Kingston Councillor / Trustee Candidates, 2010: Complete Listing as of Sep. 10 , 2010

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The following persons have been nominated for election as a Kingston City Councillor or as a School Board Trustee as of the close of nominations on September 10, 2010. The final list of election candidates was certified by the City Clerk on September 13, 2010 - click here (24 Council and Trustee positions are up for election).

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Council Candidate Statistics

There are six candidates for Mayor and 35 candidates for the 12 council positions elected by District.
Total candidates gender distribution Male - 34; Female - 7
Three incumbents including the mayor have announced their retirement from city council.

School Board Candidate Statistics

There are ten candidates for Trustee for the five Kingston trustee positions elected by district for the public board, the Limestone District School Board

There are seven candidates for Trustee for the four Kingston trustee positions for the separate english board, the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board

There are two candidates for the regional French Public Board and one candidate (acclaimed) for the regional French Separate school board

Click here (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=299) to see detailed district information for candidates from the last municipal election in 2006

Click here (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=1575) to see video statements from the candidates from the last municipal election in 2006

Please click on any of the links below to go to more detailed information about that candidate (Information in some cases is from the 2006 election. New 2010 campaign information will be posted as it becomes available.

Mayor (six candidates nominated)

Barrie Chalmers (nominated as of May 20, 2010)

Mark Gerretsen (nominated as of June 10, 2010)

John Last (nominated July 30, 2010)

Kevin Lavalley (nominated July 30, 2010)

Rob Matheson (nominated as of June 8, 2010)

Nathaniel Wilson (nominated July 26, 2010)

Withdrawn candidates:

Rick Downes (nominated as of May 14, 2010; withdrew August 25, 2010 Announced his intent to withdraw from the campaign for medical reasons on August 14, 2010 in the Whig-Standard: http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2712883. He is now running for councillor in Cataraqui District)

Greg Soucie (nominated as of May 6, 2010; withdrew July 27, 2010 Candidate's video statement can be seen at: www.youtube.com/user/TheSoucman#p/u/3/ZOvtKbPxQEo (http://www.youtube.com/user/TheSoucman#p/u/3/ZOvtKbPxQEo))

Harvey Rosen (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=357) (Incumbent -retiring as of November 30, 2010)

District Candidates (35 candidates nominated in 12 Districts across the city)

Cataraqui District Candidates (Six candidates nominated)

Tom Dall, Cataraqui District (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=1343) (nominated January 5, 2010 - previously ran for councillor in Cataraqui in 2006)

Rick Downes (nominated September 7, 2010 - previously ran for Mayor in 2006)

Patrick Foley, Cataraqui District (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=1493) (nominated January 15, 2010 - previously ran for councillor in Cataraqui in 2006)

Jeffery Lowes (nominated September 10, 2010 - previously ran for Mayor in 2003)

Moe Royer (nominated June 18, 2010 - previously ran for councillor in Portsmouth in 2006 and Cataraqui in 2003)

Jeff Welsh (nominated August 30, 2010)

Sara Meers, Cataraqui District (Incumbent - did not run for 2010 election)

Collins-Bayridge Candidates (One candidate nominated - Acclaimed)

Lisa Osanic, (nominated June 18, 2010 - Incumbent -- Acclaimed)

David Peterson, (nominated September 9, 2010 and withdrew on September 10, 2010 to run in Loyalist-Cataraqui District)

Countryside District Candidates (Two candidates nominated)

Joyce MacLeod-Kane, Countryside District (nominated March 3, 2010 - Incumbent)

Jeff Scott (nominated June 16, 2010)

Kingscourt-Strathcona District Candidates (Two candidates nominated)

Sandy Berg (nominated August 30, 2010)

Brian Evoy (nominated May 4, 2010)

Steve Garrison, Kingscourt-Strathcona District (Incumbent - retiring as of November 30, 2010)

King's Town District Candidates (Four candidates nominated)

Dan Hartley (nominated June 16, 2010)

Rob Hutchison, King's Town District (Incumbent -Nominated June 14, 2010)) (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=1316)

Sean Murphy (nominated August 18, 2010)

James Sayeau (nominated June 16, 2010)

Lakeside District Candidates (Four candidates nominated)

Mark Bain (Nominated September 9, 2010)

Doug Cameron (Nominated September 10, 2010)

Dorothy Hector, Lakeside District (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=1513) (Nominated June 2, 2010 - Incumbent)

