Tag: Election

And the fat lady has sung.

Wow, what a nail-bitter of an election. After 7 long years of prosperity it is now time for Lord to ride off in the beautiful sunset. New Brunswick is in such good shape now that Graham should have an easy term ahead. Some of the results were shocking but in the end a Camille Theriault said in 1999. The people of New Brunswick are always right and they have decided it was time to change. But is it really, is our system really right or is it time that it becomes fixed. When CTV News Atlantic signed off the popular vote (votes of everyone combined) came in the it did not match the real seat count results. 29 Lib / 26 PC / 0 NDP / 0 Ind. Which in percent that works out to 52.7% Lib / 47.3% PC / 0% NDP / 0% Ind. But the popular vote was. 47.7% PC / 47.0% Lib / 5.1% NDP / 0.2% Ind. That in seats would be 26 PC / 26 Lib / 3 NDP. So the question to ask is this. Is this fair that close to 10% of votes in NB do not matter.

The Election is Finally Over

After months of hard work the election is finally over. It did not quite turn out like it should have, but it is time to move on. I have received many e-mails about why the guest book was gone. The answer was because of the vulgar spam that was occurring. If there was a guest book application that would have the option to enter a confirmation code when placing an entry I would restore it. Now I am out job hunting again as I left A&W to devote time to the election. Not sure yet what I want to do.

Toronto, Election, and LiveSaintJohn

While once again it is getting to be that time for my annual trip to Toronto. This year I am spending 5 nights in Toronto. I have not done up my itinerary yet, but top on my list of things to see is the Hockey Hall of Fame, a Mervisch Play, and Queen’s Square in Toronto. Wow, can’t you just smell the sweet scent of a Federal Election? Unfortunately, I’ll be in Toronto during the CSM but hopefully, the Election call will be shortly after I return. And when I return LiveSaintJohn.ca is going to get up and running. I will spend a little time adding content, and restaurant reviews.CIAO FOR NOW… CEFM

Another Victom of the Curse.

Once again another aspiring politician was not elected because I voted for them. Here is the list so far: 2004 Federal Election Bob McVicar (Defeated) 2004 Conservative Leadership Belinda Stonich (Defeated) PC/Alliance Merger Voted Against (defeated) 2003 Federal PC Party Leadership Jim Prentice (Defeated) 2004 Municipal Election Myself (Defeated) 2003 Provincial Election Mel Vincent Jr. (Defeated) 2001 Municipal Election Derek Chase (Defeated) The only exception is when I voted for Elsie Wayne in the 2000 Federal Election.

After the election

Many people have asked me what was it like to run for Mayor of Saint John. The answer was that it was a time of a life time. I was privileged to meet everyone that I did meet. I now have a greater respect for Saint John and the issues about it. I thought that I knew a lot about Saint John from reading the news, and watching council, and working in the community. There are others that thought I would have been better off running for council, but with the total number of people running, and the fact was there where much better people who were running for council with the knowledge and ability to do this city well. To be quite honest the councillors that were elected were some of the best of the crop. Out of the 50 there was actually only about 17 that I thought were the best suited for the job and 9 of them were elected. Now back to the Mayor’s seat. Running for mayor provided me with the best exposure. I was mentioned on the Newspapers, Radio, and appeared on TV. Also, I had many people who would stop and talk to…

My Birthday

The last week has been very busy campaigning. But at last it comes to an end. I was planning on having a special dinner today with my Mother but she decided to leave town. Today I am going out for dinner with my aunt. Then heading into town to do Too Close to Call like I normally do every Sunday. Also I’m excited about the election tomorrow, and that I am leaving for Toronto on Wednesday.

Last 3 Days

The last three days have been very interesting. I had the opportunity to meet with many Saint Johners, and received a lot of good feed back. I was saddened to learn that I was not considered by the Fire Department, as I believe my plan would benefit the Fire Department the most out of any candidate.

Student Senator Election Speech

Thursday 27 September 2001 Good Morning, Effective 4 pm on Monday the 24th of September, I declared that I was willing to accept the responsibility, and officially placed my name forward as a candidate for Student Senator. I am not saying that I am the best candidate for this position but that I am without doubt that I am the second best choice, and luckily you are not voting for the best person but the best TWO people. Moreover, it is for this reason that instead of telling you why I am the best candidate I will tell why I am not the worst candidate. First, I will tell you a little about myself. I am an aspiring politician from Saint John, New Brunswick. This is my first year here at St. Thomas and I am in the Journalism program. Second, you might be asking why is a first-year student is going for a position of such importance as Senator instead of going for something more basic like first-year rep? The Answer is that my philosophy is that if you wish greatness you must start near the top. Third, I feel that I have the time, dedication and enthusiasm to…