Mayoral Election, London 2010
With a municipal election coming up
on Monday, October 25, citizens here in
London are going to have an opportunity
to vote for who they would like to represent
them as the city's mayor, city
council and as school trustees.
You may not realize it, but students have the right to vote in municipal affairs as well. Even if you're just living here for school eight months out of the year, you count as a citizen of London and have the right to make your opinion known.
Over the next couple of pages, you have the opportunity to get to know the mayoral candidates' thoughts; each candidate chose to participate, and answered the same three questions.
Many candidates have websites further outlining their platforms and stance on issues, and we encourage you to look into the election before voting.
For those who wish to vote, an advance poll has been arranged to take place here at Fanshawe College on Thursday, October 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Voting takes place in the Student Centre, outside the Oasis. Any voter may take the opportunity at this location, regardless of which ward of they city they live in.
In order to vote, you'll need identification displaying your name and signature, and some document to prove your address here in the city. Full details are available on the City of London website (www.london.ca), but a "student identification card issued by a post-secondary institution" is listed as acceptable ID. To prove your address of residence, a copy of your lease agreement or any paycheque or bill (for cable, Internet, hydro, etc.) will suffice.
ANNE MARIE DECICCO-BEST
www.votedeciccobest.com
www.twitter.com/londonsmayor
What does the role of mayor entail? What makes a good mayor?
"Every single thing we do here touches somebody's life. It could be the roads people drive on; it could be the services they get within their homes. It could be the relationship between a corporation and a place like Fanshawe College in bringing new industry to London, or some of the initiatives we're working on now with the downtown campus that will be important as much for the students as for our downtown renewal.
"(Being mayor) is about being able to communicate where we need to go as a city, and it is about also understanding that as much as the economy and jobs and industry are and should be the primary issue we face, it will allow us to do all the other things that, make London a great place to live, and for people to go to school in, for people to raise their families."
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"Well, obviously we're just coming out of a recession, and coming out of a recession means there are challenges in order to keep jobs here, and create new jobs and new opportunities. It is about how we strengthen the economy in different sectors, so somebody that works in the manufacturing industry has as much at stake as somebody who works in a hospital or somebody that works in a restaurant or someone who works in a movie theater. "Everybody who is working is going to want to be sure they have a job tomorrow, and that job is going to give them the opportunity to do all the other things they love in our city, whether it's for entertainment, whether it's for socializing, whether it's to raise their family and give those kids the opportunities that they would want to give them."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College, what would it be?
"It's important for every student, irrespective of what course they're taking, to understand they have a chance to shape the future of any city where they're going to live, and they happen to be here in London now, so this will be their chance to help with London's future."
CYNTHIA ETHERIDGE
www.etheridge4mayor.ca
www.twitter.com/thepeoplesmayor
What does the role of mayor entail? What makes a good mayor?
"To me, it's very much the same as being the mother that I am. You're taking charge, and you're taking care of everybody, there are so many issues. London is a great place, but it has the potential to be so much greater. There has to be somebody who has the intention and the power to bring everything together, and bring everyone together to work together to obtain the greatness that we can have.
"I'm also about working with other levels of government, because the mayor has to be able to have a good rapport with the other levels of government, and where I have the advantage is that I'm bilingual, so I speak in French, also. I think that will go a long way."
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"Of course, it's the economy and the jobs, because there are so many people that are in need of just the basics, turning to the Food Bank. There are so many who have been out of a job and then had to turn to social assistance once the unemployment (money) runs out.
"So we do have to make London an easier place to be able to work, to set up businesses, to take away some of the barriers that are put there by city hall that impede people."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College, what would it be?
"The election is important, and it is important to take an active role and participate in democracy by voting, but as a student, I think that their focus, aside from the election, is on their studies, and their future careers. And what my message is, is to continue to do well, and hopefully, as the new mayor of London, we will have the job creations in the fields that they need so we that can retain the students living here in London.
"It's very, very sad to see them work so hard and then have to leave to go somewhere else to find employment, so those are some of the things I have to change."
CHRISTOPHER FOERSTER
www.foerster.ca
www.twitter.com/chrisfoer
What does the role of Mayor entail? What makes a good Mayor?
