resource protection. Proposition 84 passed with 53.8% approval.


2006 California elections, Statewide ballot propositions, Proposition 85
Amends the state constitution to require, except in certain circumstances, doctors to inform the parent or legal guardians of an unemancipated minor at least 48 hours before an abortion is performed on that minor; a process by which the minor can obtain a legal waiver of the notification requirement is also included in the text. Proposition 85 failed to pass with 45.9% approval.


2006 California elections, Statewide ballot propositions, Proposition 86
Amends the state constitution to increase the excise tax on tobacco cigarettes by $2.60 per pack, in order to fund healthcare expansion. Proposition 86 failed to pass, with 48.0% approval.


2006 California elections, Statewide ballot propositions, Proposition 87
Imposes a tax of 1.5% to 6% on oil extracted from California (excluding offshore drilling on federally managed land) with the goal of decreasing petroleum consumption in California by 25%. The $4 billion raised by this tax would go towards research into alternative energy sources, as well as incentives for businesses and vehicle owners utilizing alternative energy and energy efficient technology. Proposition 87 failed to pass with 45.3% approval.


2006 California elections, Statewide ballot propositions, Proposition 88
Amends the state constitution to allow for a $50 "parcel tax" on the ownership of plots of land (with exclusions for certain elderly or disabled landowners) to provide additional public school funding. Proposition 88 failed to pass with 23.1% approval.


2006 California elections, Statewide ballot propositions, Proposition 89
Raises income tax on corporations and financial institutions by .2% in order to fund expanded public campaign funding for eligible state office candidates, and imposes new limits on contributions to campaigns. Proposition 89 failed to pass with 25.5% approval.


2006 California elections, Statewide ballot propositions, Proposition 90
Limits the ability of state or local governments to seize private land for public use, and significantly increases the compensation the government must provide to landowners if new laws result in a change in value to their property. This proposition is part of a national response to the Supreme Court case Kelo v. City of New London, in which the Court asserted the right of governments to seize land for private development if it benefits the public at large. Proposition 90 failed to pass with 47.5% approval.


2006 California gubernatorial election
The 2006 California gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. The incumbent Republican Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, won re-election for his first and only full term. His main opponent was California State Treasurer Phil Angelides, the California Democratic Party nominee. Peter Camejo was the California Green Party nominee, Janice Jordan was the Peace and Freedom Party nominee, Art Olivier was the California Libertarian Party nominee, and Edward C. Noonan was the California American Independent Party nominee.


2006 California gubernatorial election
Under the state constitution, the Governor serves a four-year term, with a maximum or minimum term limit of two four-year terms for life, regardless of whether or not they are consecutive or nonconsecutive. Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected in a 2003 recall election and served out the remainder of predecessor Gray Davis's term ending in 2006; Schwarzenegger was therefore eligible to serve until 2011. As of 2021, this, along with the concurrent Insurance Commissioner election, is the last time a Republican won a gubernatorial or any other statewide election in California.


2006 California gubernatorial election
Exit polls showed Schwarzenegger won whites (63%–32%) and Asians (62%–37%) and other minorities (53%–38%), while Angelides won blacks (70%–27%) and Latinos (56%–39%).


2006 California gubernatorial election, Primary elections (June 6, 2006)
The period for candidate nominations closed on March 24, 2006.


2006 California gubernatorial election, Primary elections (June 6, 2006), Democratic, Candidates
The two front-runners for the Democratic nomination were Angelides and California State Controller Steve Westly. A pre-election poll had Westly leading Angelides by six percentage points. The Field Poll conducted on April 17, 2006 showed that both Democratic candidates had low recognition factors amongst the state's electorate, with only 45% having any opinion on Angelides and 40% for Westly. Of registered Democrats surveyed, 59% said they didn't know enough about Angelides to have any opinion about him, with 58% saying the same for Westly. The Los Angeles Times reported that the race for the Democratic nomination was a virtual tie, with Angelides leading Westly by three percentage points (37%–34%), within the 3% margin of error. Unusually, 28% of Democratic voters were undecided, and both candidates tried to earn the undecided vote.


2006 California gubernatorial election, Primary elections (June 6, 2006), Democratic, Candidates
Angelides reported a recent increase in support for his campaign and gained union support as well as support from the "core" liberal constituency. The California Democratic Party endorsed him prior to the primary, despite most polls showing that Westly would fare much better against Schwarzenegger in the general election. However, many registered Democrats believed that Westly had a greater chance of winning against incumbent governor Schwarzenegger and felt that he had a slightly "more positive" image. In the end, Angelides won 47.9% of the vote to Westly's 43.4%. The turnout for the primary, was a record low 33.6%, far below the 38% predicted by the Secretary of State, with the turnout of valid ballots cast on election day at 28%.


2006 California gubernatorial election, Primary elections (June 6, 2006), Republican, Candidates
Republican Schwarzenegger faced token opposition and won overwhelmingly in the primary held on June 6, 2006.


2006 California gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Schwarzenegger's decision to call the 2005 special election, as well as his propositions dealing with teachers' and nurses' unions and other political missteps, brought his approval rating down to 39% April 2006, though he ended up solidly defeating his opponents. During his first two years, he came under fire from some conservatives for supporting several taxes on Californians, and from some liberals for refusing to sign a bill allowing gay marriage, and his support for several controversial propositions in 2005. Later, Schwarzenegger's popularity with voters rebounded and he won reelection by a wide margin.


2006 California gubernatorial election, General election, Results
Results showed Schwarzenegger won 52 counties while Angelides won 6 (Schwarzenegger won an absolute majority in 48 counties and a plurality in 4 counties while Angelides won an absolute majority in 2 counties and a plurality in 4 counties). Schwarzenegger won large majorities in California's rural counties, the populous Southern California counties of San Diego, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura, as well as populous Sacramento, Fresno, and Kern counties in the Central Valley. The results were closely contested in Los Angeles County and in Bay Area suburban counties. Angelides won substantially only in Alameda and San Francisco counties.


2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 2006. Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Tom McClintock, to succeed incumbent Cruz Bustamante, who was term-limited and ran for Insurance Commissioner.


2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election, Primary results
The primary elections took place on June 6. A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at .


2006 California wildfires
The 2006 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that were active in the state of California during the year 2006. In total, there were 8,202 fires that burned 736,022 acres (2,978.58 km2) of land.


2006 California wildfires, Fires
Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2006 fire season. The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.


2006 California's 50th congressional district special election
A special election was held in California's 50th congressional district to choose a new member of the U.S. Representative to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Republican Randy Cunningham, who resigned November 28, 2005 after pleading guilty to bribery, wire fraud, mail fraud, and tax evasion charges. (On March 3, 2006, he was sentenced to eight years and four months in federal prison).


2006 California's 50th congressional district special election
The special primary election was held on April 11, 2006. If a single candidate had won a simple majority, he or she would have served out the rest of Cunningham's term. As no candidate won a simple majority, the top vote-getters in each party, Democrat Francine Busby and Republican Brian Bilbray, competed in a runoff special general election held on June 6, 2006, the same day that primaries were held for the November 2006 general election.


2006 California's 50th congressional district special election
Bilbray won the special election 49 percent to 45 percent and was sworn in as a U.S. Representative on June 13, 2006. In the June 6 primary election for the November 2006 election, both candidates won their party's nomination. In the November 2006 general election rematch, Bilbray won re-election.


2006 California's 50th congressional district special election, National implications
Because the 50th is considered to be a heavily Republican district, it would have been considered major news if Busby had won. "This is a biggie," said Carl Luna, a political science professor at San Diego's Mesa College. "Everyone is going to be reading the tea leaves as a predictor of November." For that reason, the National Republican Congressional Committee spent $5 million on this race.


2006 California's 50th congressional district special election, National implications, Controversies
During the campaign, Arizona Senator John McCain cancelled a planned fundraiser for Bilbray at the last minute, after Bilbray criticized McCain's immigration bill as "amnesty" for illegal immigrants.


