OSSTF/FEESO’s education platform, Strengthen Public Education – Rebuild Ontario, centres publicly-funded education as a key component in the rebuilding of the province post-pandemic. It recognizes the value of publicly-funded education in the development of strong, healthy, and equitable communities.
Join us on Saturday, May 28 for events across the province for the OSSTF/FEESO ‘Winning Weekend’.
Electing a government that respects education workers and teachers and recognizes that now is not the time for cuts to education has never been more important. OSSTF/FEESO members, staff, and the Provincial Executive must work together to make changes that will positively impact our students, our working conditions, and society.
And will be open for the next 10 days.
If you want to vote ahead of the provincial election June 2, you can now do so.
Advance polls opened Thursday and will remain open for the next 10 days. Hours are from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
You are asked to bring your voter information card. But you do not need the card to vote. You can bring one piece of ID showing your name and residential address.
Advance polls in Kitchener Centre are located at:
– Downtown Community Centre (35B Weber St. West, Kitchener)
– St. Stephen Lutheran Church (248 Highland Road East, Kitchener)
– Stanley Park Zehrs (1005 Ottawa Street North, Kitchener)
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Kitchener-Conestoga
– Breslau Community Centre (100 Andover Drive, Breslau)
– Forest Heights Community Centre (1700 Queen’s Blvd., Kitchener)
– Lions Hall Elmira (40 South Street West, Elmira)
– Wilmot Recreation Complex (1291 Nafziger Road, Baden)
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Kitchener South—Hespeler
– Country Hills Community Centre (100 Rittenhouse Road, Kitchener)
– Heritage College and Seminary (175 Holiday Inn Drive, Cambridge)
– Kingsdale Community Centre (72 Wilson Avenue, Kitchener)
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Waterloo
– Albert McCormick Community Centre (500 Parkside Drive, Waterloo)
– RIM Park (2001 University Avenue East, Waterloo)
– Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex (101 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo)
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Cambridge
– David Durward Centre (62 Dickson Street, Cambridge)
– Islamic Centre of Cambridge (1550 Dunbar Road, Cambridge)
– Preston Memorial Auditorium (1458 Hamilton Street, Cambridge)
More information can be found on the Elections Ontario website (elections.on.ca).
Taken from: https://kitchener.citynews.ca/local-news/advance-polls-opened-thursday-5388531?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Email
Election campaign officially got underway on May 4.
The provincial election is set for Thursday, June 2.
Elections Ontario is encouraging voters to confirm, update or add their information to the voters list at eregistration.elections.on.ca. Voter information cards will start to be mailed out on May 13.
Voters can cast their ballot by mail, at a returning office, and on election day. You can also vote at any advance voting location in your electoral district during 10 days of advance voting.
Below is the list of candidates who will be running in Waterloo Region’s five ridings:
KITCHENER CENTRE
GREEN: Wayne Mak — website
LIBERAL: Kelly Steiss — website
NEW BLUE: Peter Beimers — website
NDP: Laura Mae Lindo (incumbent) — website
PC: Jim Schmidt — website
KITCHENER-CONESTOGA
GREEN: Nasir Abdulle — website
LIBERAL: Melanie Van Alphen — website
NEW BLUE: Jim Karahalios — website
NDP: Karen Meissner — website
PC: Mike Harris (incumbent) — campaign website not available yet
KITCHENER SOUTH-HESPELER
GREEN: David Weber — website
LIBERAL: Ismail Mohamed — website
NEW BLUE: John Teat — website
NDP: Joanne Weston — website
PC: Jess Dixon — website
There is no incumbent as Amy Fee (PC) decided not to run for re-election.
WATERLOO
GREEN: Shefaza Esmail — website
LIBERAL: Jennifer Tuck — website
NEW BLUE: Volodymyr Voznyuk — website
NDP: Catherine Fife (incumbent) — website
PC: Andrew Aitken — website
CAMBRIDGE
GREEN: Carla Johnson — website
LIBERAL: Surekha Shenoy — website
NEW BLUE: Belinda Karahalios (incumbent) — website
NDP: Marjorie Knight — website
PC: Brian Riddell — website
***Note: Elections Ontario will make a full list of candidates available after May 12***
If you’re looking to get a head start on voting, there’s plenty of opportunities this provincial election.
As of May 4, applications can be submitted to vote by mail. The deadline for applications is May 27 at 6 p.m.
Those looking to vote by special ballot can do so at their local returning office from May 5 to 6 p.m. on June 1.
Advance polls will also be running for a full 10 days later this month from May 19 to May 28.
You can learn more on how to vote by clicking here.
Election day in Ontario is June 2
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April 28, 2022 at
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ESTWorkers’ Monument, Waterloo City Hall100 Regina Street SouthWaterloo, OntarioN2J 4P9
On April 28, our National Day of Mourning for workers injured, killed or made ill because of hazardous workplace exposures — we remember AND we recommit to the work of seeking justice for all.
PLEASE JOIN US!
Waterloo Regional Labour Council
Day of Mourning Ceremony
Thursday, April 28, 2022, 11:00 a.m.
Worker’s Monument
City of Waterloo
100 Regina Street South, Waterloo
Guest Speakers:
From Labour and the Community
Contact:
Lorne Bruce, President, WRLC
(519) 635-8415
lornebruce@outlook.com
www.wrlc.ca
As OSSTF/FEESO prepares for the provincial election on June 2nd, we are working to better inform and mobilize members to vote, volunteer and donate. One of the ways we are looking to do this is by offering members the opportunity to receive riding-specific election information from OSSTF/FEESO through phone, text and/or email.
Members will receive updates on riding information such as endorsed candidates, campaign events and advance voting days. We encourage you to sign up for these updates here. You can view more information about OSSTF/FEESO’s election readiness plans and education platform, Strengthen Public Education — Rebuild Ontario, on the OSSTF/FEESO Provincial website.
The provincial election is set to take place on Thursday, June 2, 2022 and women need to mobilize and work together to defeat the Ford, anti-woman agenda. After four years of a Doug Ford government, with numerous cuts to women’s organizations, programs and social supports, followed by two years the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately impacted women, it’s time for women to fight back.
On April 12, 2022, to mark Equal Pay Day, Ontario’s party leaders Andrea Horwath, Steven Del Duca, and Mike Schreiner participated in a province-wide Party Leaders Debate on Women’s Economic Equality, hosted by journalist Nam Kiwanuka. Doug Ford did not attend this debate, and this speaks volumes to the importance that this government places on issues affecting women in Ontario. After a gendered pandemic, gender issues should be at the forefront of this election. This debate can be heard in English and French by visiting http://equalpaycoalition.org/leaders-debate/
It’s time for women in Ontario to mobilize, strategize, and organize!
On Saturday, April 23 join the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) Women’s Committee to strategize and organize to ensure that gender issues are on the table when it comes to the June 2 provincial election. This event is open to all women and allies in Ontario and OSSTF/FEESO is encouraging its members to attend.
The agenda will include a presentation titled ‘What’s at stake for women in the provincial election?’, a panel on what issues women candidates have included in their platforms, regional breakout groups, and a discussion on planning and mobilizing for the OFL May 1 Day of Action and beyond. This is a virtual event, and you can RSVP here: https://ofl.ca/event/womens-election-summit/
This is a fully accessible event with consideration for accommodation requests. If you require accommodations such as French interpretation, ASL interpretation, or closed captioning, please email cpaul@ofl.ca with the subject line “Accommodation Request: April 23”. The deadline for accommodation requests is April 15.
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