"The mayor should provide the city with leadership that helps to drive innovation and promote the city. In promoting the city, the mayor should also be aware of the potential negative impact of the poor choices of those who they surround themselves with. Important qualities of a good mayor include ambition, education, and the ability to bring fresh ideas to the table."
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"As our city is dealing with similar issues to other cities due to the financial downturn, we must work to continue our recovery from this while not allowing this one issue to overshadow the many other important issues. Winter sidewalk maintenance is inadequate as is the availability of safe bike paths through the city.
"London is also in need of a green bin compost pickup program and the deployment of a large-scale Public Access Defibrillator program. These are just a few of the issues that I would hope to address during my term. I invite Fanshawe students and all Londoners to contact me through www.foerster.ca with the issues that matter to them."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College, what would it be?
Take this opportunity to participate in the democratic process. I hope that you will check out my Facebook page at Facebook.com/VoteFoerster to learn more about me and my platform. Even if I don't have your vote, still participate in the process. This is an important election for our City and students are important stakeholders in London's future.
JOE FONTANA
www.joefontanaformayor.ca
www.twitter.com/fontanaformayor
What does the role of mayor entail? What makes a good mayor?
"The mayor is the chair of council, and therefore has to do a lot of administrative things. The Municipal Act also conveys an awful lot of authority, because the mayor is given the title Chief Executive Officer, very much like a corporation … the corporation of the City of London, which is a billion-dollar corporation.
"So the job of mayor is very important, two-fold. But also, the mayor has to be able to bring people together. There's no doubt the council of late is not functioning well — they don't seem to get together, or along, very well. The mayor has to be able to get these 14 people in the same boat, paddling the same way, in the same direction."
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"We have not been growing very much; population growth has been less than one per cent a year for the past 10 years. More importantly, we're losing young people in droves — 95 per cent of the graduates from the University of Western Ontario and even here at Fanshawe are having to leave our city because there's limited opportunities for them.
"Our assessment growth overall has been mediocre; the pie chart looks like 85 per cent is residential, 15 per cent is non-residential — commercial, institutional and industrial. When you have that pie chart shrinking, on the non-residential, what happens is you put upwards pressure on taxes … the second and most important issue, because in the last five years, they've gone up 50 per cent."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College, what would it be?
"Fanshawe College and its students and faculties are very, very important to the City of London. I get a little frustrated that sometimes the only image that's presented by the media to the public is when something happens on a particular street … in 99 per cent of cases, the students that either come from London or come here from other places are incredible assets, and I want to keep them here.
"My message is that they have to get engaged — whether or not you're visiting here for two years, or getting an education for four years, or you live here, you have every right to say what kind of a city you want to live in. I'll be here, every two or three months, sitting with the elected reps of the students, or holding town hall meetings with the students themselves. Let's deal with the problems that need to be dealt with, but more importantly, let's talk about the future, how we can work together."
IVAN KASIURAK
Email: kas15108@bell.net
What does the role of mayor entail? What makes a good mayor?
"A mayor should be accountable to the people, and do what's good for the city, good for the taxpayers. The mayor's job is to go out and find businesses to come to London, and to run the city.
"The mayor should be visiting businesses, and saying, 'What's your concern?' Having town hall meetings with people, seeing what their concerns are. These people have good ideas, you know."
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"The most pressing is that property taxes are high. And the debt of the city, that's so very important to take down. My goal is that by the end of my first fouryear term is to have a balanced budget. And it can be done."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College, what would it be?
"First of all, behave yourselves. Students are here to learn, that's what they're here for, but sometimes they're a disgrace. If you want city hall to play ball with you, then you have to play ball with city hall. If you want to drink, drink — but don't cause any trouble.
"Fanshawe College is an important part of London. The students bring money into the economy-very important. But they should treat the city like they would treat their own house."
DAN LENART
www.votedanformayor.ca
www.twitter.com/dannyformayor
What does the role of mayor entail? What makes a good mayor?
"As I understand it, the mayor is a ceremonial function; a lot of people think it's the most important job at city council, but basically, what the mayor does is media interviews, cuts ribbons and is like the point person for city council.
