Mastodawn

"Numerous studies have shown that not taking appropriate action is more expensive than investing in housing when you consider the costs associated with increased health care, incarceration, emergency shelters as well as femicides and familicides." #Housing #WRpoli https://doreenn.substack.com/p/ogp-mpp-aislinn-clancy-is-a-passionate

GPO MPP Aislinn Clancy is a passionate advocate

Ontarians should spend a maximum 30% of their gross income on housing. Ford vote down Bill 28 replacing it with omnibus Bill 60 that removed guard rails and made renting a free for all nightmare.

Small Change

Melissa Bowman Mar 12

"Democracy cannot be sustained on complaints alone. It grows when people who care about their communities recognize they have a role in shaping them." #WRpoli https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/democracy-cannot-be-sustained-on-complaints-alone/article_91307f87-bf90-5fb1-be42-e57e2f539b47.html

Democracy cannot be sustained on complaints alone

2026 must be the year we show up for municipal politics, if we want communities that reflect our needs and values, writes Wazhma Frogh

The Record

Darcy Casselman Dec 14

I love Jane. I'm struggling to read for pleasure these days, but I did at least pick this up. I'd rather she was on council, but if it means we get biting commentary on council in the form of murder mysteries, I can live with that. www.cbc.ca/player/play/... #wrpoli #wrawesome #WaterlooRegion

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From regional councillor to murder mystery author: Jane Mitchell on her new book Bad Council

In-camera council meetings, a secretive development on the waterfront and the murder of a town councillor with a commemorative brick. These are plot points in a new murder mystery novel called Bad Council. It’s written by a former Region of Waterloo councillor, Jane Mitchell. She spoke to CBC K-W's Aastha Shetty about the inspiration behind her book.

CBC

Darcy Casselman Dec 14

I love Jane. I'm struggling to read for pleasure these days, but I did at least pick this up...

I'd rather she was on council, but if it means we get cutting murder mysteries about council, I can live with that.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7011840

#WaterlooRegion #Waterloo #Bookstodon #wrpoli

From regional councillor to murder mystery author: Jane Mitchell on her new book Bad Council

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Bob Jonkman Mar 29, 2025

@uxmark

Héline Chow has a website!

And there's lots of other updates: New Bluesky and Threads accounts for old candidates (not sure if they just got them, or if I only just found them); new candidates; and candidates newly registered with Elections Canada.

No independents or small-party candidates, tho. I believe democracy is always better served if there is a wide spectrum to vote for, even if our electoral system squelches those choices.

https://poliblog.jonkman.ca/Poliblog-Elections/2025-Federal-Election/index.html

#WRpoli #CanPoli #CDNpoli

2025 Federal Election - Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Bob Jonkman Mar 25, 2025

I'm keeping track of candidates in Waterloo Region and adding their contact and social media info as I find it. CBC is one of my sources.

If someone needs a #PoliSci research project, see which parties have the best communications channels, and correlate that with their political leanings...

https://poliblog.jonkman.ca/Poliblog-Elections/2025-Federal-Election/

#CanPoli #CDNpoli #CanadianElection2025 #WaterlooRegion #WRpoli

@uxmark

2025 Federal Election - Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Bob Jonkman Mar 16, 2025

@reece

Every once in a while the politicians for #WaterlooRegion make the right decisions. But that's diminished by hedging their bets (f'rinstance: Approve the LRT, but then delay bringing it to Cambridge by years, soon to be a decade).

And it's not helped by a right-wing shift in the election of muncipal politicians, who aren't going to make bold, progressive decisions in the first place.

#WRpoli

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Bob Jonkman Feb 15, 2025

Thursday was the last day for registering as a candidate in Ontario provincial election, so the list of candidates is now complete. Waterloo Region got two more Ontario Party candidates, a Libertarian candidate in Waterloo, and an independent in Kitchener Centre.

The list of candidates is still missing plenty of contact and social media info, so let me know if you have updates.

https://poliblog.jonkman.ca/Poliblog-Elections/2025-02-27-Provincial-Election/

#OntarioElection #ONpoli #WRpoli #Elxn44 #WaterlooRegion

2025 Ontario Provincial Election - List of Candidates

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Bob Jonkman Feb 8, 2025

@samnabi

Thanx! I'll fix that ASAP.

Rob Deutschmann was one of the first candidates with contact info, I expect that things changed quickly in the first days of the campaign.

I'll also review contact data for other candidates, they may have updated too.

https://poliblog.jonkman.ca/Poliblog-Elections/2025-02-27-Provincial-Election/#Cambridge-Rob_Deutschmann-Ontario_Liberal_Party-

#ONpoli #WRpoli #OntarioElection

2025 Ontario Provincial Election - List of Candidates

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Bob Jonkman Feb 8, 2025

@samnabi

Thanx! I'll fix that ASAP.

Rob Deutschmann was one of the first candidates with contact info, I expect that things changed quickly in the first days of the campaign.

I'll also review contact data for other candidates, they may have updated too.

https://poliblog.jonkman.ca/Poliblog-Elections/2025-02-27-Provincial-Election/#Cambridge-Rob_Deutschmann-Ontario_Liberal_Party-

#ONpoli #WRpoli #OntarioElection

2025 Ontario Provincial Election - List of Candidates

Datetime: 2025-02-08T03:35:46 2025 Ontario Provincial Election - List of Candidates