2006 California's 50th congressional district special election, National implications, Controversies
On June 2, five days before the special congressional election, Busby was recorded telling a largely Hispanic group that "You can all help--you don't need papers for voting, you don't need to be a registered voter to help." This comment was in response to a question by a man who asked in Spanish, "I want to help, but I don't have papers." The recording was circulated over the Internet and on radio. Republicans claimed Busby was encouraging people to vote illegally, while Busby claimed she misspoke and meant that a person does not need to be a registered voter to help her campaign (such as phoning registered voters).


2006 California's 50th congressional district special election, National implications, Controversies
A number of irregularities in the election were alleged, including the swearing in of Bilbray by a member of his own party 17 days before the election was certified, "electronic voting machines sent out to the homes and cars of volunteers for up to 12 days prior to the election, and irregular election results like huge mega-precincts of absentee ballots where turnout was thousands of percent more than registered voters." The Democratic National Committee's Voting Rights Institute raised several concerns about the fairness and accuracy of the vote count. An election contest lawsuit sought a hand recount. The court dismissed the suit on the basis that, once the House of Representatives had sworn in Bilbray, the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the challenge.


2006 California's 50th congressional district special election, National implications, Post Special-Election analysis
Political analyst Larry Sabato wrote in his Crystal Ball newsletter: "What a difference four percentage points makes! That was Bilbray's margin over Busby, a gaffe-prone, lackluster candidate who was out of her league. With six years (1995–2001) under his belt from another California House district, former congressman Bilbray understood what it took to win a tough campaign, and riding the immigration issue, he did so. The DCCC forced the NRCC to pull out all the stops and spend a large fortune for Bilbray, but given the dam that might have burst had Busby won, it was worth every GOP penny for them."


2006 California's 50th congressional district special election, Run-off and Primary elections
The June 6, 2006 run-off was held at the same time as the primary election for the biennial November 7, 2006 general election. This created a peculiar opportunity for voters to vote on the same ballot for two different people for the same post; one to immediately fill the vacant seat, the other to run in the November election.


2006 California's 50th congressional district special election, Results
On April 11, Democrat Francine Busby garnered 43.63 percent of the vote, 6.38 percentage points short of the majority necessary to avoid a runoff race. She faced the leading vote getter from the two other parties participating: Republican Brian Bilbray and Libertarian Paul King, as well as independent candidate William Griffith, in a June 6 runoff.


2006 California's 50th congressional district special election, Results
In the June 6 runoff, Bilbray received a plurality with 78,341 votes (49.30%) to become the district's congressman for the remainder of the 109th Congress (until January 3, 2007).


2006 California's 50th congressional district special election, Results
For the new term beginning in 2007, the primaries were held on June 6, 2006, concurrent with the special election. Busby and Bilbray each captured their party's nomination (as did Libertarian Paul King and Peace and Freedom candidate Miriam E. Clark). In the November, 2006 general election, Bilbray was again declared the winner.


2006 Cambodian League, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Khemara Keila FC won the championship.


2006 Cambodian League, League standings
Note: Resumed Sep 2 after a break of 4 months due to financial problems in the wake of a power struggle within the CFA which led to a temporary suspension by the AFC; league eventually played over 9 rounds instead of 18 as originally planned.


2006 Cambodian Senate election
Senate elections were held in Cambodia on 22 January 2006 to elect 57 of the 61 Senators of Cambodia. The result was a victory for the Cambodian People's Party which won 45 seats. The Funcinpec Party won 10 seats, and the Sam Rainsy Party won 2 seats. This is the first Senate election in Cambodia since previous Senators were appointed by Parliament and the King.


2006 Cambridge City Council election
Elections for Cambridge City Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2006. As Cambridge City Council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the city's 14 wards was up for election. The exception was Romsey, where two seats were up for election as a by-election for the other seat was held on the same day. Therefore, 15 of the 42 seats on the Council were up for election. Overall turnout was 34.4%, down from 37.0% in 2004. The lowest turnout (28.4%) was in Abbey ward and the highest (40.8%) in Queen Edith's.


2006 Cambridge City Council election, Results by ward, Romsey
Because both seats were up for election each voter had two votes (i.e. plurality-at-large bloc voting). Party vote percentages are calculated as percent of the total number of votes; the number (not the percentage) of turnout has been estimated by halving the total number of votes.


2006 Cambridge municipal election
The Cambridge municipal election, 2006 took place on November 13, 2006 for the city of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, to elect a city mayor, city councillors, a regional chair, regional councillors, and school board members. It was held in conjunction with all other municipalities in Ontario.


2006 Camden London Borough Council election
The 2006 Camden Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.


2006 Camden London Borough Council election, Background
Before the election the Labour party controlled the council with 36 seats, compared to 11 Conservatives and 7 Liberal Democrats. Since the 2002 election, in 2005, one of the councillors for Fortune Green, Jonathan Simpson, had defected from the Liberal Democrats to Labour.


2006 Camden London Borough Council election, Background
A total of 223 candidates stood for the 54 seats being contested in 18 wards. The Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Green parties contested every seat and there was 1 candidate each from the Christian Peoples Alliance, Respect Party and United Kingdom Independence Party, as well as 4 independents.


2006 Camden London Borough Council election, Background
Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair visited Camden during the campaign to support his party.


2006 Camden London Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw Labour lose their majority on the council with the leader of the council Raj Chada among those who were defeated. This was the first time since the 1968 election that Labour had not won a majority in Camden and the election saw the Liberal Democrats overtake Labour to become the largest party on the council. The defeated Labour leader of the council Raj Chadha said "that the national circumstances meant a very good council in Camden has been lost". Overall turnout at the election was 37.6%, an increase from 28.5% in 2002.


2006 Camden London Borough Council election, Election result
Following the election the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives made an agreement to form the administration together, with Liberal Democrat Keith Moffitt becoming the leader of the council and Conservative Andrew Marshall becoming deputy leader.


2006 Cameroonian Premier League
In the 2006 Cameroonian Premier League season, 16 teams competed. Cotonsport Garoua won the championship.


2006 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
The 2006 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States and was part of the ATP International Series of the 2006 ATP Tour. It was the 31st edition of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships and took place from July 10 through July 16, 2006.


2006 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Finals, Doubles
Robert Kendrick /  Jürgen Melzer defeated  Jeff Coetzee /  Justin Gimelstob 7–6(7–3), 6–0


2006 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Doubles
Jordan Kerr and Jim Thomas were the defending champions, but lost in the first round this year.


2006 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Doubles
Robert Kendrick and Jürgen Melzer won in the final 7–6(7–3), 6–0, against Jeff Coetzee and Justin Gimelstob.


2006 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles
Greg Rusedski was the defending champion, but did not participate.


2006 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles
Mark Philippoussis defeated Justin Gimelstob in the final 6–3, 7–5.


2006 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
The Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 2006  was won by the selection of the U.R.B.A. (Buenos Aires) that beat in the final the selection of Unión de Rugby de Tucumàn


2006 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
The 23 teams participating were divided two levels : "Campeonato" (8 teams), "Ascenso", (15 teams, divided in two zone and five pools)


2006 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby, "Campeonato"
The 8 teams divided in two pools of 4 teams. The first 2 to play off. The fourth of each pools to the  "finale descenso" (relegation final). The loser was relegated .


2006 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby, "Ascenso"
15 teams divided in two geografic zones:  "North" and "South". The final for promotion between the winner of each zone.


2006 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby, "Ascenso", North Zone
Three pools of 3 teams. The first of each pool and the better second to semifinals-


2006 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby, "Ascenso", South Zone
Two pools of three teams. The winner of each Pool progressed to the zonal final.


2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 50th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on April 15, 2006, and reached its end on December 3, 2006.


2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Format
The format was similar to the 2005 edition, though fielding two fewer teams. 20 teams competed, each team playing the other in a home-and-away format. At the season finale, the team with the most accumulated points (3 for each win, 1 for a draw, none for a loss) was declared champion.


2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Calendar
From April 15 through June 4, 10 rounds were played. From June 9 until July 9, the tournament was suspended for the FIFA World Cup 2006. Play resumed on July 12 and continued until December 3.


2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Calendar
Several teams had their attentions divided between other tournaments over the same duration:


2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2006, namely the second division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 teams. The tournament started in April 2006 and ended on November 25 of 2006. The 20 teams played home and away matches against each other and, by the end of the year, the four best-ranked were promoted to the first division and the four worst-ranked were relegated to the third division.