"Someone has a motion, and they propose changes to the motion, and then they argue as to whether they're going to vote for the motion, or vote against the motion, and then when they've exhausted all that out then they have a vote. And so the mayor is like the chair of the committee, makes sure everything moves smoothly.
"I would take away some of that Hollywood glamour, and make it more approachable, and try to get more people to vote. That's important, and to take interest in city hall, because right now when they have things that they want to do, they call for public participation, and no one shows up. To have 30 per cent of the people vote is a shame."
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"The London Arts Council needs a lot more money, they only get about $250,000 a year. Some people have said that the arts in general are responsible for about 40 per cent of the economy of the city — organizations like the London Arts Council need to get a lot more support.
"People don't understand how important the arts are, they think that jobs are the most important, and having a place to live after that, the arts is something you do on the weekend in your spare time if you've got a little bit of extra money. So far as downtown goes, the arts are extremely important, it's one of the few things that brings the people of this city together."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College, what would it be?
"The president at the time when I graduated was a guy named Barry Moore, and his message to the graduating class of 1995 was, 'Stick your nose in.' Don't let life go by, get involved. If you cause a little ruffled feathers, don't worry about it. If you do a little bit of controversy, don't worry about it. When you get into the nursing home when you're 80 or 90 years old, you'll have a smile on."
MA'IN SINAN
www.londoners.ca
www.greenpatent.org
What does the role of mayor entail?
"Acting as a chief executive officer of the corporation of the city of London!"
What makes a good mayor?
"Walk the talk and can deliver!"
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"Jobs and security/safety."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College,what would it be?
"Well, I must say, Fanshawe College would be a good place to start. London is an intelligent city and (other than being afraid of change) should be receptive to thinking like mine. It will also be a great incentive for the Fanshawe College and university students to want to stay here and work at an upcoming and high potentially industry changing technology and a great job opportunity."
JONAS RICHARD WHITE
Email: jr-white@live.com
What does the role of mayor entail? What makes a good mayor?
"First of all, it's listening. Listening and commitment — commitment to be to work every day, work all day, and have an open-door policy. That's what a mayor is."
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"Well, city hall is full of asbestos, and there's a big debate on whether or not we should get a new city hall or not, so I'll tell you my plan: we're going to knock down city hall, we're going to get rid of all that asbestos, and I want to put something else there. My suggestion is one of these new experimental parks that only kids go into.
"So I want to take a vote on where we will put city hall, where the new location will be, but I'd also like to take a vote on the architectural design of this. My only stipulation as mayor would be that it would be a London designer, London architect, and that the main lighting source would be sunlight."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College, what would it be?
"Smile. When you smile, it stimulates all these muscles in your face that don't get stimulated all the way, which does all kinds of great stimulation to your brain. Just be happy. Use your will as an appendage."
ZAK YOUNG
Email: canadianliberty@hotmail.com
Search "Elect Zak Young" on Facebook
What does the role of mayor entail? What makes a good mayor?
"In a perfect world the role of mayor would be entirely ceremonial, with little pay and no responsibility. In our world the role of mayor should be to lead our society away from dependence upon the state; in short, an antagonistic force against city hall."
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"I think the question is too broad and also deceptive. Collective groups cannot rightly have problems - this is personification and it muddies the waters. We should further distinguish between state and society, they are not one and the same and their interests are often diametrically opposed. It is beyond this author's ability to imagine what are the most pressing issues of any given individual in this city, but city hall's is most pressing issue will always be to expand their dominance over the rest of us."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College, what would it be?
"Challenge authority."
We did not receive responses from Aaron Broughm, Stephen Beckles, Eric Southern, Raymond Ford or Tomasz Winnicki. Tom Ha was unable to be contacted to fill out our survey.
WHO CAN VOTE?
According to Section 17 of the Municipal Elections Act of 1996, you're entitled to vote as long as you: reside in the local municipality or own land there; are a Canadian citizen; are 18 or more years old; and aren't forbidden to vote by law.
WHERE CAN FANSHAWE STUDENTS VOTE?
For those who wish to vote, an advance poll has been arranged to take place here at Fanshawe College on Thursday, October 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Voting takes place in the Student Centre, outside the Oasis. Any voter may take the opportunity at this location, regardless of which ward of they city they live in.
