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We held our noses, gritted our teeth and made a choice we're not comfortable with. And yeah, we still need a minority government. If we can't have that, then we need to make our place in this clear. Not have it retroactively defined for us.

Current Mood: determined

Voting took me ten minutes at my polling station here in Orléans this morning. That included writing up a "user experience" comment form for Elections Canada on my way out the door.

Current Mood: worried

I voted yesterday at Place d'Orléans Mall. The Elections Ontario riding field office is on the second floor until it's all over.

NDP, of course, in my case. I couldn't let myself vote under the influence of the idea that the outcome's predestined at either the riding level or across the province. I had to vote with hope in place.

I'm happy to note that there was a steady stream of traffic. Lots of people showing up early, and at a steady pace, too.

Current Mood: busy

Two anger-inducing things I encountered this morning while out for my walk:

1) the school board candidate profiled by AntiHate.ca as a Problematic person has her first campaign signs up, one of them at a prominent intersection near me.

2) At that intersection, I passed a person who greeted me with that now-infamous "white power" hand gesture along with more innocuous words.

Right here in Orléans, east of downtown Ottawa.

I know of the Convoy Crowd encampments at St. Brigid's in Lowertown and the Bikers' Church in Vanier. Where are they gathering here, unwatched, in Orléans? How do we make them understand that they've worn out their welcome?

Current Mood: angry

I am scared of how tomorrow might go. The revelation about Ford's Putinist connections via PressProgress today...

https://pressprogress.ca/top-doug-ford-adviser-sent-premiers-office-backchannel-message-about-meeting-with-russian-government/

I think we needed this a couple of weeks ago. Not the day before the voting concludes.

Current Mood: scared

I just got back from voting, shopping and exercise-walking.

I did NOT vote for:

1) "Progressive" Conservatives
2) "Ontario" Party
3) New Blue
4) Libertarian

The first has proven anew their continued Will to Incompetence in Power over the past four years. The next two are made up of people who think the first bunch aren't cruel enough. The last is just pro-selfishness.

Current Mood: busy
Current Music: Quirks and Quarks on CBC Radio

Canadian Election wraps up tonight, we hope. With the mail-in ballots getting more usage than usual because of the Pandemic, we may have a delay in finalizing the results.

Meantime, I'm reading Carole Cadwalladr's tweets about the ongoing antics of Facebook in global politics...

Thanks to

james_davis_nicoll passing this link along re: voting options for 2021's federal election:

https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=vot&dir=vote&document=index&lang=e#mail

Current Mood: busy

Wishing my American friends and acquaintances the best tidings on this day. May you get the government you truly need from these elections. May it be a joyous thing, free from regret and fear.

Current Mood: worried
Current Location: Home-for-now
Current Music: The Current on CBC Radio

So my riding stays "red" in Canadian political parlance.

*sigh*

We could have chosen better, I think, but...we didn't choose worse in sufficient numbers to make things even worse either, I suppose. I'll have to settle for that, for now.

Current Mood: busy

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hong-kong-votes-1.5371255

I don't wonder how Xi will take this news. I expect that he won't take it well.

But the Hong Kongers take this absolutely seriously, however restricted their current options are, and we know from this article that they have their own reasons for that.

This Guardian article details one of those reasons, I suspect.

Current Mood: high

I am reading that there is good news from Virginia and Tennessee - of all places! - tonight! At least of the moment I decided to sign off for the night...and I hope it holds by the morning light!

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/469164-democrats-flip-virginia-state-senate

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/469163-danica-roem-wins-reelection-in-Virginia-state-legislature

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/05/politics/election-night-kentucky-virginia/index.html

Current Mood: hopeful

I woke up, logged in after breakfast, and found that we're still part of the civilized world. For now. Just barely. And the Conservatives are still the Opposition, and the Bloc is back. Hence the "just barely" part of my characterization of Canada's situation.

I would have preferred any of several other outcomes, but here we are, with our usual hangups, neuroses and whatever else. Maybe it's a good thing I went to bed and got some sleep. Otherwise, coping mechanisms would be in worse shape.

Meantime, I still have a min-wage job to work at.

Current Mood: busy

I'm listening to this at the moment:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/religion-and-canadian-elections-1.5317748

Planning to listen to this later:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/political-rhetoric-about-border-control-part-of-a-moral-panic-says-law-prof-1.5317752

Current Mood: contemplative

I understand that elections are underway today?

I am admittedly less than clear on the time zone differences.

Current Mood: confused

If you can legally do so and haven't already done so, please vote.

Saving yourselves might save me too.

Current Mood: Hopeful and worried

If you're eligible to vote in those, you might want to look at this particular collection of links:

http://ottawastart.com/a-roundup-of-municipal-election-candidate-qas-and-debates/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/school-board-election-1.4869785

Current Mood: nerdy

On Saturday after supper, I went to the advance polling station and marked my 'x' next to the candidate-party combination that seems most helpful for my riding.

The next morning, I woke up at 930 AM.

At least an hour and a half later than normal. I haven't been able to sleep that late on a Sunday in years.

It felt refreshing. And while I'm not sure the two events are connected, I'm not ruling it out either.

Current Mood: awake

After supper, I voted in the advance poll for the Ontario provincial election. Seemed the thing to do today once I heard they were open.

The punch line? It was the party I worry about the most that was kind enough to remind me of the advance polls.

Current Mood: Calm for now

Doug Ford getting all stalkerish with Kathleen Wynne about her smile.

At public debates.

Not in this country, bub.

Current Mood: nauseated

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Entries tagged with elections

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