2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The  2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 63 clubs, four of which eventually qualified to the second division to be contested in 2007. No teams were relegated, since there was no fourth division in the Brazilian league.


2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, Competition format, First Stage
The 63 teams play in 15 groups of four and one group of three teams (because the Football Federation of Acre failed to appoint one affiliated team). Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Second Stage.


2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, Competition format, Second Stage
The 32 teams qualified from the First Stage play in eight groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Third Stage.


2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, Competition format, Third Stage
The 16 teams qualified from the Second Stage play in four groups of four. Within each group, the four teams play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling six matchdays. The two best ranked teams in each group qualify to the Final Stage.


2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, Competition format, Final Stage
The eight teams qualified from the Third Stage are put together in a single group. They play a double round robin, i.e. they play each other in home and away matches, totalling fourteen matchdays. The four best ranked teams are automatically promoted to the Série B in 2007.


2006 Campeonato Carioca
The 2006 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on January 14 and ended on April 9, 2006. It is the official tournament organized by FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in the Rio de Janeiro State are allowed to play. Twelve teams contested this edition. Botafogo won the title for the 18th time. Portuguesa was relegated.


2006 Campeonato Carioca, System
The finalists automatically qualified to the Copa do Brasil of the following year, plus the team with the best season record outside of them.


2006 Campeonato Catarinense
The 81st season of the Campeonato Catarinense began on January 11, 2006, and ended on April 9, 2006.


2006 Campeonato Catarinense, Format
The winner of the third stage is crowned the champion. The champion qualify to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2006 and qualify to Copa do Brasil 2007


2006 Campeonato Catarinense, Format
The teams that do not participate in Brazilian Série A and Brazilian Série B will participate in Divisão Especial.


2006 Campeonato Catarinense, Third stage, Semi-Finals
*The first games were played in Team 1 StadiumItalic: Teams qualify to Final


2006 Campeonato Catarinense, Third stage, Final
* The Game 2 was played in Florianópolis, because the Figueirense Futebol Clube had better Punctuation in the two stages (Stage 1 points + Stage 2 points).


2006 Campeonato Catarinense, Final standings
* Joinville qualify to Série C, because Figueirense already was qualify to Serie A.


2006 Campeonato Catarinense, Other Divisions
* Marcílio Dias qualify to Série C, because Joinville already  was qualify to Serie C


2006 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
The 2006 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as the 2006 Copa Pílsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 48th season of Ecuador's Serie A, the country's top football tournament for the country's top league. El Nacional won their 13th title to tie Barcelona for the most top-flight championships in Ecuadorian football history.


2006 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, Format
The Serie A returned to its year-long format this season. The tournament was composed of three stages.


2006 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, Format
The First Stage and Second Stage are identical. The ten teams competed in a double round-robin tournament, one game at home and one away. The top three teams in each stage qualified to the Liguilla Final with bonus points (3, 2, and 1 point[s], respectively). The winner of each group also qualified to the 2006 and 2007 Copa Sudamericana, respectively. At the end of each, the team with the fewest points was relegated to the Serie B.


2006 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, Format
The Liguilla Final was a double round-robin tournament between the six qualified teams of the First and Second Stage. The winner of the Liguilla Final was crowned the Serie A champion. The champion and runner-up also qualified to the 2008 Copa Libertadores into the Second Stage, while the third-place finisher qualified to the First Stage.


2006 Campeonato Gaúcho
The 86th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on January 11, 2006 and ended on April 9, 2006. Eighteen teams participated. Holders Internacional lost to Grêmio in the finals, with the latter winning its 34th title. Farroupilha and Passo Fundo were relegated.


2006 Campeonato Mineiro
The 2006 Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol do Módulo I was the 92nd season of Minas Gerais's top-flight professional football league. The season began on January 22 and ended on April 2. Cruzeiro won the title for the 34th time.


2006 Campeonato Paulista
The 2006 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 105th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Santos were the champions, winning for the 16th time.


2006 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol
In the 2006 Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol, Lam Pak won the championship.


2006 Campeón de Campeones
The 2006 Campeon de Campeones was the 41st edition of this Mexican Super Cup football two leg match played by:


2006 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
The 2006 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia was a men's tennis tournaments played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the International Series of the 2006 ATP Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held from 25 September through 1 October 2006. Second-seeded Filippo Volandri won the singles title.


2006 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Finals, Doubles
Martín García /  Luis Horna defeated  Mariusz Fyrstenberg /  Marcin Matkowski 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–2)


2006 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia – Doubles
Martín García and Mariano Hood were the defending champions, but Hood could not compete due to his 1-year ban due to doping. Hood decided to retire from professional tennis instead.


2006 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia – Doubles
García teamed up with Luis Horna and successfully defended his title by defeating Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–2) in the final. It was the 6th title for García and the 2nd title for Horna in their respective doubles careers.


2006 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia – Singles
In the 2006 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia – Singles event, Igor Andreev was the defending champion, but did not participate.


2006 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia – Singles
Filippo Volandri won the title, defeating Nicolás Lapentti 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 in the final.


2006 Canada Cup of Curling
The 2006 Strauss Canada Cup of Curling was held January 31-February 5, 2006 at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia. The Kevin Martin rink won their second men's title and Cathy King won her first title on the women's side.


2006 Canada rugby union tour of Europe
The 2006 Canada rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2006 in Wales and Italy by Canada national rugby union team.


2006 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
The 2006 Canadian Figure Skating Championships took place from January 9 to 15, 2006 at the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario. It is an annual figure skating competition held by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. Skaters competed at the senior and junior levels in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Although the official ISU terminology for female skaters in the singles category is ladies, Skate Canada's official terminology is women and that is the term used in the official results.


2006 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
Due to the number of entries, the men's and women's competition had a qualifying round and the qualifying round was split in half to accommodate all the skaters. The results of this competition were used to pick the Canadian teams to the 2006 Winter Olympics, the 2006 World Championships, the 2006 Four Continents Championships, and the 2006 World Junior Championships.


2006 Canadian Grand Prix
The 2006 Canadian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2006) was a Formula One motor race held on 25 June 2006 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The 70-lap race was the ninth round of the 2006 Formula One season.


2006 Canadian Grand Prix, Friday drivers
The bottom 6 teams in the 2005 Constructors' Championship and Super Aguri were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.


2006 Canadian Grand Prix, Race
Polesitter Fernando Alonso took his sixth win of the season and increased his championship lead over Michael Schumacher, who finished second after passing Kimi Räikkönen with two laps remaining when the Finn ran wide. Räikkönen subsequently finished in third position, completing the podium for the McLaren team. Alonso had now taken six wins and three second places from the first nine races.


2006 Canadian Grand Prix, Race
There were problems at the start of the race when the two Midland cars collided at the tight hairpin on Lap 1, before Juan Pablo Montoya and Nico Rosberg collided on Lap 2 (which necessitated bringing out the safety car). Rosberg retired, whilst Montoya continued until he collided with a wall later in the race. Schumacher was stuck behind Jarno Trulli for a large proportion of the race before finally managing to overtake him, although Alonso had gained a considerable lead over him by this point.


2006 Canadian Grand Prix, Race
With just a handful of laps left the safety car was out for a second time, as home-town hero Jacques Villeneuve crashed into the wall due to brake failure. This was Villeneuve's last F1 start at the circuit named after his father. Räikkönen, who was second in the snake of cars behind the safety car, was unable to take advantage of the closed gap to Alonso due backmarkers in front of him. He eventually lost the position to Schumacher.


2006 Canadian Junior Curling Championships
The 2006 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held at the Fort William Curling Club and the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay, Ontario from January 21 to 29. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2006 World Junior Curling Championships.


2006 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Qualification, Ontario
The Teranet Ontario Junior Curling Championships were held January 4-8 at the Tam Heather Curling & Tennis Club in Toronto.


2006 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Qualification, Ontario
Lisa Farnell of Peterborough defeated Laura Payne from the Prescott Curling Club 5-3 in the women's final. Payne had beaten the Brit O'Neill rink from the Glendale club in Hamilton 5-4 in the semifinals. Payne made it to the semis by defeating Laura Hickey of Toronto's Avonlea club, 9-2 in a tiebreaker.