Joan Jardin (Nominated September 3, 2010)

Loyalist-Cataraqui District Candidates (Three candidates nominated)

Kevin George (nominated June 11, 2010 - Previously a mayoralty candidate in 2006 and councillor 2003 - click here (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/forumdisplay.php?358-Kevin-George-Mayoralty-Candidate) for archive)

David Peterson, (nominated September 10, 2010)

Patrick Vecchio (nominated July 29, 2010)

Rob Matheson, Loyalist-Cataraqui District (Incumbent -retiring as of November 30, 2010 to run for Mayor of Kingston) (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=1374)

Pittsburgh District Candidates (Four candidates nominated)

Ryan Boehme (nominated June 11, 2010)

Richard Moller (nominated April 14, 2010 / Previously a councillor candidate in 2006 and 2003 - click here (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=1462) for archive)

Brian Reitzel (nominated May 27, 2010 / Previously a councillor candidate in 2006 - click here (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/forumdisplay.php?411-Brian-Reitzel-Campaign) for archive)

Carsten Sorensen (nominated September 1, 2010)

Foster, Pittsburgh District (Incumbent -retiring as of November 30, 2010)

Portsmouth District Candidates (Three candidates nominated)

Harold Hembeger (nominated January 4, 2010 / candidate's web site can be found at http://www.haroldhemberger.com (http://www.haroldhemberger.com/))

Liz Schell (nominated June 17, 2010))

Bill Wornes (nominated August 20, 2010))

Mark Gerretsen, Portsmouth District (Incumbent -retiring as of November 30, 2010 to run for Mayor of Kingston) (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=1452)

Sydenham District Candidates (Two candidates nominated)

Floyd Patterson (nominated August 26, 2010 - former Sydenham Councillor)

Bill Glover, Sydenham District (Incumbent) (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=1364) (nominated May 11, 2010 - Incumbent)

Trillium District Candidates (Two candidates nominated)

Bryan Paterson (nominated August 20, 2010))

Vicki Schmolka, Trillium District (Incumbent) (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=1353) (nominated July 15, 2010 - Incumbent)

Williamsville District Candidates (Two candidates nominated)

Jim Neill (nominated May 4, 2010)

Ed Smith, Williamsville District (nominated August 30, 2010 - Incumbent) (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=1358)

Click here (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?2588-School-Board-Candidates-for-Municipal-Office-2010-Revised-June-25-2010) for a listing of candidates for school trustee for one of the four school boards operating in the Kingston area

The City of Kingston 2010 election site can be found at the following location:

http://www.cityofkingston.ca/cityhall/election/ (http://www.cityofkingston.ca/cityhall/election/)

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http://twitter.com/kelectors (http://twitter.com/kelectors)

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January 18, 2010 - Council Candidates listing revised

See first posting in this thread for the full list.

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March 3, 2010 - Council Candidates listing revised

See first posting in this thread for the full list.
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April 15, 2010 - Council Candidates listing revised

Richard Moller nominated in Pittsburgh District on April 14, 2010

See first posting in this thread for the full list.
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April 22, 2010 - Council Candidates listing revised

Mayor Harvey Rosen announced his retirement on April 22, 2010 (see below)

See first posting in this thread for the full list of candidates in the upcoming election..
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Harvey Rosen not seeking re-election

Paul Schliesmann / Whig-Standard 2010-04-22
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2546193

During a press conference Thursday morning in city hall, Mayor Harvey Rosen announces he will not be seeking another term as mayor of Kingston.

Harvey Rosen made it official this morning: He will not seek a third term as mayor of Kingston.

"What I am about to announce is what I see as a needed change for the city," he told a gathering of friends, fellow politicians and city staff outside the mayor's office at city hall.

"A wise person knows when to seek an office and when to step aside. I will not seek an additional term as the mayor of Kingston."

Rosen has been involved in municipal politics for 16 years. He was first elected mayor in 2003 and re-elected in 2006.

At yesterday's city hall press conference, Rosen thanked his fellow members of the previous and current city councils and urged others to step forward for this fall's municipal vote.

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May 5, 2010 - Council Candidates listing revised

# Brian Evoy nominated in Williamsville District on May 4, 2010

# Jim Neil nominated in Williamsville District on May 4, 2010

See first posting in this thread for the full list of candidates nominated.

