Tag: 2015 Federal Election

Sneak Peak at ‘Election Day’ Film Shows Great Promise

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When Peter Smoczynski came to Guelph a few months ago with his documentary film project Election Day: The Rise of Voter Suppression, it was still in bite-sized pieces meant to galvanize the next phase of production. The version shown Saturday to a crowd of special guests and Fair Vote Guelph members was a movie now with form, though still incomplete. But in there was the beginning of something that promises to be both compelling and informational if you’re someone that’s concerned about the direction of our democracy. Continue reading “Sneak Peak at ‘Election Day’ Film Shows Great Promise” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #23 – Miguel Figueroa, Leader, Communist Party of Canada

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Party leaders don’t come to Guelph a lot, and its rarer still that you get a chance to do a sit down interview with said leader. Welcome to the Communist Party of Canada. On Thursday, Miguel Figueroa, leader of the CPC, was in Guelph to support his local candidate Tristan Dineen, and to talk candidly with young people at the University of Guelph about society’s ills about how the ideals of communism might be the cure. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #23 – Miguel Figueroa, Leader, Communist Party of Canada” →

Heckling Pushes Candidates to Be on Point at U of G Debate

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Just two days after a showdown at Cutten Fields that was telecast on Rogers, the candidates gathered again to debate, this time at Peter Clark Hall in the basement of the University of Guelph’s University Centre, and for the first time with all seven Guelph candidates on the same stage. What followed was a sometimes funny, sometimes informative, and sometimes hostile debate as all the candidates struggled to sell their platforms to a cynical and engaged lunchtime university crowd. Continue reading “Heckling Pushes Candidates to Be on Point at U of G Debate” →

Longfield Dares Other Guelph Candidates to Take Only Guelph Money

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In a peculiar moment in last night’s debate, Liberal candidate Lloyd Longfield challenged his fellow candidates to only take money from local donors in terms of fundraising. There’s been a lot of money talk this campaign, but is there a serious influx of outside Guelph cash in the campaign in the Royal City? Continue reading “Longfield Dares Other Guelph Candidates to Take Only Guelph Money” →

The Official Ballot for Guelph for #elxn42

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The last day to submit your nomination papers to become a candidate in the 42nd Canadian General Election was Monday. Today, Elections Canada released the final list of candidates for your consideration this election. When you go to vote on October 19 (or before), this is what your ballot will look like: Continue reading “The Official Ballot for Guelph for #elxn42” →

Rapid Fire Chamber Debate Tests Four Major Party Candidates

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It was standing room only at Cutten Fields tonight as the four major party candidates for Guelph took part in the third debate of the election campaign. Hosted by the Guelph Chamber of Commerce and broadcast live to air on Rogers Channel 20, this debate was by far the most lively, and it was the first to include the Conservative candidate Gloria Kovach. Continue reading “Rapid Fire Chamber Debate Tests Four Major Party Candidates” →

Suzuki Endorses Gord Miller

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To the degree that endorsements ever matter, I’m sure for a Green Party candidate getting David Suzuki’s thumbs up is huge. The question though is: does Guelph care who Suzuki thinks should be Guelph’s next MP? I can’t answer that, but I can post Suzuki’s endorsement video in the blog post below. Continue reading “Suzuki Endorses Gord Miller” →

Some Sparks, Not Many, at Social Justice Debate

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Without Conservative candidate Gloria Kovach, the social justice debate hosted by Guelph / Wellington Coalition for Social Justice and the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario didn’t have a lot of life, but in front of a packed house at the Italian Canadian Club, there were some contentious moments. Continue reading “Some Sparks, Not Many, at Social Justice Debate” →

Upcoming Election Events in Guelph

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As of today, there’s just one month left till Election Day. With the campaign heating up, there’s a lot of election related events happening in the next couple of weeks. Here is a sampling: Continue reading “Upcoming Election Events in Guelph” →

Elizabeth May Warns of Robocalls and Other Shenanigans

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Elizabeth May brought the Green Party national campaign to the University of Guelph earlier today to talk about their platform for education in Canada. The conversation after the announcement though turned to the young people the Green Party and May are courting, and whether or not they might be depended upon to make it out to the polls on October 19. May’s answer reference a fairly infamous chapter in Guelph political history. Continue reading “Elizabeth May Warns of Robocalls and Other Shenanigans” →