Oct
21
Has anyone else noticed that the City of Regina has video clips up on their Election 2009 candidate profiles? I’m glad to live in a city that announces candidate news on Twitter and takes the time to put clips on Youtube.
Now if only we’d vote…
Oct
20
This map isn’t very easy to find on the City of Regina’s web site, so I thought I would post it on here.
Regina Municipal Election - Ward Map
Oct
14
Here are some figures from the 2006 Municipal Election. As you can see, our voter turnout was pretty abysmal. Let’s try to add 20% to these numbers this year:
| Ward | Voter Turnout | |
| 1 | 43% | |
| 2 | 44% | |
| 3 | 32% | |
| 4 | 34% | |
| 5 | 34% | |
| 6 | 22% | |
| 7 | 31% | |
| 8 | 32% | |
| 9 | 41% | |
| 10 | 40% |
Oct
10
Our civic election campaign is in full swing. And, as part of my commitment to both being informed about the issues and to start updating this blog regularly (again), I have decided to start looking at the races which affect me the most.
As a long time resident of Ward 3, I would like to start off by looking at the four candidates, and the profiles that they submitted to the City of Regina’s page on the election. For fairness, I will cover each of the candidates in the same post and in alphabetical order. Warning, this is going to be a long one… Read more »
Sep
10
Why political mudslinging lowers us all while damaging our democratic system.
Sep
9
The debate regarding how well our Canadian Parliamentary Democracy works, and how well for whom, aside, Rick Mercer reminds us why it is so damn important for Canadians to know how our government works, and why it’s so scary that the majority of us don’t.
Sep
8
Just in case you’re a student and you needed a good reason to get angry, or at least spiteful – Rick Mercer gives you a few reasons to get out there and cast your ballot!
Aug
20
In case it’s not a place you go regularly, downtown Regina’s largest mall, the Cornwall Center, has been undergoing several changes over the past year. Some stores have been moving to other locations in the mall, while others are being renovated. However, it was during my last visit to the Cornwall Center that I noticed the gravest change of all. It appears as if only one store amidst all these changes has actually *closed*… and it’s the bookstore.
As a longtime resident of downtown Regina, let me tell you what this means – it signifies the closure of the last book store in the downtown area. That’s right, you didn’t hallucinate that last sentence, and it’s not a typo. If you want to BUY A BOOK you must leave the downtown area. Read more »
Aug
13
Hey Regina, guess what? Only 36.47% of eligible voters voted in the 2006 municipal election. Granted, this is over 11% higher than the turnout in the 2003 municipal election (when Pat Fiacco was acclaimed mayor), but it is still pretty damned pathetic. Guess what, Regina? Roughly one in three residents picked who got to lead the city for the last three years. So, what is the problem?
Don’t civil issues matter to you? What about a new domed stadium? Whoever wins this election will be in the driver’s seat when all the choices are made. What about affordable housing? Whoever wins this election will have to take action, or the Regina economy is going to end up in a very dark place. What about the anti-panhandling laws that Dr. Garson Hunter so eloquently covered in his most recent Poverty Paper? Whoever wins this election will be in the driver’s seat when that silly tag day permit comes up for review. What about North Central Regina? Whoever wins this election will have to decide whether to celebrate that area’s beauty or to write it off as ‘not worth saving’. Read more »
Aug
8
Do you want a new stadium in your backyard? How about a landfill or a nuclear power plant? I know what you’re thinking – who on earth would want to live with the noise, smell, or danger? I wouldn’t!
There’s a new buzz word that I really dig that’s being used to describe this conundrum – eco-discrimination. The hot topics of the day, such as the unanimous (albeit grudgingly) support in the Saskatchewan Legislature of nuclear power, or the equally hot debate surrounding Regina’s new stadium, often neglect that massive amounts of discrimination go into decisions like these. Especially when it comes to location – and the consequences are grave. Read more »