Thursday, Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m.: All candidates meeting organized by the Social Planning Council and sponsored by YWCA and Cambridge Network of Neighbourhoods, Islamic Centre of Cambridge, 1550 Dunbar Rd. (across from the Cambridge Centre)
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This is an informative all-candidates meeting. Those who can attend, should do so; if you’re interested in ‘social issues’which, hopefully, all of us are….
To my knowledge it is not televised.
Damn, I forgot all about it. Hopefully someone who is there will come on here and tell us about it.
With no discussion on Drayton,LRT,City Hall,taxes or water rates (social issues only) it was a pretty dull affair.
I don’t know if I would go so far as to say it was a “dull” affair, Scot. It was certainly well-attended – standing room only. I did happen to notice that I was the sole WRDSB candidate in attendance.
The greatest benefit might have been the hallway conversations before and after each session. The folks I talked to were most receptive to my ideas around smaller, greener, digital schools.
I’m glad I got a commitment from our current mayor concerning streaming taped open council sessions to the Internet. It was a great opportunity to talk with constituents about pressing social matters.
In the Ward 5 discussions I talked about the paradox that people in subsidized housing have been in for over 20 years. These folks can’t save a down payment for a house while they are ‘in the system,’ they can’t have any kind of savings whatsoever. This is an important issue, and we got some good response from the folks there on it.
I found the streaming comment interesting as well – especially since I committed to exactly the same thing for the WRDSB in this recent blog post: http://cambridgepublicschools.ca/ending-school-board-secrecy/
You’re exactly right, Colin, we’ve got to keep on top of this after the election, for the school boards and the city as well. It’s a great tool for education in itself, students will be able to see and discuss local government, it could open up a whole new avenue for curriculum.