Compiled by Jessica Ireland, Erika Faust and Bobby Foley.
You may not realize it, but students have the right to vote in municipal affairs as well. Even if you're just living here for school eight months out of the year, you count as a citizen of London and have the right to make your opinion known.
Over the next couple of pages, you have the opportunity to get to know the mayoral candidates' thoughts; each candidate chose to participate, and answered the same three questions.
Many candidates have websites further outlining their platforms and stance on issues, and we encourage you to look into the election before voting.
For those who wish to vote, an advance poll has been arranged to take place here at Fanshawe College on Thursday, October 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Voting takes place in the Student Centre, outside the Oasis. Any voter may take the opportunity at this location, regardless of which ward of they city they live in.
In order to vote, you'll need identification displaying your name and signature, and some document to prove your address here in the city. Full details are available on the City of London website (www.london.ca), but a "student identification card issued by a post-secondary institution" is listed as acceptable ID. To prove your address of residence, a copy of your lease agreement or any paycheque or bill (for cable, Internet, hydro, etc.) will suffice.
ANNE MARIE DECICCO-BEST
www.votedeciccobest.com
www.twitter.com/londonsmayor
What does the role of mayor entail? What makes a good mayor?
"Every single thing we do here touches somebody's life. It could be the roads people drive on; it could be the services they get within their homes. It could be the relationship between a corporation and a place like Fanshawe College in bringing new industry to London, or some of the initiatives we're working on now with the downtown campus that will be important as much for the students as for our downtown renewal.
"(Being mayor) is about being able to communicate where we need to go as a city, and it is about also understanding that as much as the economy and jobs and industry are and should be the primary issue we face, it will allow us to do all the other things that, make London a great place to live, and for people to go to school in, for people to raise their families."
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"Well, obviously we're just coming out of a recession, and coming out of a recession means there are challenges in order to keep jobs here, and create new jobs and new opportunities. It is about how we strengthen the economy in different sectors, so somebody that works in the manufacturing industry has as much at stake as somebody who works in a hospital or somebody that works in a restaurant or someone who works in a movie theater. "Everybody who is working is going to want to be sure they have a job tomorrow, and that job is going to give them the opportunity to do all the other things they love in our city, whether it's for entertainment, whether it's for socializing, whether it's to raise their family and give those kids the opportunities that they would want to give them."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College, what would it be?
"It's important for every student, irrespective of what course they're taking, to understand they have a chance to shape the future of any city where they're going to live, and they happen to be here in London now, so this will be their chance to help with London's future."
CYNTHIA ETHERIDGE
www.etheridge4mayor.ca
www.twitter.com/thepeoplesmayor
What does the role of mayor entail? What makes a good mayor?
"To me, it's very much the same as being the mother that I am. You're taking charge, and you're taking care of everybody, there are so many issues. London is a great place, but it has the potential to be so much greater. There has to be somebody who has the intention and the power to bring everything together, and bring everyone together to work together to obtain the greatness that we can have.
"I'm also about working with other levels of government, because the mayor has to be able to have a good rapport with the other levels of government, and where I have the advantage is that I'm bilingual, so I speak in French, also. I think that will go a long way."
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"Of course, it's the economy and the jobs, because there are so many people that are in need of just the basics, turning to the Food Bank. There are so many who have been out of a job and then had to turn to social assistance once the unemployment (money) runs out.
"So we do have to make London an easier place to be able to work, to set up businesses, to take away some of the barriers that are put there by city hall that impede people."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College, what would it be?
"The election is important, and it is important to take an active role and participate in democracy by voting, but as a student, I think that their focus, aside from the election, is on their studies, and their future careers. And what my message is, is to continue to do well, and hopefully, as the new mayor of London, we will have the job creations in the fields that they need so we that can retain the students living here in London.
"It's very, very sad to see them work so hard and then have to leave to go somewhere else to find employment, so those are some of the things I have to change."
CHRISTOPHER FOERSTER
www.foerster.ca
www.twitter.com/chrisfoer
What does the role of Mayor entail? What makes a good Mayor?
"The mayor should provide the city with leadership that helps to drive innovation and promote the city. In promoting the city, the mayor should also be aware of the potential negative impact of the poor choices of those who they surround themselves with. Important qualities of a good mayor include ambition, education, and the ability to bring fresh ideas to the table."
