Mr. Eric Cashman This is Me

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1. 1. CBC - Canada Votes 2006 - Analysis and Commentary - Endorsement game

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   Published on: 1/18/2006   Last Visited: 1/18/2006

   Meanwhile, Eric Cashman, the executive vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, said the civil servants' union might issue endorsements for some Conservative candidates in the National Capital Region, in and around Ottawa.

2. 2. www.thehilltimes.ca

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   Published on: 1/9/2006   Last Visited: 7/21/2008

   As it concludes meetings with federal candidates from all parties across the country, PSAC might even offer endorsements for some of the Tories running in Ottawa and the Outaouais, said executive vice-president Eric Cashman.

3. 3. The Hill Times - Newspaper Online.

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   Published on: 1/9/2006   Last Visited: 1/9/2006

   As it concludes meetings with federal candidates from all parties across the country, PSAC might even offer endorsements for some of the Tories running in Ottawa and the Outaouais, said executive vice-president Eric Cashman.
   
   Mr. Cashman suggested the party has a different look now than it did in the 2004 campaign when it was getting tripped up by controversial comments made by various candidates.
   
   "Last time around, we didn't know enough about the Conservative Party and their platform to come out in favour of any Conservative candidates," he said in a telephone interview."This time around, it's a real challenge for us, because ... there's an ideological concern and certainly [with] some of their comments in the past.But if we base it only on what's being said in this election, it's going to be hard for us not to look seriously at a Conservative candidate because if you look from a regional perspective, the ones out there--certainly in the English media in the region--who are saying good things about the public service and the need to protect jobs, are Conservative candidates."
   
   Although traditionally PSAC seems to have a natural alliance with the NDP, Mr. Cashman said it takes a strategic approach at election time by looking at the PSAC-friendly candidates with a "reasonable chance" to win.
   
   "In the Outaouais, other than Hull-Aylmer, the NDP doesn't have a strong federal presence.So therefore, you might think the NDP guy or woman is a really good person, but they don't have a hope in hell," he said."In 2004, the Conservatives were nowhere on the map in the Outaouais.This time around, certainly in the riding of Pontiac, Lawrence Cannon's candidacy is attractive.So we're talking to him."
   
   Mr. Cashman also praised John Baird, Conservative candidate in Ottawa West-Nepean, and incumbent Pierre Poilievre seeking re-election in Nepean-Carleton, among others.
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   In the last election, Mr. Cashman said PSAC also backed a few Bloc Québécois candidates in some parts of Quebec.
   
   Other unions, outside of the civil service have traditionally backed the NDP.But Canadian Auto Workers union president Buzz Hargrove stirred up some controversy when he encouraged the population to elect another Liberal minority government.