Bruce-Grey Election Update

October 5, 2007

I had the opportunity to drop by the Bayshore this evening to listen to the Bruce-Grey candidates speak at the Owen Sound Chamber of Commerce sponsored all candidates meeting. I would go into detail but it’s very late and it’s been a very long day. So instead I will let the candidates speak for themselves. The following audio clip recorded at the meeting includes the closing remarks given by each of the candidates.

One point of interest though was the discussion following the debate regarding the recent poll results that put Shane Jolley and the Green party only 9 points back of the longstanding Conservative MPP, Bill Murdoch. There was also a few remarks regarding the audience support for candidates as indicated by the applause following each final remark. Here is a screenshot of the recorded audio file for comparison (sorry I am a helpless geek sometimes, especially so when over tired!)

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But you should really listen for yourself… As always your thoughts and comments are welcome, just add them below or call the feedback line 519 416 OWEN (6936) and leave an audio comment.

Final remarks from the candidates in the 2007 Ontario Provincial Election, Bruce-Grey Riding (7 minutes and 5 seconds) You can listen with the flashplayer below (just press play) or you may download the audio mp3 here, (right click save as)

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Ontario Referendum Part 4

October 2, 2007

The following audio clip is the last in our four part series of audio talks presented earlier this summer at the launch of FairVoteCanada’s Yes Campaign.

The event in Owen Sound was held in Owen Sound at the Public Library on June 20th. Unfortunately the event was held immediately following Snowbirds air show (you can check out some of the show here if you missed it) and it was a beautiful sunny day= not a great time to learn about electoral reform in the basement of the library.

So what was the event all about? By now I am sure you are aware that this October 10th, when we hit the polls to elect our local MPP, you will also be given the opportunity to vote in an Ontario referendum on Electoral reform in Ontario. The choices, of which you will the details in the following audio are to stick with the present First-Past the post electoral system (you can grab more details about FPtP from Referendum Ontario here) or to make a switch to a Mixed-Member Proportional (MMP) system (another page from Referendum Ontario about MMP).

Fair Vote Audio Part 4 (about 33 and a half minutes run time) You can listen with the flashplayer below or you may download the audio mp3 here, (right click save as)

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Ontario Referendum Part 3

September 18, 2007

The following audio clip is part three of a four part series of audio talks presented earlier this summer at the launch of FairVoteCanada’s Yes Campaign.

Fair Vote Audio Part 3 (about 13 and a half minutes run time) You can listen with the flashplayer below or you may download the audio mp3 here, (right click save as)

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