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| Affiliation | Conservative |
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| Name | Rod Bruinooge |
| Address |
Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada |
| Email | rod@bruinooge.com |
| Website | http://www.bruinooge.ca |
| Born |
May 06, 1973
(51 years)
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| Contributor | The Oncoming Storm |
| Last Modifed | Karma Policeman
Dec 29, 2008 05:46pm |
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| Info | Rod Bruinooge is a resident of south Winnipeg and is an active member of the civic community. Rod is an Aboriginal Canadian originally from the Northern Manitoba city of Thompson, where he lived until 1991.
In 1995 Rod developed the Internet game The Stone that he launched as a consumer product in 1997. The Stone achieved the height of its popularity in 1999 when it was featured in much of the world's media, including Forbes Magazine, as a fascinating and complex example of internet multi-player gaming. The game continues to be played today in over 50 countries around the world.
In the fall of 2004 Rod released a documentary about the players of The Stone, playfully titled 'Stoners'. The 46 minute film was shot in the U.S, U.K. and Canada and had it's European premiere at the International Science Fiction Film Festival in London. This film was noteworthy due to it having an official soundtrack by Pink Floyd, which represented the first time the band had provided an entire album to a film since their epic 1982 release 'The Wall'.
In 2005 Rod became the Executive Director of the Winnipeg International Film Festival which kicked off its inaugural season on June 9th. The festival received 854 submissions from around the world and screened 87 films in its final program. Over 2000 people attended the event with 30 filmmakers traveling to the city from as far away as Europe and Australia. Even in its first year the festival was seen as a wonderful venue for independent filmmakers to showcase their works and help grow the economy (all without any government funding). The event is poised to become one of the top film festivals in western Canada.
Rod ran as candidate for the Conservative party in 2004 Federal Election against Treasury Board President Reg Alcock achieving 34 percent of the popular vote in what was considered to be the most challenging riding in Manitoba. Many considered the campaign to be groundbreaking in its communication methodology that included media which was simultaneously delivered via web, television, and radio and movie theatre. Rod Bruinooge was the first federal candidate in Canadian history to utilize movie theatre advertising and received many national accolades on this tactic.
Building on the success of the 2004 campaign; Rod again was selected as the Conservative candidate to run against Reg Alcock in the fall of 2005. The campaign focused on a strong media and communications strategy combined with traditional door to door hark work. This time however the result was much different and in one of the most exciting races in the country Rod defeated Alcock by just 111 votes.
Since the election Rod has been appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians. He is very excited about his new position and is eagerly meeting with community groups in Winnipeg South and throughout Canada.
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