A resident of Parkdale High Park has passed along a promotional flyer indicating that Sam Bulte is back as she and the Parkdale Federal Liberal Riding Association will be hosting a holiday celebration next Saturday.  The return of Ms. Bulte comes as a bit of a surprise, given that two candidates for the Liberal leadership – Gerard Kennedy and Bob Rae – both have ties to the riding and were/are rumoured to be eyeing it for their potential seat in Ottawa.

The event also marks the return of the Parkdale High Park Federal Liberal Riding Association which faced possible de-certification earlier this year when it failed to submit its annual report for 2005.  That report has now been submitted and it unsurprisingly features a lengthy list of contributors including CRIA's Graham Henderson and Richard Pfohl as well as Steven Stohn, David Basskin, Lisa Zbitnew, EMI, Socan, and Warner Music.  Many of these same people and organizations also contributed during the election campaign to both Bulte and current Canadian Heritage Minister Bev Oda.