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The Record debate is online for streaming: http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/786484--kitchener-waterloo-byelection-forum-replay . This seems to be hosted by ustream.tv; that direct link...

Apologies for starting a new thread instead of finding the existing thread and contributing to that.

I know of one more event, although it is not in debate format:

Saturday September 1, 8pm:...

There are currently ten candidates registered for the byelection: http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/electoral-districts/by-elec-kitchener-waterloo.aspx .

I had trouble finding information about...

... and if the weather forecaster predicts a 98% chance of rain, I don't bother bringing an umbrella. The outcome is still in doubt.

In addition to using uncertainty of climate change to avoid...

I added a few more all-candidates meetings:


One on the environment
One from WLU and one from UW

There was one at Luther Village that I missed, because it was this afternoon. Suck.

Thanks to the mods for making a calendar. I populated it with the election-related events that I could find easily. I know that I am missing a few things, however:


There is a Cambridge debate...

Silly season has begun. Is WW interested in compiling a list of all-candidates meetings for this election? If so should there be a new calendar? We could use the general calendar if you think it is...

Safety on bike lanes depends on the bike lane. I wrote a ranty blog post on this subject. Most recently I got frustrated by the bike lanes on Victoria -- the bike lanes turn into right-hand turn...

So the PCs released their "changebook" platform recently -- but in order to see it you have to give them your e-mail address. (In fact, to go to individual candidate sites they want your e-mail...

I don't have any specific recommendations, but I know of two active groups where you might be able to find somebody to help you. One is the Waterloo Region Drupal Users Group. There are some themers...

Just because bicycles are coming does not mean that they ought to trump the safety of pedestrians.

There are very nice routes down quiet streets that get to the same place the spurline trail does...

All y'all who are talking about supporting candidates in 2014 had better get prepared. This is not going to be a popular opinion on this forum, but I expect there are a LOT of angry residents in...

I should have attended this meeting. I use this trail several times a week during the winter -- it is my main route to get to the University of Waterloo. I understand that accessibility is a concern,...

Yes. "i" and "e" prefixes are so 1999. Now we can call the LRT "Movr" or "Motr" or (if your are a T4ST member) "Moneyburnr".

We could adopt the other trend, too: "iXpress 2.0" or -- better yet --...

From: http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/548497--rail-plan-passes



Lorentz voted in favour?! This is the exact opposite of the tune he was singing during the election.

I have to...

To insert an image I think you need the images hosted someplace else already. Then just wrap the URL in IMG tags. For example, here is UrbanWaterloo's avatar:
...

The perception that there's no parking in downtown Kitchener is a big detriment. In my opinion there is plenty of parking, but much of it is pay parking in garages (especially now with the new...

I was down at the Canadian Blood Services clinic at Weber and Bridgeport the other day, and one of the three bike rings by the clinic was unusable because Sobeys had obstructed the stand with potted...

Maybe this is a dead issue (the UK alternative vote referendum got walloped, just like the Ontario, PEI, and 2nd BC referenda on electoral reform), but it is worth remembering that alternative vote...

I went to three of the walks this year, and I liked this one the best. I found it a lot less preachy than the other two walks (the 7pm Saturday one on Kitchener at Night, and the Sunday at 2pm one...

This is a post-election thanks to Wonderful Waterloo for helping publicize the election (and for putting up with my posts). All-candidates meetings may well be for losers, but I am glad you helped...

Holy cow. I hope they find out who is doing this and nail them. I really hope this is pranking and not an attempt by political parties to lower turnout.

Braid attended the Chamber of Commerce debate, and all Conservative candidates skipped the Museum event:...

Podcast review of the debate: http://castroller.com/Podcasts/SlightlySauced/2270471-Episode%2029%20Kitchener-Waterloo%20Leaders%20Debate

It looks like Woodworth attended last Thursday's debate held by the Chamber of Commerce. That is a good sign. Let's hope that Braid follows suit tomorrow.

