election 2000 Federal style see what might be coming in the way of commentary

Now I sent this picture to few folks for comment this is what came back:
"This is truly a moment in local politics. I think it speaks to the depth of our understanding of politics. Either it is so sophisticated that people can appreciate the character of both individuals to the extent that party/positions do not matter. It could also mean that somebody is not thinking. Or somebody's spouse is having the last say.  You pick
Regardless, it is a beautiful moment."

someone else wrote:
"Too hot to handle????:a federal agenda that includes the homeless, the hungry kids,the marginalized-especially amidst the plenitude of billions of surplus - Ben thinks not" and "great colour  image: a burning burr on the smug,predictable landscape of municipal election signs and platitudes.....the dawning of a new era for Northumberland?"

• click here for the election diary, a collection of irreverent observations and the latest happenings of this site (As requested my picks are in this entry!).
• The diary has been split for easier loading (part one is here: September to October 31)
• click here to make your point or state an opinion (all opinions received will be published)
• click for the issues page, see what the candidates say.
• click here for the letters page,  (the start of a debate about the Trailer Park)


Just remember that the endorsement of the Northumberland News doesn't mean much
Heck even I was their choice for Mayor in 1994!




Facts:		There will be an election, November 13 the 2000
Number of eligible voters in Cobourg:		13,291 (the initial registration)
Number of polls:		44
election day:		Monday November 13 Th. 2000

last election's facts:

votes cast:	6,177
% turnout	49.97%

Who are the candidates this year?
Why do they want to be on Council? click here to find out

Mayor

Candidate's name	Occupation	political experience	comments
Joan Chalovich  mayorjoan.com	Financial Planner	15 years on council, 6 as Mayor, suspected to be a card carrying Liberal	average public record  cuts ribbons really well
Peter Delanty www.peterdelanty.com	Retired school principal	3 years as councilor, suspected to be a card carrying Liberal	calls himself a "man of action" but hasn't produced much in the last three years. Disappointed his early supporters

Deputy Mayor
 

Candidate's name	Occupation	political experience	comments
Mr Bob Spooner	Retired Salesman	9 years as councilor, suspected of being a right-wing conservative	likes sports and to talk to constituents. Drinks a lot of coffee
John Duda	self employed consultant	none, but has always wanted to be on council	picked this spot because there is less competition (only one person running)

Councilor
 

Candidate's name	Occupation	political experience	comments
Dean McCaughey	schoolteacher	15 years as councillor/PSB member, known to be a member of the PC party	likes public life, wants to be mayor someday
Gail DeVeau	Postal Worker	3 yrs as a volunteer on the planning advisory board, politics undeclared or not obvious	wants to help out and likes public life
Rene Roberge	Retired salesman	none, politics undeclared or not obvious	taxfighter who wants to fix downtown
Bill MacDonald	househusband	9 yrs as a councilor, believed to be a PC	likes to drink beer
John Floyd (one of the rare times we catch him at his real job)	autoworker (auditor at GM)	6 years on council in Port Hope, great-grandfather was Mayor of Cobourg in 1901. PC but has been flirting with the Canadian Alliance	loud and opinionated says he has a plan for the economic revival of the town
Joanne Heipel	daycare worker	admits three years experience in the community sports league	A complete unknown only one way to go .. up!
Pam Jackson	Retired PR person	none on council, once ran for a PC nomination (I think)	the deal on the house closed so she now qualifies
Marg Grundy	active person	past president of the lionesses and worked in the community for years (that's what her daughter told me)	a candidate in the last election, did not place well see why
Steven McCahon		Past member of the Toronto Library Board and Brighton Police Services Board	An unknown, see this link. Looks like a good candidate to me!
Lloyd Williams	retired everybody, now a renaissance man	hundreds of years and very experienced in every position except the one he wants .. Mayor bleeding heart liberal	Lloyd kept all of us guessing until the last minute I guess he is for some "stick" at home, he filed before he told Barbara about it!
Anne MacDonald	Self-employed consultant	none on council	Anne will stress her experience in economic development theory but will we actually see a plan?


 

Public School Board	occupation	political experience	comments
Gerry Drage      (GerryDrage@canada.com) Gerry's website is here	works at McKeens Chrysler	sits on the Town's "Safety Committee" has radical, political mother memorialised in Hamilton	looks good to me, wants to take on the province about the cutbacks. check him out here or at his website
Gordon Gilchrist	who knows what he is doing now: ex MP, ex Canadian Tire Store owner, lives on a horse farm in Hamilton Twp	Ex MP resigned in circumstances left best to him to explain, Now he is a stalwart of the Candian Alliance.	I just hope he makes his extreme right wing views known, he is suspected of supporting school vouchers and charter schools,

want a website like this? ..... call WMSTech


 

last weeks stats, hey we are averaging 350 a week (50 a day) thanks,
 

Don't tell the Boss you are reading this at the start of the day: but thanks anyway