The Upcoming Elections
Get out and vote, people!
let your voices be heard.
Seems to me that this is our chance to throw out nepotism and vote in a few new faces. It won't matter too much to those "in the inner circle" since they've already got their brass rings (Of course, I speak here of the LVEC and the re-naming of Market Square,) but it WILL matter from here on out. I've felt that the past couple of years have been a virtual hostile takeover of the city by a select few, in fact, and I'm glad for the opportunity to maybe change that.
I'm proud of the councilors who didn't sit back and let it happen, even if they were outnumbered. I'm proud of the instigators and rabble-rousers. I'm happy to see a vibrant democracy (almost) at work! And if it is to continue, we must educate ourselves about the issues, the candidates, and get out there on election day to cast our ballots.
And while I'm at it: LIBERALS - and Kingston has a lot of them. I implore you - get a party membership and vote for the new leader, just please think long and hard about who that leader should be. Ignatieff is a man who hasn't even lived in Canada for much of his life - his allegiances recently were to the Bush government in the form of his "liberal support for the war in Iraq." His post at Harvard provided him a grandstand from which he could spout his views, and the press took him up on it. Ask yourself, is this the man that will keep us Canadian?????
Gerrard Kennedy is a man of the people - his former co-workers and his peers have high praise for his work ethic and his ideas. He has extensive experience in public service in Ontario. He enjoyed enormous support in his riding.
I know Kingston is a liberal town, moreover, Kingston prides herself on having a great deal of "thinkers and intellectuals" in her midst. Ignatieff may have a profound ability with philosophy and the language - he may belong to mensa, who knows? But that shouldn't impress you. Who cares if you vote for the smarteest guy in the room if it ends up being the dumbest thing you ever did? I KNOW you'll all want to re-elect Milliken, and given that, you should be wary of the person in the lead chair of his party.
Get your membership and vote for the future leader. It's not too late.
let your voices be heard.
Seems to me that this is our chance to throw out nepotism and vote in a few new faces. It won't matter too much to those "in the inner circle" since they've already got their brass rings (Of course, I speak here of the LVEC and the re-naming of Market Square,) but it WILL matter from here on out. I've felt that the past couple of years have been a virtual hostile takeover of the city by a select few, in fact, and I'm glad for the opportunity to maybe change that.
I'm proud of the councilors who didn't sit back and let it happen, even if they were outnumbered. I'm proud of the instigators and rabble-rousers. I'm happy to see a vibrant democracy (almost) at work! And if it is to continue, we must educate ourselves about the issues, the candidates, and get out there on election day to cast our ballots.
And while I'm at it: LIBERALS - and Kingston has a lot of them. I implore you - get a party membership and vote for the new leader, just please think long and hard about who that leader should be. Ignatieff is a man who hasn't even lived in Canada for much of his life - his allegiances recently were to the Bush government in the form of his "liberal support for the war in Iraq." His post at Harvard provided him a grandstand from which he could spout his views, and the press took him up on it. Ask yourself, is this the man that will keep us Canadian?????
Gerrard Kennedy is a man of the people - his former co-workers and his peers have high praise for his work ethic and his ideas. He has extensive experience in public service in Ontario. He enjoyed enormous support in his riding.
I know Kingston is a liberal town, moreover, Kingston prides herself on having a great deal of "thinkers and intellectuals" in her midst. Ignatieff may have a profound ability with philosophy and the language - he may belong to mensa, who knows? But that shouldn't impress you. Who cares if you vote for the smarteest guy in the room if it ends up being the dumbest thing you ever did? I KNOW you'll all want to re-elect Milliken, and given that, you should be wary of the person in the lead chair of his party.
Get your membership and vote for the future leader. It's not too late.
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