The value of local representation

Six questions with Barrington Walker of the New Democratic Party of Canada

Six questions with Candice Christmas of the Green Party of Canada

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Robert Kiley 1 Comment activism, City Council, city councillors, City Staff, electoral reform, federal election, first past the post, inter-governmental relations, Kingston, Kingston City Hall, living within your district, local representation, municipal government, proportional representation, Robert Kiley

Vol. 1: To live or not to live in your district? “He doesn’t live in the district, you know?” That was a common refrain my opponents used against me in last fall’s municipal election, as I was told by a number of people as I went door-to-door. And it was

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September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 Tori Stafford 2 Comments 2019 Federal Election, Barrington Walker, climate change, climate emergency, cost of living, economy, electoral reform, employment, equality, healthcare, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, proportional representation, social services, strategic voting, Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Barrington Walker, the New Democratic Party of Canada (NDP) candidate for Kingston and the Islands moved to the riding in 2002. Walker said he has been a supporter of the NDP since he could vote, and has been a card carrying member of the party since

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August 23, 2019August 27, 2019 Michelle Allan 4 Comments 2019 Federal Election, affordable housing, basic income, Candice Christmas, climate change, climate emergency, electoral reform, Elizabeth May, financial security, Green Party of Canada, Greta Thunberg, Guaranteed Livable Income, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, proportional representation

Candice Marie Christmas (nee Krumreich) is the Federal Green Party Candidate for Kingston and The Islands. She grew up in Lachine, a suburb of Montreal, and prides herself on being fully bilingual. She met her now-husband in the Thousand Islands and moved to Kingston in 1990. Christmas has been a