That’s “Ok” .. We’re Not Doing Anything

call HART crazy … but

There was a civic election here in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada – and our Mayor Sam Katz got elected for another four years. Get This…

Voter turnout was near an all-time low, with 171,395 votes cast on Wednesday — about 38 per cent of the 450,000 registered voters in the city. In the 2002 civic election, 48.7 per cent of eligible voters cast ballots.

THE REASON THERE WAS A LOW TURNOUT BECAUSE NOBODY KNEW WHERE TO VOTE OR WHEN TO VOTE AND FELT THEY WEREN’T ON ANY REGISTERED VOTER LIST YOU IDIOTS.

Every election is different here. I think one of the “election promises” was to reduce costs was to not register people or send them voting cards. As a result, citizens were supposed to bring their driver’s license or two pieces of ID to prove who they were at the last voting poll. However, I can’t remember where the last voting poll was – there has been 3 elections (provincial/federal) since the last civic election.

We have a sign on our mailbox “NO JUNKMAIL” and I receive the mail everyday. All junk mail is trashed. But, that was only the candidate junk mail. If it wasn’t for about 20 volunteers for one candidate campaigning across our street during rush hour traffic October 24, thus bringing another 20 volunteers from her competitor on the other side of the street .. we would have never even remembered that it was voting day October 25th. Therefore, my wife and I couldn’t care less about going to vote and we didn’t.

If it is worth anything – I am glad Sam Katz got re-elected. He is good for Winnipeg. There was nobody else running of importance that impressed Winnipeggers i.m.o.

And speaking of Dirty Campaigning

Ottawa launches complaint against new U.S. ad
Updated Thu. Oct. 26 2006 8:58 AM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

Ottawa has lodged a complaint with Washington in response to a Republican television ad that slams Canada as a bad neighbour on the world stage.

The swipe at Canada is secondary to the ad’s first purpose, which is to blast Democratic Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr.

The 30-second ad features various actors who suggest Ford supports gun control, has lax fiscal policies and is slack on terrorism and nuclear threats against the U.S.

“Canada can take care of North Korea,” says one man featured in the ad. They’re not busy.”

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