2006 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Qualification, Ontario
In the men's final, Codey Maus out of the Dixie Club in Mississauga defeated Mike Anderson of Guelph 9-5. Anderson had beaten Chris Gardner from the Carleton Heights club in Ottawa 7-4 in the semifinal.


2006 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
The 2006 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held November 19-26, 2005 at the Whitehorse Curling Club (Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre) in Whitehorse, Yukon. Team Ontario, consisting of skip John Epping, third Julie Reddick, second Scott Foster and lead Leigh Armstrong, won the championship after being seeded 3rd following the round robin. Ontario defeated Manitoba (consisting of David Hamblin, Kristen Williamson, Ross Derksen and Kendra Green) 11-3 in the final.


2006 Canadian National Challenge Cup, Rosters, Sapperton Rovers
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006 Canadian National Challenge Cup, Rosters, Ottawa St. Anthony
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006 Canadian National Challenge Cup, Rosters, Calgary Callies
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006 Canadian Senior Curling Championships
The 2006 Canadian Senior Curling Championships were held March 25-April 1 at the Silver Fox Curling Club in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2007 World Senior Curling Championships.


2006 Canadian Soccer League season
The 2006 Canadian Soccer League season was the 9th season for the Canadian Soccer League. The season began on May 19, 2006, and concluded on October 15, 2006, with Italia Shooters defeating Serbian White Eagles, 1–0, at Esther Shiner Stadium to win their first CSL Championship. In the regular season Serbia clinched the International Division, and Oakville Blue Devils secured their first National Division title. The league was re-branded as the Canadian Soccer League, and renamed their two existing conferences into the International and National division.


2006 Canadian Soccer League season
The changes brought about an increase in sponsorship, media coverage, and a 50% increase in attendance. The CSL also received greater autonomy from the Ontario Soccer Association. The league struck an agreement with the Toronto Community News which provided coverage for the league and its member clubs through their nine community newspapers.


2006 Canadian Soccer League season, Changes from 2005 season
The Canadian Professional Soccer League changed their name to the Canadian Soccer League. Two new conferences were created International, and National, replacing the Eastern, and Western conferences. Vaughan Shooters changed their name to Italia Shooters and Toronto Supra changed their name to Toronto Supra Portuguese. Both joined the newly created international division, re-kindling the spirit of the National Soccer League. The Serbian White Eagles, and the Caribbean Selects began play as an expansion franchise in the International Conference. The White Eagles played under the same name in the CSL's predecessor league the National Soccer League in 1974. The Hamilton Thunder, and the Durham Storm had their franchises revoked. Most of the matches were scheduled for the weekend in order to save travel expenses for the clubs, and the league eliminated the playoff wildcard match for the host club.


2006 Canadian Soccer League season, CSL Championship playoffs, Quarterfinals
Italia Shooters were given the semi-final spot as a result of a 2-0 forfeit.


2006 Canadian Soccer League season, All-Star Game
Clyde F.C. of the Scottish First Division conducted a Canadian tour, where they played two matches the first match against Windsor Border Stars and the second against a CSL All-Star team assembled by Velemir Crljen. The match was played at Esther Shiner Stadium at North York, Toronto.


2006 Canadian Soccer League season, Awards
The annual CSL awards ceremony was held at the La Contessa Banquet Hall on October 22, 2006 in North York, Toronto. The majority of the awards were taken by the International Division teams. The league chose Sasa Viciknez as its MVP, a former Serbian football veteran who played in the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League. Romanian import Gabriel Pop took the Golden Boot for the White Eagles. The Goalkeeper of the Year went to George Azcurra of Toronto Croatia, which marked his fifth award a record amount.


2006 Canadian Soccer League season, Awards
Due to his longstanding dedication to the league Toronto Supra Portuguese owner Isac Cambas was given the President of the Year award. Supra's Uarlem Castro was named the Rookie of the Year after finishing as the third highest goalscorer in the league. After defying the odds in the championship final by defeating a team stacked with European football experience, Tony De Thomasis was presented with the Coach of the Year award. Expansion franchise Caribbean Selects were given the Fair Pay award, and Mercy Watfa was named the Referee of the Year.


2006 Canadian census
The 2006 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The following census was the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897. This count was lower than the official July 1, 2006 population estimate of 32,623,490 people. The previous census was the 2001 census and the following census was in 2011 census.


2006 Canadian census, Summary
Over 12.7 million households, 32.5 million people were expected to be counted. Canada Post delivered census forms by mail to 70% of the country, primarily residents in urban areas. Census enumerators delivered to the remaining 30% of households. Every fifth home received the long questionnaire (53 questions versus 8 questions on the short form). For the first time, Canadian residents were able to go online to fill in their forms. Statistics Canada expected approximately 20% of households to file their surveys electronically. Persistent census staff are contacting tardy households. The total estimated cost of the 2006 census is $567 million spread over seven years, employing more than 25,000 full and part-time census workers.


2006 Canadian census, Data products
As the data were compiled, Statistics Canada released various census data products. The first set of data products was released on March 13, 2007, originally scheduled for release on February 13, 2007, covering population and dwelling counts by geographical unit. This was followed by other census data products.


2006 Canadian census, Data products, Population and dwelling counts
The first release of 2006 Census data was on March 13, 2007, covering population and dwelling counts by geographical unit.


2006 Canadian census, Population and dwellings, Age and sex
The second release of 2006 Census data was on July 17, 2007, covering age and sex of the Canadian population. Among other findings, Statistics Canada reported that the 65-and-over population was at a record high of 13.7% of the total population of Canada. By comparison, the 2001 census found that the 65-and-over population was 13.0% of the total population of Canada.


2006 Canadian census, Population and dwellings, Age and sex
Population of each province and territory by age and sex


2006 Canadian census, Population and dwellings, Families, marital status, households and dwelling characteristics
The third release of 2006 Census data was on September 12, 2007 and covered families/households, marital status, and dwelling characteristics.


2006 Canadian census, Population and dwellings, Families, marital status, households and dwelling characteristics
The following table displays various census data (derived from the 20% sample that completed the long questionnaire) on marital status for the Canadian population aged 15 years or more, as well as data on the number of couples by various criteria, and where available the percentage change from the 2001 census:


2006 Canadian census, Population and dwellings, Immigration, citizenship, language, mobility and migration
The fourth release of 2006 Census data was on December 4, 2007 and covered immigration, citizenship, language, mobility, migration and other population data.


2006 Canadian census, Population and dwellings, Aboriginal peoples
The fifth release of 2006 Census data was on January 15, 2008, covering aboriginal peoples.


2006 Canadian census, Population and dwellings, Labour, place of work/commuting to work, education, language
The sixth release of 2006 Census data was on March 4, 2008, covering labour, education and some other topics going with that.


2006 Canadian census, Population and dwellings, Ethnic origin, visible minorities
The seventh release of 2006 Census data was on April 2, 2008, covering ethnic origins and visible minorities and commuting to work.


2006 Canadian census, Population and dwellings, Income/earnings, shelter costs
The eighth release of 2006 Census data was on May 1, 2008, covering income and earnings, and shelter costs.


2006 Canadian census, Advertising
In contrast to 1996 focus-groups that found it important to know the legal requirement at the outset, participants of 2005 focus-groups were annoyed or provoked by draft ads reminding Canadians about the census law. As a result of the finding, Statistics Canada's initial newspaper, radio and TV ads avoided mention of the legal requirement. Instead, reference to the census law was highlighted only in ads appearing after census day, to capture late filers.


2006 Canadian census, Advertising
To encourage participation, Statistics Canada set aside $13 million for "saturation" advertising, including billboards, bookmarks, inserts in municipal tax bills, and ads on bags of sugar and milk cartons.


2006 Canadian census, Outsourcing
Statistics Canada reports less than 20% of the work will be outsourced, spending $85 million over 5 years. Despite an open public tender process, controversy arose on the announcement of a $43.3 million deal awarded to Lockheed Martin Canada—a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, the world's largest defense contractor by defense revenue—for the purchase of scanning and printing software and hardware.