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"As our city is dealing with similar issues to other cities due to the financial downturn, we must work to continue our recovery from this while not allowing this one issue to overshadow the many other important issues. Winter sidewalk maintenance is inadequate as is the availability of safe bike paths through the city.
"London is also in need of a green bin compost pickup program and the deployment of a large-scale Public Access Defibrillator program. These are just a few of the issues that I would hope to address during my term. I invite Fanshawe students and all Londoners to contact me through www.foerster.ca with the issues that matter to them."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College, what would it be?
Take this opportunity to participate in the democratic process. I hope that you will check out my Facebook page at Facebook.com/VoteFoerster to learn more about me and my platform. Even if I don't have your vote, still participate in the process. This is an important election for our City and students are important stakeholders in London's future.
JOE FONTANA
www.joefontanaformayor.ca
www.twitter.com/fontanaformayor
What does the role of mayor entail? What makes a good mayor?
"The mayor is the chair of council, and therefore has to do a lot of administrative things. The Municipal Act also conveys an awful lot of authority, because the mayor is given the title Chief Executive Officer, very much like a corporation … the corporation of the City of London, which is a billion-dollar corporation.
"So the job of mayor is very important, two-fold. But also, the mayor has to be able to bring people together. There's no doubt the council of late is not functioning well — they don't seem to get together, or along, very well. The mayor has to be able to get these 14 people in the same boat, paddling the same way, in the same direction."
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"We have not been growing very much; population growth has been less than one per cent a year for the past 10 years. More importantly, we're losing young people in droves — 95 per cent of the graduates from the University of Western Ontario and even here at Fanshawe are having to leave our city because there's limited opportunities for them.
"Our assessment growth overall has been mediocre; the pie chart looks like 85 per cent is residential, 15 per cent is non-residential — commercial, institutional and industrial. When you have that pie chart shrinking, on the non-residential, what happens is you put upwards pressure on taxes … the second and most important issue, because in the last five years, they've gone up 50 per cent."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College, what would it be?
"Fanshawe College and its students and faculties are very, very important to the City of London. I get a little frustrated that sometimes the only image that's presented by the media to the public is when something happens on a particular street … in 99 per cent of cases, the students that either come from London or come here from other places are incredible assets, and I want to keep them here.
"My message is that they have to get engaged — whether or not you're visiting here for two years, or getting an education for four years, or you live here, you have every right to say what kind of a city you want to live in. I'll be here, every two or three months, sitting with the elected reps of the students, or holding town hall meetings with the students themselves. Let's deal with the problems that need to be dealt with, but more importantly, let's talk about the future, how we can work together."
IVAN KASIURAK
Email: kas15108@bell.net
What does the role of mayor entail? What makes a good mayor?
"A mayor should be accountable to the people, and do what's good for the city, good for the taxpayers. The mayor's job is to go out and find businesses to come to London, and to run the city.
"The mayor should be visiting businesses, and saying, 'What's your concern?' Having town hall meetings with people, seeing what their concerns are. These people have good ideas, you know."
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"The most pressing is that property taxes are high. And the debt of the city, that's so very important to take down. My goal is that by the end of my first fouryear term is to have a balanced budget. And it can be done."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College, what would it be?
"First of all, behave yourselves. Students are here to learn, that's what they're here for, but sometimes they're a disgrace. If you want city hall to play ball with you, then you have to play ball with city hall. If you want to drink, drink — but don't cause any trouble.
"Fanshawe College is an important part of London. The students bring money into the economy-very important. But they should treat the city like they would treat their own house."
DAN LENART
www.votedanformayor.ca
www.twitter.com/dannyformayor
What does the role of mayor entail? What makes a good mayor?
"As I understand it, the mayor is a ceremonial function; a lot of people think it's the most important job at city council, but basically, what the mayor does is media interviews, cuts ribbons and is like the point person for city council.
"Someone has a motion, and they propose changes to the motion, and then they argue as to whether they're going to vote for the motion, or vote against the motion, and then when they've exhausted all that out then they have a vote. And so the mayor is like the chair of the committee, makes sure everything moves smoothly.
