Some political parties call them “campaign offices”, others use the term “committee rooms”.
Depending on the number of workers available to a candidate, they’re a great central location to coordinate election sign distribution, organize door-to-door canvasses, and provide coffee to ease the chill of a mid-winter election.
Once upon a time, there would be a phone bank to plot supporter locations depending on responses to the questions posed- but with the number of nuisance calls now, a candidate doesn’t want the message lost in the mix.
In days of yore, each party would invite civic officials to cut a ribbon and make a speech about the importance of participatory democracy. They’d invite media by for an interview and photo op.
Billy Denault opened his Arnprior Campaign Office yesterday for all of the above reasons, and if you’re one of the other five nominees, and planning to do so, we’ll go there too!
You’ll likely not find the candidate himself at the Campaign Office- he’s more than likely on the road, in the new “Billy-mobile”
The Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke PC candidate is not attending organized all-candidate meetings, whereas his counterpart in Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, is.
Should his hard work pay off, what’s next? Minister of Youth and Sport?
The Arnprior PC Campaign Office is located at the foot of Daniel Street, in the old Brittle Printing Building.
By Rick Stow