2006 Canadian census, Forms
A variety of forms were available in both official languages, varying in length, colour, and recipient's location.


2006 Canadian census, Forms
Federal and provincial employees and their families working in embassies and National Defence bases abroad (2C):


2006 Canadian census, Forms
In the three northern territories and on Aboriginal communities and settlements (2D):


2006 Canadian census, Controversy
Special interest groups criticised Statistics Canada over the design of questions, accuracy, and the future of the census data:


2006 Canadian census, Controversy
In addition, Statistics Canada's online questionnaire had been criticized over accessibility issues:


2006 Canadian census, Controversy
The quality of data was further hampered by individuals who advocated minimal cooperation or non-cooperation, in protest to the outsourcing contract awarded to Lockheed Martin. Many people believed that Lockheed Martin would have access to their information, and that the US government could then access that information through the USA PATRIOT Act. However, despite assurances to the contrary (i.e., only Statistics Canada employees would and could handle, store, and access the information), some people refused to participate fully in the Census.


2006 Canadian census, Controversy
The release of data was postponed to numerous issues during enumeration. These included:


2006 Canadian census, Controversy
As a result, the first release of data from the census, originally scheduled for release on February 13, 2007, was delayed to March 13, 2007.


2006 Canadian electoral calendar
This is list of elections in Canada in 2006. Included are provincial, municipal and  federal elections, by-elections on any level, referendums and party leadership races at any level.


2006 Canadian federal budget
The Canadian federal budget for the fiscal year 2006–2007, was presented to the House of Commons of Canada by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on May 2, 2006. Among the most notable elements of the federal budget were its reduction of the Goods and Services Tax by one percentage point, income tax cuts for middle-income earners, and $1,200-per-child childcare payment (the "Universal Child Care Benefit") for Canadian parents.


2006 Canadian federal budget
Prime Minister Stephen Harper called the bill an indication of what Canadians should expect from his Conservative minority government. Many aspects of the bill were criticized by opposition parties. The Liberal Party and New Democratic Party indicated that they would not support the budget, while the Bloc Québécois indicated that it would vote in favour of it.


2006 Canadian federal budget
On June 6, 2006, the budget was introduced for a third reading in the House of Commons. Amid an apparent mix-up, no Members of Parliament rose to speak. Thus, the budget was declared passed by unanimous consent a week ahead of schedule.


2006 Canadian federal budget, Highlights
Initiatives to be delivered over periods ranging from one to five years:


2006 Canadian federal budget, Highlights, Goods and Services Tax cut
The Conservative government promised to lower the federal Goods and Services Tax from 7% to 6% in its first budget and to lower it to 5% by 2011. During the 2006 election campaign, the Martin government proposed income tax cuts for lower-middle-income earners. The Liberals claimed that the GST cut would effectively result in a tax increase for those in the lower-middle-income bracket. The Conservatives argued that the GST cuts would benefit all Canadians, including low-income earners and those outside the workforce who do not pay income tax.


2006 Canadian federal budget, Highlights, Goods and Services Tax cut
The first GST cut went into effect on July 1, 2006, and no provinces have raised provincial sales tax as a demonstrable result. Nova Scotia raised the provincial sales tax 2 points as part of deficit-fighting measures under the Dexter government; this was put in place on July 1, 2010. The second cut was later announced in the 2007 Throne Speech and officially confirmed on October 30, 2007 during an economic statement update on the country finances.


2006 Canadian federal budget, Reception
The budget was met with dissent by the Liberal and New Democratic parties and mostly positive reception from the Bloc. The Liberals and NDP voiced disapproval over the Conservatives following through on their election promise to replace the Liberals' child care policy with their own, and for replacing Canada's $4 billion environmental policy with a $2 billion "made in Canada" plan of their design. The budget received widespread support among the business community and polling indicated that a clear majority of Canadians approved of the budget.


2006 Canadian federal budget, Vote
While it initially appeared that the only way the Conservatives' budget would pass would be with the support of the Bloc Québécois, the budget passed third reading without dissent on June 6, 2006, when the members of the Opposition failed to stand after the Deputy Speaker of the House called for debate. Because there were no speakers for the Opposition, the budget was declared passed with unanimous support and no recorded vote and thus forwarded to the Senate for approval. This marked the first time in Canadian Parliamentary history where a government's budget passed unanimously on the third and final reading. On September 25, 2006, the Conservative government announced that within the fiscal year, there was a $13.2 billion surplus that will be used to pay down the country's debt.


2006 Canadian federal budget, Income Trusts Controversy
Economist Yves Fortin challenged the reasons for the change in tax regime announced by Flaherty and disputed the Harper-government assertion that the Trust structure led to a loss of tax revenue because of trust conversions in his research paper. Analyst Gordon Tait also raised concerns about the lack of consultation and misconceptions surrounding the change in tax policy on Trusts in .


2006 Canadian federal budget, Income Trusts Controversy
Analyst Cameron Renkas refuted the Department of Finance's assertion that the United States and Australia took action to shut down flow-through structures. In his research paper, , he gave a perspective on how the United States taxes publicly traded flow-through entities and Master limited partnerships, the US equivalent of Canadian Income Trusts.


2006 Canadian federal budget, Income Trusts Controversy
In a January 12, 2007 paper, Yves Fortin outlined his concerns regarding the claim of tax leakage. In his October 31, 2006 policy statement, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said, "If left unchecked, these corporate decisions would result in billions of dollars in less tax revenue for the federal government to invest in the priorities of Canadians, including more personal income tax relief"  but Minister Flaherty did not document his allegation or cite any research to back up his claim. Mr. Fortin's paper  gave several examples of how the tax on income trusts could lead to a loss in government tax revenue, not a gain.


2006 Canadian federal budget, Income Trusts Controversy
Analyst Dirk Lever wrote on January 15, 2007, "We cannot understand why any Canadians would support double taxation of retirement benefits - it affects all of us eventually." Mr. Lever also cited several flaws in the Conservative government's policy in his research paper . In the report, Mr. Lever asked:


2006 Canadian federal budget, Income Trusts Controversy
Special hearings by the Finance Committee commenced January 30, 2007. John McCallum, the Liberal Finance critic called on Minister Flaherty to explain the reasoning behind the change in Income Trust Tax policy.


2006 Canadian federal budget, Income Trusts Controversy
In a February 8, 2007 news release, John McCallum is quoted as saying, "essentially they released close to a thousand pages of public documents, not one of which brings Canadians any closer to understanding what type of information or calculations led the Minister to break his election promise and tax income trusts, either the Minister is in contempt of the committee’s motion or he had absolutely no data from his own department before shutting down the sector and destroying tens of thousands of Canadians’ life savings. The first possibility is disturbing, the second is deplorable." The Conservatives had the support of the Jack Layton and the NDP on this issue.


2006 Canadian federal budget, Income Trusts Controversy
The government postponed the tax from taking effect until 2011 for existing trusts. The government argued that it could now allow giant corporations to convert as proposed by BCE for its Bell Canada subsidiary, "...a move that would save it $800 million in tax by 2008." Subsequent to the October 31 announcement by Flaherty, the  lost 21.8% in market value and the  lost 17.6% in market value by mid November 2006. In contrast, the , which is exempt from the "Tax Fairness Plan," gained 3.2% in market value.


2006 Canadian federal budget, Income Trusts Controversy
According to the Canadian Association of Income Funds, this translated into a permanent loss in savings of $30 billion to Canadian Income Trust Investors . Harper later mentioned that this was "the toughest decision for the government." The Canadian Press voted the Harper Government and Jim Flaherty "Business Newsmaker of 2006" for the announcement to tax Income Trusts on Halloween.


2006 Canadian federal budget, Income Trusts Controversy
In a July 9, 2007 interview on Business News Network, former Conservative Alberta Premier Ralph Klein criticized PM Stephen Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty for their mishandling of the Income Trust issue and for not keeping their word on Income Trust taxation. According to the , the change in tax rules cost investors $35 billion in market value. Stephen Harper specifically promised "not to raid Senior's nest eggs" during the 2006 Federal Election.


