FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Election Results to be Provided Online Despite Election Gag Law October 27, 2000 - Paul Bryan, Canadian Citizen and resident of Burnaby, British Columbia has announced today that he will provide real-time election results nationwide on election day, despite the current gag law designed to muzzle free speech and limit the information available to citizens. The site, located at ElectionResultsCanada.com will allow users to view up-to-the minute results during the election. The site also allows users to subscribe to a notification service, so that they can receive instant updates via email, pager or cell phone when results begin pouring in. Bryan is an Internet software developer, and naturally takes free speech rights very seriously. "The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is intended to protect our right to freedom of speech and the right to make a free and informed vote," says Bryan. "That means they're protected even when it's inconvenient for politicians." Bryan believes it is unreasonable for the government to limit access to this information in some parts of the country, but not others. "If federal election results are available somewhere in Canada, I will make them available to anyone, anywhere on the net," says Bryan. "Welcome to the information age." He also points out that this law gives investors in eastern Canada an unfair advantage in worldwide financial markets. "Currencies are traded 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The outcome of the Canadian General Election could have a significant impact on people's financial security, and those in the west are kept from making informed decisions." Bryan also indicates that the gag law's apparent intent could have been better served through other means. The legislators could have opted to close the polls at the same time or defer publishing the results until all polls close. "This law is designed to keep western Canadians in the dark," says Bryan. "Election gag laws have no place in a free and democratic society," says Bryan. "Ordinary citizens must step up and challenge such laws or else face losing their rights altogether." Contact: Paul C. Bryan Suite 1202, 7077 Beresford Street Burnaby, BC · Canada V5E 4J5 Phone: (604) 323-3687 · Fax: (604) 608-3196 Web: http://www.ElectionResultsCanada.com/ Email: pbryan@electionresultscanada.com