Wow. We have to split hairs so finely that we now distinguish between the West and East ends of Kitchener downtown? I think calling the Farmer's Market "confined" to the East end is a real stretch --...

Here are some rationalizations for the Conservative absences at Monday's debate:

http://www.570news.com/news/local/article/214676--two-local-federal-candidates-decline-debate
...

I disagree with Julian Ichim about a lot of things, but I have a lot of respect for him. He puts himself out there in many many ways. I also find him quite eloquent, although he was definitely off...

I take back my defences of the crowd at the Kitchener Centre debate. After sitting through the entire KW debate, I can see that the debate was indeed stuffed with campaign plants. It was pretty awful.

Is anybody still offering rides? I have a (non-Twitting) friend who would like to attend. She lives near Regina and University. If you can offer a ride then send me an email (my username at...

UW Study Looking For Participants

Last week I participated in a study being run through the health sciences faculty at the University of Waterloo. This is nothing unusual, except that this is a...

As you note, the NDP platform (and the Conservative one) are out, but they are not linked consistently in the header pages. The main page still lists the policy documents as "not released".

I hope you are not implying that you can only be a supporter of one candidate when attending an all-candidates meeting.

The Project Democracy people are the same ones who were telling us that...

Actually, I don't think it was. I was pretty impressed that the questions were not all plants. I also got the sense that although people were stacked against poor Steven Woodworth (who did a pretty...

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Here's one from the Waterloo Chronicle, via the Waterloo Region Votes site: http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news/article/232786

Here are some surveys for Cambridge:

This is from the Cambridge Times: http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news/local/article/983775--ask-the-candidates

This is from the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce...

Yikes! There's a debate for Cambridge tomorrow! Given the small number of events in Cambridge it might be worth mentioning now.

This has been frustrating me for years. Not only have people needed to find their way to RIM Park, but the walk to the debate room is like half a kilometre down an unlit path. And people worry about...

I'm so dumb I didn't even realize that I wasn't even the one who posted the event!

Here is the official list of candidates for Kitchener-Waterloo: http://www.elections.ca/scripts/pss/candidates.aspx?L=e&ED=35039&EV=34&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&Prov=ON&ProvID=35&MapID=&QID=8&PageID=17&TPageID=...

It looks like the list of Kitchener-Conestoga candidates is complete. See...

Here is the list of candidates for Cambridge, from http://www.elections.ca/scripts/pss/candidates.aspx?L=e&ED=35011&EV=34&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&Prov=ON&ProvID=35&MapID=&QID=8&PageID=17&TPageID=

Manuel...

From: http://www.elections.ca/scripts/pss/candidates.aspx?L=e&ED=35037&EV=34&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&Prov=ON&ProvID=35&MapID=&QID=8&PageID=17&TPageID=

Here is the official list of candidates for Kitchener...

I think the debate at UW tomorrow has been postponed until April 27. It is not showing up on Cathy MacLellan's website any more, and there seem to be some tweets indicating that the event has moved....

All you people wanting a grocery store: New City Supermarket does a pretty good job, in my opinion. Between that, the Market and the Bargain Shop I cover most of my needs week to week.

I can't...

Awesome. I have added the Record debates.

From: http://www.therecord.com/website/therecord/article/511784--record-election-debates

Cambridge
Date: Thursday, April 21, 2011
Holiday Inn Cambridge
200 Holiday Inn Dr.
Cambridge, ON N3C...

From: http://www.therecord.com/website/therecord/article/511784--record-election-debates


Kitchener-Conestoga
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
St. Agatha Community Centre
1793 Erb’s Rd., St Agatha
7...

From http://www.therecord.com/website/therecord/article/511784--record-election-debates


Kitchener Centre
Thursday, April 14, 2011
The Tannery
151 Charles St. W.
Kitchener, ON N2G 1H6
7 p.m.