2006 Canadian federal election
The 2006 Canadian federal election (formally the 39th Canadian general election) was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 39th Parliament of Canada.


2006 Canadian federal election
The Conservative Party won the greatest number of seats in the House of Commons, winning 124 out of 308 (40.3% of seats), up from 99 seats in 2004. Due to the emerging details of the sponsorship scandal, as well as a unified Conservative Party, the Tories led by Stephen Harper went on to end over 12 years of Liberal rule. Harper formed the smallest minority government in Canadian history (in terms of proportion of seats), becoming the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada.


2006 Canadian federal election, Cause of the election
This unusual winter general election was caused by a motion of no confidence passed by the House of Commons on November 28, 2005, with Canada's three opposition parties contending that the Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin was corrupt. The following morning Martin met with Governor General Michaëlle Jean, who then dissolved parliament, summoned the next parliament, and ordered the issuance of writs of election. The last set January 23, 2006, as election day and February 13 as the date for return of the writs. The campaign was almost eight weeks in length, the longest in two decades, in order to allow time for the Christmas and New Year holidays.


2006 Canadian federal election, Cause of the election
Recent political events, most notably testimony to the Gomery Commission investigating the sponsorship scandal, significantly weakened the Liberals (who, under Martin, had formed the first Liberal minority government since the Trudeau era) by allegations of criminal corruption in the party. The first Gomery report, released November 1, 2005, had found a "culture of entitlement" to exist within the Government. Although the next election was not legally required until 2009, the opposition had enough votes to force the dissolution of Parliament earlier.


2006 Canadian federal election, Cause of the election
While Prime Minister Martin had committed in April 2005 to dissolve Parliament within a month of the tabling of the second Gomery Report (which was released on schedule on February 1, 2006), all three opposition parties—the Conservatives, Bloc Québécois, and New Democratic Party (NDP)—and three of the four independents decided that the issue at hand was how to correct the Liberal corruption, and the motion of non-confidence passed 171–133.


2006 Canadian federal election, Results
The election was held on January 23, 2006. The first polls closed at 7:00 p.m. ET (0000 UTC); Elections Canada started to publish preliminary results on its website at 10:00 p.m. ET as the last polls closed. Harper was reelected in Calgary Southwest, which he has held since 2002, ensuring that he had a seat in the new parliament. Shortly after midnight (ET) that night, incumbent Prime Minister Paul Martin conceded defeat, and announced that he would resign as leader of the Liberal Party.


2006 Canadian federal election, Results
At 9:30 a.m. on January 24, Martin informed Governor General Michaëlle Jean that he would not form a government and intended to resign as Prime Minister. Later that day, at 6:45 p.m., Jean invited Harper to form a government. Martin formally resigned and Harper was formally appointed and sworn in as Prime Minister on February 6.


2006 Canadian federal election, Results
Choosing not to take on the office of Leader of the Opposition, the first defeated Prime Minister who had retained his seat not to do so, Martin stepped down as parliamentary leader of his party on February 1, and the Liberal caucus appointed Bill Graham, MP for Toronto Centre and outgoing Defence Minister, as his interim successor. It was announced a month later that there would be a Liberal leadership convention later in the year, during which Stéphane Dion won the leadership of the Liberal Party. Martin continued to sit as a Member of Parliament representing LaSalle—Émard, the Montreal-area riding he had held since 1988, until his retirement in 2008.


2006 Canadian federal election, Results, Overall results
The elections resulted in a Conservative minority government with 124 seats in parliament with a Liberal opposition and a strengthened NDP. In his speech following the loss, Martin stated he would not lead the Liberal Party of Canada in another election. Preliminary results indicated that 64.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, a notable increase over 2004's 60.9%.


2006 Canadian federal election, Results, Overall results
The NDP won new seats in British Columbia and Ontario as their overall popular vote increased 2% from 2004. The Bloc managed to win almost as many seats as in 2004 despite losing a significant percentage of the vote. Most of the Conservatives' gains were in rural Ontario and Quebec as they took a net loss in the west, but won back the only remaining Liberal seat in Alberta. The popular vote of the Conservatives and Liberals were almost the mirror image of 2004, though the Conservatives were not able to translate this into as many seats as the Liberals did in 2004.


2006 Canadian federal election, Results, Overall results
A judicial recount was automatically scheduled in the Parry Sound—Muskoka riding, where early results showed Conservative Tony Clement only 21 votes ahead of Liberal Andy Mitchell, because the difference of votes cast between the two leading candidates was less than 0.1%. Clement was confirmed as the winner by 28 votes.


2006 Canadian federal election, Results, Overall results
Conservative candidate Jeremy Harrison, narrowly defeated by Liberal Gary Merasty in the Saskatchewan riding of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River by 72 votes, alleged electoral fraud but decided not to pursue the matter. A judicial recount was ordered in the riding, which certified Gary Merasty the winner by a reduced margin of 68 votes.


2006 Canadian federal election, Vote and seat summaries, Notes
David Emerson, elected on January 23 as a Liberal in the British Columbia riding of Vancouver Kingsway, changed parties on February 6 to join the Conservatives before the new Parliament had taken office. He is reflected here as a Liberal.


2006 Canadian federal election, Vote and seat summaries, Notes
André Arthur was elected as an independent candidate in the Quebec riding of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier.


2006 Canadian federal election, Parties
Most observers believed only the Liberals and the Conservatives were capable of forming a government in this election, although Canadian political history is not without examples of wholly unexpected outcomes, such as Ontario's provincial election in 1990. However, with the exception of the Unionist government of 1917 (which combined members of both the Conservatives and the Liberals), at the Federal stage, only Liberals or Conservatives have formed government. With the end of the campaign at hand, pollsters and pundits placed the Conservatives ahead of the Liberals.


2006 Canadian federal election, Parties
Prime Minister Paul Martin's Liberals hoped to recapture their majority, and this appeared likely at one point during the campaign; but it would have required holding back Bloc pressure in Quebec plus picking up some new seats there while also gaining seats in English Canada, most likely in rural Ontario and southwestern British Columbia. Towards the end of the campaign, even high-profile Liberals were beginning to concede defeat, and the best the Liberals could have achieved was a razor-thin minority.


2006 Canadian federal election, Parties
Stephen Harper's Conservatives succeeded in bringing their new party into power in Canada. While continuing weaknesses in Quebec and urban areas rightfully prompted most observers to consider a Conservative majority government to be mathematically difficult to achieve, early on, Harper's stated goal was to achieve one nonetheless. Though the Conservatives were ahead of the Liberals in Quebec, they remained far behind the Bloc Québécois, and additional gains in rural and suburban Ontario would have been necessary to meet Stephen Harper's goal. The polls had remained pretty well static over the course of December, with the real shift coming in the first few days of the New Year. That is when the Conservatives took the lead and kept it for the rest of the campaign.


2006 Canadian federal election, Parties
Harper started off the first month of the campaign with a policy-per-day strategy, which included a GST reduction and a child-care allowance. The Liberals opted to hold any major announcements until after the Christmas holidays; as a result, Harper dominated media coverage for the first weeks of the campaign and was able to define his platform and insulate it from expected Liberal attacks. On December 27, 2005, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced it was investigating allegations that Liberal Finance Minister Ralph Goodale's office had engaged in insider trading before making an important announcement on the taxation of income trusts.


2006 Canadian federal election, Parties
The RCMP indicated that they had no evidence of wrongdoing or criminal activity from any party associated with the investigation, including Goodale. However, the story dominated news coverage for the following week and prevented the Liberals from making their key policy announcements, allowing the Conservatives to refocus their previous attacks about corruption within the Liberal party. The Conservatives soon found themselves leading in the polls. By early January, they made a major breakthrough in Quebec, pushing the Liberals to second place.


2006 Canadian federal election, Parties
As their lead solidified, media coverage of the Conservatives was much more positive, while Liberals found themselves increasingly criticized for running a poor campaign and making numerous gaffes.


2006 Canadian federal election, Parties
The NDP has claimed that last minute tactical voting cost them several seats last time, as left-of-centre voters moved to the Liberals so that they could prevent a Harper-led government. Jack Layton avoided stating his party's goal was to win the election outright, instead calling for enough New Democrats to be elected to hold the balance of power in a Liberal or Conservative minority government. Political commentators have long argued that the NDP's main medium-term goal is to serve as junior partners to the Liberals in Canada's first-ever true coalition government.


