Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Penny Collenette


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   redirect to Liberal Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election. No consensus to delete, good arguments for both "keep" and "redirect" but the "redirect" arguments are slightly stronger IMO. No prejudice against restoring a standalone article if the "content and referencing improvements" mentioned are made or there's otherwise a consensus for it. Consider this a "keep" close combined with an editorial decision to redirect. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 02:11, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Penny Collenette

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This person is a failed federal candidate and a minor civil servant in PM's office. Only claim to fame is she's the wife of a former cabinet minister. Doesn't meet criteria for notability. Suttungr (talk) 22:52, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Liberal Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election, typical (isn't it?) of what we have done for articles like this in the past, the only information sourced with a reliable source is from the CBC article, and that is really only about her running for office, not enough to pass the general notability guidelines in my eyes.--kelapstick (talk) 23:34, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:01, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep a fairly important staffer who managed Chretien's 1990 campaign, also married to a former cabinet minister. Could be better referenced though. - SimonP (talk) 02:26, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions.  -- — LinguistAtLarge • Talk  02:51, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Liberal Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election per WP:CANSTYLE. Mind  matrix
 * The fact that she happens to have been a Liberal candidate in the 2008 election is very much secondary to her role as a senior staffer in the PMO — which isn't just the PM's personal staff, but a large government department which encompasses a significant part of the core business of governing. If Canada were transposed onto the United States, in fact, the PMO is where much of what goes on at the White House would be taking place. The article certainly needs some content and referencing improvements, but given that there wouldn't even be a question over the equivalent person on the White House staff, a high level PMO staffer is almost certainly notable enough for Wikipedia. Keep. Bearcat (talk) 14:27, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Liberal Party candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election. So she made appointments for the PM. Sounds like a glorified secretary to me. I don't think that qualifies her for Wikipedia notability. EncyclopediaUpdaticus (talk) 01:03, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Notable figure in her own right, quite separate from her marriage and bid for public office. CJCurrie (talk) 23:15, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.