"I would take away some of that Hollywood glamour, and make it more approachable, and try to get more people to vote. That's important, and to take interest in city hall, because right now when they have things that they want to do, they call for public participation, and no one shows up. To have 30 per cent of the people vote is a shame."
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"The London Arts Council needs a lot more money, they only get about $250,000 a year. Some people have said that the arts in general are responsible for about 40 per cent of the economy of the city — organizations like the London Arts Council need to get a lot more support.
"People don't understand how important the arts are, they think that jobs are the most important, and having a place to live after that, the arts is something you do on the weekend in your spare time if you've got a little bit of extra money. So far as downtown goes, the arts are extremely important, it's one of the few things that brings the people of this city together."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College, what would it be?
"The president at the time when I graduated was a guy named Barry Moore, and his message to the graduating class of 1995 was, 'Stick your nose in.' Don't let life go by, get involved. If you cause a little ruffled feathers, don't worry about it. If you do a little bit of controversy, don't worry about it. When you get into the nursing home when you're 80 or 90 years old, you'll have a smile on."
MA'IN SINAN
www.londoners.ca
www.greenpatent.org
What does the role of mayor entail?
"Acting as a chief executive officer of the corporation of the city of London!"
What makes a good mayor?
"Walk the talk and can deliver!"
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"Jobs and security/safety."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College,what would it be?
"Well, I must say, Fanshawe College would be a good place to start. London is an intelligent city and (other than being afraid of change) should be receptive to thinking like mine. It will also be a great incentive for the Fanshawe College and university students to want to stay here and work at an upcoming and high potentially industry changing technology and a great job opportunity."
JONAS RICHARD WHITE
Email: jr-white@live.com
What does the role of mayor entail? What makes a good mayor?
"First of all, it's listening. Listening and commitment — commitment to be to work every day, work all day, and have an open-door policy. That's what a mayor is."
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"Well, city hall is full of asbestos, and there's a big debate on whether or not we should get a new city hall or not, so I'll tell you my plan: we're going to knock down city hall, we're going to get rid of all that asbestos, and I want to put something else there. My suggestion is one of these new experimental parks that only kids go into.
"So I want to take a vote on where we will put city hall, where the new location will be, but I'd also like to take a vote on the architectural design of this. My only stipulation as mayor would be that it would be a London designer, London architect, and that the main lighting source would be sunlight."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College, what would it be?
"Smile. When you smile, it stimulates all these muscles in your face that don't get stimulated all the way, which does all kinds of great stimulation to your brain. Just be happy. Use your will as an appendage."
ZAK YOUNG
Email: canadianliberty@hotmail.com
Search "Elect Zak Young" on Facebook
What does the role of mayor entail? What makes a good mayor?
"In a perfect world the role of mayor would be entirely ceremonial, with little pay and no responsibility. In our world the role of mayor should be to lead our society away from dependence upon the state; in short, an antagonistic force against city hall."
What do you feel are the most pressing issues currently facing the city?
"I think the question is too broad and also deceptive. Collective groups cannot rightly have problems - this is personification and it muddies the waters. We should further distinguish between state and society, they are not one and the same and their interests are often diametrically opposed. It is beyond this author's ability to imagine what are the most pressing issues of any given individual in this city, but city hall's is most pressing issue will always be to expand their dominance over the rest of us."
If you could get a message directly to the students of Fanshawe College, what would it be?
"Challenge authority."
We did not receive responses from Aaron Broughm, Stephen Beckles, Eric Southern, Raymond Ford or Tomasz Winnicki. Tom Ha was unable to be contacted to fill out our survey.
WHO CAN VOTE?
According to Section 17 of the Municipal Elections Act of 1996, you're entitled to vote as long as you: reside in the local municipality or own land there; are a Canadian citizen; are 18 or more years old; and aren't forbidden to vote by law.
WHERE CAN FANSHAWE STUDENTS VOTE?
For those who wish to vote, an advance poll has been arranged to take place here at Fanshawe College on Thursday, October 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Voting takes place in the Student Centre, outside the Oasis. Any voter may take the opportunity at this location, regardless of which ward of they city they live in.
Compiled by Jessica Ireland, Erika Faust and Bobby Foley.