2006 Canadian federal election, Parties
NDP leader Jack Layton was concerned last time over people voting Liberal so that they could avoid a Conservative government. Over the course of the last week of the campaign, Jack Layton called on Liberal voters disgusted with the corruption to "lend" their votes to the NDP to elect more NDP members to the House and hold the Conservatives to a minority.


2006 Canadian federal election, Parties
The Bloc Québécois had a very successful result in the 2004 election, with the Liberals reduced to the core areas of federalist support in portions of Montreal and the Outaouais. Oddly enough, this meant that there were comparatively few winnable Bloc seats left—perhaps eight or so—for the party to target. With provincial allies the Parti Québécois widely tipped to regain power in 2007, a large sovereigntist contingent in the House could play a major role in reopening the matter of Quebec independence. The Bloc Québécois only runs candidates in the province of Quebec. However, Gilles Duceppe's dream of winning 50%+ of the popular vote was dashed when the polls broke after the New Year, and the Conservatives became a real threat to that vision in Quebec.


2006 Canadian federal election, Parties
In addition to the four sitting parties, the Green Party of Canada ran candidates in all 308 federal ridings for the second consecutive election. Though the Greens had been an official party since the 1984 election, this campaign was the first in which they had stable financial support with which to campaign. After a breakthrough in the 2004 election, they exceeded the minimum 2% of the popular vote to receive federal funding. Supporters and sympathisers criticize that the party were not invited to the nationally televised debates even with its official status. The party has occasionally polled as high as 19% in British Columbia and 11% nationwide. Critics of the Green Party contend that, by drawing away left-of-centre votes, the Green Party actually assists the Conservative Party in some ridings. The Greens deny this.


2006 Canadian federal election, Parties
Other parties are listed in the table of results above.


2006 Canadian federal election, Events during the 38th Parliament
An early election seemed likely because the 2004 federal election, held on June 28, 2004, resulted in the election of a Liberal minority government. In the past, minority governments have had an average lifespan of a year and a half. Some people considered the 38th parliament to be particularly unstable. It involved four parties, and only very implausible ideological combinations (e.g., Liberals + Conservatives; Liberals + BQ; Conservatives + BQ + NDP) could actually command a majority of the seats, a necessity if a government is to retain power. From its earliest moments, there was some threat of the government falling as even the Speech from the Throne almost resulted in a non-confidence vote.


2006 Canadian federal election, Events during the 38th Parliament, Brinkmanship in the spring of 2005
The Liberal government came close to falling when testimony from the Gomery Commission caused public opinion to move sharply against the government. The Bloc Québécois were eager from the beginning to have an early election. The Conservatives announced they had also lost confidence in the government's moral authority. Thus, during much of spring 2005, there was a widespread belief that the Liberals would lose a confidence vote, prompting an election taking place in the spring or summer of 2005.


2006 Canadian federal election, Events during the 38th Parliament, Brinkmanship in the spring of 2005
In a televised speech on April 21, Martin promised to request a dissolution of Parliament and begin an election campaign within 30 days of the Gomery Commission's final report. The release date of that report would later solidify as February 1, 2006; Martin then clarified that he intended to schedule the election call so as to have the polling day in April 2006.


2006 Canadian federal election, Events during the 38th Parliament, Brinkmanship in the spring of 2005
Later that week, the NDP, who had initially opposed the budget, opted to endorse Martin's proposal for a later election. The Liberals agreed to take corporate tax cuts out of the budget on April 26 in exchange for NDP support on votes of confidence, but even with NDP support the Liberals still fell three votes short of a majority. However, a surprise defection of former Conservative leadership candidate Belinda Stronach to the Liberal party on May 17 changed the balance of power in the House. Independents Chuck Cadman and Carolyn Parrish provided the last two votes needed for the Liberals to win the budget vote.


2006 Canadian federal election, Events during the 38th Parliament, Brinkmanship in the spring of 2005
The deal turned out to be rather unnecessary, as the Conservatives opted to ensure the government's survival on the motion of confidence surrounding the original budget, expressing support to the tax cuts and defence spending therein. When Parliament voted on second reading and referral of the budget and the amendment on May 19, the previous events kept the government alive. The original budget bill, C-43, passed easily, as expected, but the amendment bill, C-48, resulted in an equality of votes, and the Speaker of the House broke the tie to continue the parliament. The government never got as close to falling after that date. Third reading of Bill C-48 was held late at night on an unexpected day, and several Conservatives being absent, the motion passed easily, guaranteeing there would be no election in the near future.


2006 Canadian federal election, Events during the 38th Parliament, Aftermath of the first Gomery report
On November 1, John Gomery released his interim report, and the scandal returned to prominence. Liberal support again fell, with some polls registering an immediate ten percent drop. The Conservatives and Bloc thus resumed their push for an election before Martin's April date. The NDP stated that their support was contingent on the Liberals agreeing to move against the private provision of healthcare. The Liberals and NDP failed to come to an agreement, however, and the NDP joined the two other opposition parties in demanding an election.


2006 Canadian federal election, Events during the 38th Parliament, Aftermath of the first Gomery report
However, the Liberals had intentionally scheduled the mandatory "opposition days" (where a specified opposition party controls the agenda) on November 15 (Conservative), November 17 (Bloc Québécois) and November 24 (NDP). These days meant that any election would come over the Christmas season, an unpopular idea. Following negotiations between the opposition parties, they instead issued an ultimatum to the Prime Minister to call an election immediately after the Christmas holidays or face an immediate non-confidence vote which would prompt a holiday-spanning campaign.


2006 Canadian federal election, Events during the 38th Parliament, Aftermath of the first Gomery report
To that end, the NDP introduced a parliamentary motion demanding that the government drop the writ in January 2006 for a February 13 election date; however, only the prime minister has the authority to advise the Governor General on an election date, the government was therefore not bound by the NDP's motion. Martin had indicated that he remained committed to his April 2006 date, and would disregard the motion, which the opposition parties managed to pass, as expected, on November 21 by a vote of 167–129.


2006 Canadian federal election, Events during the 38th Parliament, Aftermath of the first Gomery report
The three opposition leaders had agreed to delay the tabling of the no-confidence motion until the 24th, to ensure that a conference between the government and aboriginal leaders scheduled on the 24th would not be disrupted by the campaign. Parliamentary procedure dictated that the vote be deferred until the 28th. Even if the opposition hadn't put forward the non-confidence motion, the government was still expected to fall—there was to have been a vote on supplementary budget estimates on December 8, and if it had been defeated, loss of Supply would have toppled the Liberals.


2006 Canadian federal election, Events during the 38th Parliament, Aftermath of the first Gomery report
Conservative leader Stephen Harper, the leader of the Opposition, introduced a motion of no confidence on November 24, which NDP leader Jack Layton seconded. The motion was voted upon and passed in the evening of November 28, with all present MPs from the NDP, Bloc Québécois, and Conservatives and 3 Independents (Bev Desjarlais, David Kilgour and Pat O'Brien), voting with a combined strength of 171 votes for the motion and 132 Liberals and one Independent (Carolyn Parrish) voting against. One Bloc Québécois MP was absent from the vote. It is the fifth time a Canadian government has lost the confidence of Parliament, but the first time this has happened on a straight motion of no confidence. The four previous instances have been due to loss of supply or votes of censure.


2006 Canadian federal election, Events during the 38th Parliament, Aftermath of the first Gomery report
Martin visited Governor General Michaëlle Jean the following morning, where he formally advised her to dissolve Parliament and schedule an election for January 23. In accordance with Canadian constitutional practice, she consented (such a request has only been turned down once in Canadian history), officially beginning an election campaign that had been simmering for months.


2006 Canadian federal election, Events during the 38th Parliament, Aftermath of the first Gomery report
Early on in the campaign, polls showed the Liberals with a solid 5–10 point lead over the Conservatives, and poised to form a strong minority government at worst. Around Christmas, after reports of an RCMP investigation into allegations of insider trading within the Finance department, this situation changed dramatically, leading to the opposition parties to consistently attack the Liberals on corruption.


