MMP Video by the Ontario Citizens Assembly

September 18, 2007

If you would like to view an English speaking version with French Subtitles you can find it here

For more on MMP can be found at www.voteformmp.ca

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The Ontario Referendum Part 2

September 17, 2007

The following audio clip is part one of a 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).

In part 2 of the series we hear from Andrew Stewart, Andrew was the Bruce-Grey Owen Sound representative at the Ontario Students Assembly for Electoral Reform.

Fair Vote Audio Part 2 (about 4 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)

If you have itunes and you don’t want to miss out on parts 2-4 you can subscribe to all theOwen.com audio with this link

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The Ontario Referendum Part 1 of 4

September 13, 2007

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

Fortunately however we here at theOwen are big fans of time shifting important local events in case you missed them. More on this one in the future …please stay tuned.

In part 1 of the series we hear from Joyce Hall and Anita Droog. They provide some background on the referendum, MMP versus FPtP and why MMP was recommended by the Ontario Citizens’Assembly.

Fair Vote Audio Part 1 (about 22 minutes run time) You can listen with the flashplayer below or you may download the audio mp3 here, (right click save as)

If you have itunes and you don’t want to miss out on parts 2-4 you can subscribe to all theOwen.com audio with this link

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Black Gold Screening at the Owen Sound Library

September 11, 2007

Tadesse Meskela, star of the internationally acclaimed documentary Black Gold will be in Owen Sound this Wednesday September 12 for a screening of the film and a discussion. The film documents the problems Ethiopian coffee farmers face in getting a fair price for their coffee and the impact fair trade has made on improving their lives.
Meskela is the manager of the Oromia Coffee Farmers Co-operative Union which represents more than 74,000 coffee farmers. Meskela has become the international face of struggling farmers. He also led the fight to ensure Ethiopia retained its rights to their own coffee strains against actions by multi-national coffee giant Starbucks.

Start time 7 pm but you should proably get there early for a good seat and some interesting discussion.

Not sure if my schedule will allow me to make it out to this event. If someone attending would be interested in writing up a few words about the event we would love to post it. Alternatively, anyone who takes part in the evening can share their thoughts via theOwen.com caller feedback line.

After the event simply dial, 519 416 6936 wait for the message and leave you thoughts. Keep in mind this works for any event going on in and around Grey-Bruce so now might be a good time to slap that number into the speed dial of your phone (mobile or otherwise!)

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