We said we weren’t done with audio. Here comes some more. A little while ago, I mentioned that Jack Layton had died. So, later, I learned that someone had created a drink in his honour. So, Steve made one of these, and we talked about it. Believe it or not we talked about it for …
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Latest Elections Ontario Accessibility Scoop
When I posted the thing about the home visits option for voting in the provincial election, I had some questions. At this home visit, would you be able to use the assistive voting devices? What kind of assistance was offered? I figured I’d phone Elections Ontario and ask. And here’s what I found out. If …
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Jack Layton Lost His War With Cancer
Really, I was having such a nice weekend with friends. Why did yesterday have to be filled with so much death and destruction? And one death is the focus of this post. I found out that early yesterday morning, Jack Layton, the federal NDP leader, lost his battle with cancer. He was 61. He has …
This Provincial Election, Home Visits Are Available
I just saw this in the Election Connection newsletter. Pretty cool if you need it. Elections Ontario is offering home visits for those who can’t make it to their returning office. You can apparently arrange for the visit to happen up to the day before election day, so that’s pretty cool. If you need one …
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And Now, A Few Words From Boohoo Burke
Last week, when the election was over, the news was filled as it always is with reactions from winners and losers. Reporters caught up with various candidates to hear about what went right, what went wrong and what the future may hold. All of Guelph’s major candidates and even some of the fringe ones got …
Voters Turn Out, Ignatieff And Duceppe Turn In
Yes, more election things. I’m happy to say that it looks like the voter turnout went up. It didn’t go up by much, but at least it went in the right direction instead of setting a new record low like happened in 2008. That year, only 59.1% of voters bothered, but this year the numbers …
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Another Satisfied Customer
The subject of bad voting experiences for those with disabilities has come up before, and it’s about to come up again. Brad went out and voted yesterday like you all should have, and as happens so many times when you’ve got something the matter with your eyes or anything else, it didn’t go well. Nobody …
Can’t Say I’m A Fan Of A Majority Of What Happened Here
Last night, Canada sent a message. It’s quite the confusing message, but one was most definitely sent. I’m not even sure where to start, but I guess starting at the top would make sense. Stephen Harper and the Conservatives won a majority. What the…how the…why the…who are you people!? I wish I could get inside …
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Watch Out For Your Voting Location Has Been Changed Hoax Calls
Update: Here is a more complete story from the Mercury. The previous link was a note on the paper’s election blog, but this has much more information. Whoever’s doing this is really making a day of it. Complaints are said to be numbering in the hundreds, swamping elections Canada’s local office here. I’m not sure …
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The Long And Winding Road To Our Current Election
I guess all this election talk got Ann all curious about the state of government up here in the great white north. It didn’t take long before she got, as she put it, more than she wanted to know. Hahhaa. She found a pretty cool article, so I thought I’d link to it.Here’s the article …
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