Tag: 2019 Federal Election

Regional Transit: Where Do We Begin Filling the Gaps and Addressing the Needs?

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This month, GO Transit started running more trains between Guelph and Kitchener, which is billed as another small step forward in the increasingly decades long struggle to get two-way, all-day Go Train service between us and Union Station. It’s important. We need it. But what are the barriers that stand between us and expanded regional transit, and what are we not doing to improve the broader transit picture here in Southwestern Ontario? Continue reading “Regional Transit: Where Do We Begin Filling the Gaps and Addressing the Needs?” →

None of the Above’s Not a Federal Party, and Taylor’s Not Running

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Despite the fact that there’s a national appetite for the option, there will be no None of the Above official party candidates on the 2019 election ballot. According to an email from the party leader to local candidates, the party missed the deadline to be recognized as a national political party in this election, and candidates will now run as independents. One of them though will not be Guelph candidate Paul Taylor. Continue reading “None of the Above’s Not a Federal Party, and Taylor’s Not Running” →

PLASTIC FREE NEWS: Fukushima, Polls, and Weird Dinosaur

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Plastic Free News is a weekly round up of environmental news from the local to the global. From the state of the climate emergency, to animal matters, to interesting stuff that makes living on Earth cool, Plastic Free News is here with all the details. So what’s going on this week? Continue reading “PLASTIC FREE NEWS: Fukushima, Polls, and Weird Dinosaur” →

Better Ballot Returns and Expands For the Federal Election

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Members of the Canadian Federation of University Women are are trying again to make a better election period by urging candidates to join the Better Ballot Campaign. The promotion was launched Wednesday evening at the 10C Shared Community Space, and this time, the project is going nation-wide. Continue reading “Better Ballot Returns and Expands For the Federal Election” →

Game On! Trudeau Dissolves Parliament, Writs are Drawn Up, and the Race Begins!

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The 43rd Canada General Election is underway. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Rideau Hall this morning to dissolve the House of Commons and officially commence the election. The main Federal party leaders now spread out from coast to coast to coast to convince electors that they have the people and the plan to lead Canada for the next four years. Continue reading “Game On! Trudeau Dissolves Parliament, Writs are Drawn Up, and the Race Begins!” →

Environmental Action Group Endorses Dyck and Chong

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The writ for the 2019 Federal Election hasn’t even been drawn up yet, and already the endorsements are coming in. Locally, Guelph Green Party Candidate Steve Dyck and Wellington-Halton Hills MP Michael Chong are two of the initial 25 candidates endorsed by Green PAC, a non-partisan environmental organization. Continue reading “Environmental Action Group Endorses Dyck and Chong” →

Solidarity Forever, But Surrounded By Politics at the Labour Day Picnic

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It’s Labour Day, which means for most a chance to rest and recreate, but in Riverside Park every year, it’s a chance for organized labour to stand in solidarity with their fellow union employees. This year, with a Federal election on the horizon, and the spectre of Provincial cutbacks, things were slightly more political than usual. Continue reading “Solidarity Forever, But Surrounded By Politics at the Labour Day Picnic” →

ICYMI: Taylor Plans to Reprise as None of Above Candidate in Fall Election

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At the end of this week’s Guelph Politicast about injured workers and workers’ compensation, guest Paul Taylor announced his intention to run in this fall’s Federal Election as a candidate for the None of the Above Party. It will be the second time that Taylor has run under that party’s banner as a Guelph election candidate. Continue reading “ICYMI: Taylor Plans to Reprise as None of Above Candidate in Fall Election” →

Politics Mixes with Breakfast For Some of Guelph’s Most Vulnerable

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The normal Wednesday morning community breakfast at Lakeside HOPE House had some special guests this week, another sign that the Federal Election is just a few weeks, if not a few days, away. Six of the candidates wanting to be Guelph’s next MP visited HOPE House Wednesday morning talk politics with some the City’s most vulnerable people over some scrambled eggs, sausage, and chocolate chip pancakes. Continue reading “Politics Mixes with Breakfast For Some of Guelph’s Most Vulnerable” →

Q&A with Christian Heritage Party Candidate Gordon Truscott

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“Without boasting, I expect to win,” Gordon Truscott declares. It’s the first time while talking to the Christian Heritage Party candidate for several minutes that he gets explicitly political. Somewhere among Truscott’s stories, observations, and folksy wisdom, an interview took place where the candidate talked about what matters to him, and what his campaign is going to be about. Continue reading “Q&A with Christian Heritage Party Candidate Gordon Truscott” →