Of all the sites on the internet, this is one.
When you read this comment, what do you think? “I get to meet with a class of fives on Mon. at Ken Danby. I get to make their little heads explode for 50 minutes, then they go home and tell their parents not to vote. Honestly, this is the best part of the election so …
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Here’s a little tip for folks voting in Guelph in the municipal election. Remember when I was raving about those thumb switch audio voting machines? Well, apparently, the machines are even cooler than I thought. I guess they have features on them to help people who can’t move their hands. I don’t understand it all, …
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I got a little email this morning that I figured I’d pass on. I bet I got it because of commenting on their accessible voting plan. There’s a small part of me, a small crazy part, that’s thinking about going for this. But I don’t know where the meetings are, how long they are, and …
CFRU,the station on which I used to pollute the airwaves on a regular basis, has launched its 2010 Guelph municipal election coverage. They’ve done a great job on this in the past, so if you’re looking for a good source for interviews and information on the upcoming vote, give them a try. The full press …
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The other day Carinposted about Elections Ontario’s draft access standards for polling stations.The 2 of us both submitted our feedback and we hope that you did too. My original comments to them as well as the form response we both got back are also in the thread under Carin’s post. Today I finally got my …
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I received an email about something that I think all folks in Ontario should know. Elections Ontario is trying to make elections accessible, and they’re seeking public comment on a draft standard they have written. Here is the message. Ontario’s Election Act has recently been amended. These amendments are designed to help ensure that all …
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Hmmm. Here’s a tricky one to wrap your head around. Remember our buddy ol’ pal Sue bring a chicken to the doctor Lowden? Well, her health care idea has caused quite the stir. People have been showing up at polling places dressed as chickens, and Nevada’s Secretary of State has had enough. He banned people …
It’s been a while since we’ve written one of these. But we thought we’d compiled enough commercials or slogans to do another one. We saw a commercial for something called “Juicy Juice immunity.” Juicy juice? It’s juice. Shouldn’t it be juicy? If not, it wouldn’t be…juice, would it? I know it’s a product for kids, …
I can think of quite a few reasons to be concerned about another federal election. For a start there’s lack of worthwhile candidates, voter burnout due to so many elections on all levels of government in the last 5 years and spending ridiculous quantities of money to accomplish nothing. But no matter how long I …
I had a really weird dream last night. I dreamed that Barack Obama was hiding out at our house. We were just going about our business when this weird black van pulled up to our place. But in the dream we had a house, not an apartment. It kind of looked like mom and dad’s …