18 August 2006
New Brunswick Election Websites
At 4:00 pm today, the New Brunswick government was officially ended, with the election of a new government set for September 18th. The party websites discussed below have been designed and are operated by the three political parties that are fighting tooth and nail to become the next government of New Brunswick. One of them will form the next government and thus will, in a few weeks, be in charge of the design and operation of all New Brunswick government websites. Their campaign sites can be viewed as a part of their resume as they compete for voter approval.
New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party
Election Campaign Home Page
Failed Validation: 24 errors 
New Brunswick Liberal Party
Election Campaign Home Page
Failed Validation: 59 errors 
New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Election Campaign Home Page
Failed Validation: 19 errors 
None of these three parties has seen fit to include a statement of their policies about website accessibility and/or interoperability. This omission provides, by itself, a revealing comment on the awareness, or lack thereof, of these party leaders with respect to the importance of such considerations in communicating with the public in 2006. If these standards are thought to be unimportant when they are fighting for public approval, is unlikely they will be given greater significance after the election is decided.
These validation tests were performed by using the W3C Validation Service.
Election Campaign Home Page
Failed Validation: 24 errors
Failed validation report: New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party 2006 election website home page. For a full-size view, click on the image.
Election Campaign Home Page
Failed Validation: 59 errors
Failed validation report: New Brunswick Liberal Party 2006 election website home page. For a full-size view, click on the image.
Election Campaign Home Page
Failed Validation: 19 errors
Failed validation report: New Brunswick New Democratic Party 2006 election website home page. For a full-size view, click on the image.
None of these three parties has seen fit to include a statement of their policies about website accessibility and/or interoperability. This omission provides, by itself, a revealing comment on the awareness, or lack thereof, of these party leaders with respect to the importance of such considerations in communicating with the public in 2006. If these standards are thought to be unimportant when they are fighting for public approval, is unlikely they will be given greater significance after the election is decided.
These validation tests were performed by using the W3C Validation Service.
