Marijuana Party of Canada candidates, 2004 Canadian federal election

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The Marijuana Party of Canada fielded a number of candidates in the 2004 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.

Quebec

Beauport: Nicolas Frichot

Nicolas Frichot was born in 1967 in Geneva, Switzerland, and later relocated to the Quebec City area of Canada. A photographer, filmmaker, and visual artist by trade, he has served on the boards of Mainfilm and l’association lafriche. In 2009, he was a student at Université Laval.

Elected as a school commissioner in 2007, Frichot has also sought election to public office at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels. He called for the closure of Quebec City's incinerator in 2009, describing it as a major source of pollution in the city.

Electoral record

Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
2003 provincial	Jean-Lesage	Bloc Pot	390	1.11	5/6	Liberal
2004 federal	Beauport	Marijuana	585	1.26	6/6	Christian Simard, Bloc Québécois
2007 School Board	Capitale, Ward Ten	RESPECT	128	55.65	1/2	himself
2009 municipal	Quebec City]], Council, Maizerets-Lairet	Défi Vert	648	10.18	3/4	Ginette Picard-Lavoie

Richelieu: Daniel Blackburn

Daniel Blackburn has been a candidate for public office at the federal, provincial and municipal levels, sometimes using the names Black D Blackburn or Blak D Blackburn. He identified himself as a television producer in 2004. While running for municipal office in 2005, he blamed prohibition and Sûreté du Québec tactics for creating a culture of violence within the local cannibas economy.

Electoral record

Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
2000 federal	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour	Marijuana	901	2.03	5/6	Louis Plamondon, Bloc Québécois
2003 provincial	Nicolet-Yamaska	Bloc Pot	417	1.59	4/5	Michel Morin, Parti Québécois
2004 federal	Richelieu	Marijuana	580	1.19	6/6	Louis Plamondon, Bloc Québécois
2005 municipal	Bécancour town council, Poste 6	Option Vert	354	8.64	3/3	Alain Lévesque