Gym, tan, laundry… vote?: Ontario asked to consider weekend, holiday elections Report on June 2018 provincial election makes recommendations aimed at boosting voter turnout Don’t get me wrong. More flexibility absolutely can’t hurt. But I don’t think that’s the biggest issue we’re up against here. If we really want to solve the turnout problem, we …
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Somebody Just Voted Himself Off The Christmas Card List
This looks like your standard, run-of-the-mill campaign ad, but then… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZuayQFD51w Holy shit, did not see that coming. Yes, that really is six of Republican Congressman Paul Gosar’s nine siblings telling the good people of Arizona not to vote for their brother and to instead support his opponent, Democratic candidate David Brill. It didn’t work, …
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Trump Sucks. Please Vote
LEST WE FORGET THE HORRORS: A CATALOG OF TRUMP’S WORST CRUELTIES, COLLUSIONS, CORRUPTIONS, AND CRIMES There are many depressing words in this article, but I think the most depressing come right at the start when it’s noted that “This is the first in a series.” And that is, unfortunately, no lie. The first link covers …
Best! Inaccessible! Voting! Experience! Ever!
I want to take a second to thank the folks working the polls at the Activa Sportsplex in Kitchener last night for one of the better voting experiences I’ve ever had. None of you were outwardly freaked out by the sight of unaccompanied blind people roaming loose in the wild. None of you tried to …
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Who Are You And What Am I Voting For
Although I obviously care very much about what happens in Kitchener seeing as I live here and whatnot, I’ll freely admit to not always being as up on local politics as I’d like to be. That said, I still intend on voting in the municipal election this month, because not voting in elections is one …
Quarter In The Courts
This is nice. One-Quarter of Ontario PC Candidates Currently Face Lawsuits, Probes and Police Investigations Obviously not all of these people won, but Doug Ford and his band of miscreants were easily handed a majority government on Thursday, so obviously some of them did. All of this is important, but there are four things of particular …
Go Home Ontario, You’re Drunk. Possibly ON Buck-A-Beer Meant To Distract You From The Fact That You Just Voted In A Total Asshat
So. Premier Doug Ford is a thing now. I’m not going to say I’m surprised. I can’t. The existence of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States makes being surprised by an election result pretty well impossible. But what I can say is that I’m incredibly disappointed. More than anything I’m disappointed in the …
Hi! It’s Adam From the Ontario NDP. Do You Have Some Random Numbers I Can Dial?
I don’t know how widespread it is, but the NDP is
Info About Accessible Voting For This Provincial Election
It’s time for another election. Where the heck did those four years go? It doesn’t feel like nearly four years ago that I wrote this post about the trials and tribulations of accessible voting, but the calendar doesn’t lie. I have to say that this year, they seem to have made an accessible voting one-stop …
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Strategic Voting Is Still Not Worth Your Time
Though I personally think it’s stupid, nonsensical and based on little more than hope and magical fairy dust, I do understand the urge some people have to participate in strategic voting campaigns. Our election system is a bit screwy, sometimes allowing candidates to claim seats with some rather low percentages. So yes, the temptation to …
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