2006 Canadian federal election, Events during the 38th Parliament, Aftermath of the first Gomery report
Almost at the same time, the Boxing Day shooting, an unusually violent gun fight between rival gangs on December 26 in downtown Toronto (resulting in the death of 15-year-old Jane Creba, an innocent bystander), may have swayed some Ontario voters to support the more hardline CPC policies on crime. The Conservatives enjoyed a fairly significant lead in polls leading up to the election, but the gap narrowed in the last few days.


2006 Canadian federal election, Issues
Several issues—some long-standing (notably fiscal imbalance, the gun registry, abortion, and Quebec sovereigntism), others recently brought forth by media coverage (including redressing the Chinese Canadian community for long-standing wrongs that forced both parties to back-track on their position in the national and ethnic media, particularly in key British Columbia and Alberta ridings),  or court decisions (the sponsorship scandal, same-sex marriages, income trusts, or Canada–United States relations)—took the fore in debate among the parties and also influenced aspects of the parties' electoral platforms.


2006 Canadian federal election, Issues
Elections Canada later investigated improper election spending by the Conservative Party, which became widely known as the In and Out scandal. In 2011, charges against senior Conservatives were dropped in a plea deal that saw the party and its fundraising arm plead guilty and receive the maximum possible fines, totaling $52,000.


2006 Canadian federal election, Opinion polls
Prior to and during the election campaign, opinion polling showed variable support for the governing Liberals and opposition Conservatives. In November 2005, the first report by Justice John Gomery was released to the public; subsequently, poll numbers for the Liberals again dropped. Just days later, polling showed the Liberals were already bouncing back; upon the election call, the Liberals held a small lead over the Conservatives and maintained this for much of December.


2006 Canadian federal election, Opinion polls
Renewed accusations of corruption and impropriety at the end of 2005 – amid Royal Canadian Mounted Police criminal probes of possible government leaks regarding income trust tax changes and advertising sponsorships – led to an upswing of Conservative support again and gave them a lead over the Liberals, portending a change in government. Ultimately this scandal was linked to a blackberry exchange to a banking official by Liberal candidate Scott Brison. Polling figures for the NDP increased slightly, while Bloc figures experienced a slight dip; figures for the Green Party did not change appreciably throughout the campaign.


2006 Canadian federal election, Exit poll
An exit poll was carried out by Ipsos Reid polling firm. The poll overestimated the NDP's support and underestimated the Liberal's support. Here is a results breakdown by demographics:


2006 Canadian federal election, Candidates
The election involved the same 308 electoral districts as in 2004, except in New Brunswick, where the boundary between Acadie—Bathurst and Miramichi was ruled to be illegal. Many of the candidates were also the same: fewer incumbents chose to leave than if they had served a full term, and the parties have generally blocked challenges to sitting MPs for the duration of the minority government, although there had been some exceptions.


2006 Canadian federal election, Candidates, Gender breakdown of candidates
An ongoing issue in Canadian politics is the imbalance between the genders in selection by political parties of candidates. Although in the past some parties, particularly the New Democrats, have focused on the necessity of having equal gender representation in Parliament, no major party has ever nominated as many or more women than men in a given election. In 2006, the New Democrats had the highest percentage of female candidates (35.1%) of any party aside from the Animal Alliance, which only had one candidate, its leader, Liz White. The proportion of female New Democrats elected was greater than the proportion nominated, indicating female New Democrats were nominated in winnable ridings. 12.3% of Conservative candidates and 25.6% of Liberal candidates were female.


2006 Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose
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2006 Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose
The 2006 Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose was the ninth round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 30, 2006 on the streets of San Jose, California. Sébastien Bourdais dominated the weekend, taking the pole, fastest lap and race win. Finishing second was 2002 CART champion Cristiano da Matta in what turned out to be his final Champ Car event. On August 3 da Matta was severely injured while testing at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin when he collided with a deer on the track.


2006 Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose
While da Matta recovered to return to racing in 2008, competing in the Rolex Sports Car Series, he has not competed in open wheel racing since. The race is also notable for a shoving match between Canadians Paul Tracy and Alex Tagliani in the pits after Tracy crashed into Tagliani while trying to return to the race course from an escape road, ending both their races.


2006 Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose, Race
* Paul Tracy was penalized 7 points and fined an undisclosed amount for causing avoidable contact and bringing the sport into disrepute for his part in the accident and subsequent shoving match with Alex Tagliani. He was also placed on probation for the following 3 races (Denver, Montreal and Road America). Tagliani was also fined an undisclosed amount.


2006 Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose, Notes
* Paul Tracy was not credited with leading laps 1-3 as part of his penalty.


2006 Canberra Raiders season
The 2006 Canberra Raiders season was the 25th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2006 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 7th (out of 15) to make the finals. They were knocked out of the play-offs in the first week by the Bulldogs.


2006 Canberra Raiders season, Season summary
The Raiders started the 2006 season heavy favourites to run last, however the raiders' players believed that they could make the top 8, but despite this external pessimism and heavy losses to the Knights and the Roosters early on, fought back and guaranteed themselves a finals berth with a round to play. 2006 saw club stalwarts Simon Woolford, newly named captain, Clinton Schifcofske and the club's longest serving player, Jason Croker, leave the club, going to St George Illawarra, the Queensland Reds rugby union team and the Super League club the Catalans Dragons respectively.


2006 Canberra Raiders season, Season summary
Outgoing backs Schifcofske and Adam Mogg both earned representative berths with Queensland in State of Origin. Saturday 9 September 2006 saw Jason Croker, Simon Woolford, Clinton Schifcofske, Michael Hodgson, Jason Smith and Adam Mogg all play their final games for the club. The round one finals series clash with the Bulldogs saw the Raiders defeated 30-12 in slippery and muddy conditions at Telstra Stadium, and eliminated from the 2006 premiership race. This was also the final match for coach Matthew Elliott, who is coaching Penrith in 2007. His replacement was former North Queensland Cowboys' assistant coach Neil Henry.


2006 Canberra Raiders season, Season Ladder
1 The Melbourne Storm were later stripped of this minor premiership due to gross salary cap breaches. 2 The New Zealand Warriors were deducted 4 competition points due to gross salary cap breaches.


2006 Cannes Film Festival
The 59th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 2006. Twenty films from eleven countries were in competition for the Palme d'Or. The President of the Official selection Jury was Wong Kar-wai, the first Chinese director to preside over the jury.


2006 Cannes Film Festival
English director Ken Loach won the Palme d'Or with his movie The Wind That Shakes the Barley. Other winners were Pedro Almodóvar (Best Screenplay, Volver) and Alejandro González Iñárritu (Best Director, Babel). This also marked the first time in three years that no American film, actor, actress, or filmmaker won any awards in Cannes.


2006 Cannes Film Festival
The festival opened with the premiere screening of The Da Vinci Code, based on the novel by Dan Brown. Transylvania by Tony Gatlif closed the festival. Paris, je t'aime opened the Un Certain Regard section of the festival.


2006 Cannes Film Festival, Juries, Main competition
The following people were appointed as the jury for the feature films of the 2006 Main Competition:


2006 Cannes Film Festival, Juries, Un Certain Regard
The following people were appointed as the jury of the 2006 Un Certain Regard:


2006 Cannes Film Festival, Juries, Cinéfondation and short films
The following people were appointed as the jury of the Cinéfondation and short films competition:


2006 Cannes Film Festival, Juries, Camera d'Or
The following people were appointed as the jury of the 2006 Camera d'Or:


2006 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:


2006 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, Films out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:


2006 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, Cinéfondation
The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:


2006 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:


2006 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, Cannes Classics
The Cannes Classics section highlights heritage cinema, re-discovered films, restored prints and theatrical, television or DVD releases of great films of the past.


2006 Cannes Film Festival, Parallel sections, International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 45th International Critics' Week (45e Semaine de la Critique):


2006 Cannes Film Festival, Parallel sections, Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 2006 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):


2006 Cannes Film Festival, Awards, Official awards
The following films and people received the 2006 Official selection awards: