It's election time again! If it wasn't for the signs plastered all over the city, you wouldn't really know that elections are coming up. If you ask most people, they will tell you that they are not paying very close attention to the upcoming elections. Ask most youths the same question, and you will find that some are not even aware that there are elections coming up. This begs the question, what IS wrong with Canadian politics??? It seems as though whenever there is any sort of election happening in the United States, the entire world is hooked on every tiny detail regarding the candidate and the election process itself. Are Canadian politics that unimportant or are Canadians simply too lazy to care about what goes on in our country?
Participating in elections is important and greatly impacts us all. Yes, we can make a difference and for a better Calgary, Alberta and Canada. In order to do that though, we have to participate and take part in the process. If we don't get out there, educate ourselves about our candidates and make our voices heard, we lose the right to complain when things start to go wrong. Personally, I feel as though the candidates should be doing more to grab our attention and to illustrate to us what issues are important to them. The candidates should all have a debate a la U.S. presidential elections and allow the citizens an opportunity to really get to know our candidates.
For those of you who are taking the time to learn about each candidate and issues important to them, GOOD FOR YOU! Congratulations on taking that step and having your voice heard. For those of you who are not as familiar with what is currently going on with respect to our local politics, please take the time to find out.
The 2010 Calgary municipal election will be held Monday, October 18, 2010 to elect a mayor and 14 aldermen to the city council, the seven trustees to the Calgary School District (each representing 2 of the 14 wards), and four of the seven trustees to the Calgary Catholic School District (each representing 2 of the 14 wards). Our candidates for mayor are: Craig Burrows, Joseph Patrick Connelly, Bonnie Devine, Barry Erskine, Oscar Fech, Robert Andrew Hawkesworth, Barbara Joan Higgins, Barbara Joan Higgins, Sandra Joan Hunter, Gary Fredrick Johnston, Daniel Knight, Amanda Liu, John Lord, Richard William McIver, Naheed Nenshi, Wayne Stewart.
Make sure you get out and vote on Monday, October 18, 2010!
Participating in elections is important and greatly impacts us all. Yes, we can make a difference and for a better Calgary, Alberta and Canada. In order to do that though, we have to participate and take part in the process. If we don't get out there, educate ourselves about our candidates and make our voices heard, we lose the right to complain when things start to go wrong. Personally, I feel as though the candidates should be doing more to grab our attention and to illustrate to us what issues are important to them. The candidates should all have a debate a la U.S. presidential elections and allow the citizens an opportunity to really get to know our candidates.
For those of you who are taking the time to learn about each candidate and issues important to them, GOOD FOR YOU! Congratulations on taking that step and having your voice heard. For those of you who are not as familiar with what is currently going on with respect to our local politics, please take the time to find out.
The 2010 Calgary municipal election will be held Monday, October 18, 2010 to elect a mayor and 14 aldermen to the city council, the seven trustees to the Calgary School District (each representing 2 of the 14 wards), and four of the seven trustees to the Calgary Catholic School District (each representing 2 of the 14 wards). Our candidates for mayor are: Craig Burrows, Joseph Patrick Connelly, Bonnie Devine, Barry Erskine, Oscar Fech, Robert Andrew Hawkesworth, Barbara Joan Higgins, Barbara Joan Higgins, Sandra Joan Hunter, Gary Fredrick Johnston, Daniel Knight, Amanda Liu, John Lord, Richard William McIver, Naheed Nenshi, Wayne Stewart.
Make sure you get out and vote on Monday, October 18, 2010!
