Email to political parties about their position on ACTA

On Wednesday 17 September, I sent an email to the trade spokesperson or nearest facsimile that I could find (usually the main address) of the political parties registered to contest the 2008 General Election, according to the Electoral Office website.

Those parties are:

ACT New Zealand
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
Direct Democracy Party
Jim Anderton's Progressive
Libertarianz
Māori Party
New World Order
New Zealand First Party
New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand Pacific Party
RAM - Residents Action Movement
The Alliance
The Bill and Ben Party
The Family Party
The Green Party of Aotearoa/New Zealand
The Kiwi Party
The New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit
The New Zealand National Party
The Republic of New Zealand Party
United Future New Zealand
Workers Party of New Zealand

The email read:

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From: Mark Harris <acta@tracs.co.nz>

Sent: Wed Sep 17 14:03:34 2008
Subject: Policy on ACTA

Hello,

This email is going to the Trade spokesperson (or nearest facsimile
thereof) for each political party contesting the 2008 General Election.

Can you please tell me what your party's position is on the Anti - Counterfeit Trade Agreement negotiations currently under way?

http://www.med.govt.nz/templates/ContentTopicSummary34357.aspx

Regards

Mark Harris
ICT Consultant
Waikanae

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The results are here

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