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May 6, 2010 - Council Candidates listing revised

Greg Soucie nominated for Mayor on May 6, 2010

See first posting in this thread for the full list of candidates nominated.

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Bill Glover nominated for Councillor in Sydenham District on May 11, 2010

See first posting in this thread for the full list of candidates nominated.

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Rick Downes nominated for Mayor on May 14, 2010

See first posting in this thread for the full list of candidates nominated.

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Brian Reitzel nominated for councillor in Pittsburgh District on May 27, 2010

See first posting in this thread for the full list of candidates nominated.

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Dorothy Hector nominated for councillor in Lakeside District on June 2, 2010

See first posting in this thread for the full list of candidates nominated.

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June 8, 2010 - Council Candidates listing revised

Rob Matheson nominated for Mayor on June 8, 2010

See first posting in this thread for the full list of candidates nominated.

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Mark Gerretsen nominated for Mayor on June 10, 2010

See first posting in this thread for the full list of candidates nominated.

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Ryan Boehme Nominated for Councillor in Pittsburgh District on June 11, 2010

Kevin George nominated for Councillor in Loyalist-Cataraqui District on June 11, 2010

See first posting in this thread for the full list of candidates nominated.

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Rob Hutchison nominated for Councillor in King's Town District on June 14, 2010

See first posting in this thread for the full list of candidates nominated.

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Jeff Scott nominated for Councillor in Countryside District on June 16, 2010

See first posting in this thread for the full list of candidates nominated.

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Liz Schell nominated for Councillor in Portsmouth District on June 17, 2010

See first posting in this thread for the full list of candidates nominated.

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# Lisa Osanic nominated in Collins-Bayridge District on June 18, 2010

# Moe Royer nominated in Cataraqui District on June 18, 2010

See first posting in this thread for the full list of candidates nominated.

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# David Jackson nominated for Trustee for Portsmouth and Trillium Districts, City of Kingston, for the Limestone District School Board on June 25, 2010

# Wilf Garrah nominated for trustee for the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District school Board on June 11, 2010

Click here (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?2588-School-Board-Candidates-for-Municipal-Office-2010-Revised-June-25-2010) for the full list of school board candidates nominated.

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# George Beavis nominated for Trustee for Loyalist-Cataraqui, Collins-Bayridge and Lakeside Districts, City of Kingston, for the Limestone District School Board on June 28, 2010

Click here (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?2588-School-Board-Candidates-for-Municipal-Office-2010-Revised-June-28-2010) for the full list of school board candidates nominated.

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# Jack Coleman nominated for trustee for the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District school Board on June 29, 2010

Click here (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?2588-School-Board-Candidates-for-Municipal-Office-2010-Revised-June-28-2010) for the full list of school board candidates nominated.

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# Helen Chadwick nominated for Trustee for Cataraqui, Kingscourt-Strathcona and King's Town Districts, City of Kingston, for the Limestone District School Board on July 9, 2010

# Paula Murray nominated for Trustee for Williamsville and Sydenham Districts, City of Kingston, for the Limestone District School Board on July 9, 2010

Click here (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?2588-School-Board-Candidates-for-Municipal-Office-2010-Revised-June-25-2010) for the full list of school board candidates nominated.

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The sixth candidate for Kingston's mayoralty announced today:

# Nathaniel Wilson nominated for mayor July 26, 2010

Councillor candidates announced this month:

# Vicki Schmolka nominated July 15, 2010

Public School board (Limestone DSB) candidates announced this month:

Click here (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?2588-School-Board-Candidates-for-Municipal-Office-2010-Revised-June-25-2010) for the full list of school board candidates nominated.

See first posting in this thread for the full list of city council candidates nominated.

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The following candidate has withdrawn his nomination for the Kingston mayoralty:

# Greg Soucie (nominated May 6, 2010; withdrew July 27, 2010)

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Patrick Vecchio nominated for Councillor in Loyalist-Cataraqui District on July 29, 2010.

See first posting in this thread for the full list of candidates nominated.

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# Sean Murphy on August 18, 2010.'

# Bryan Paterson, Trillium District on August 20, 2010.

# Bill Wornes, Portsmouth District on August 20, 2010.

# Floyd Patterson, Sydenham District on August 26, 2010.

# Andre Ouellette, French Separate School Board on August 19, 2010.

# Catharina Summers, Separate School Board on August 25, 2010.

See first posting in this thread for the full list of candidates nominated.

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September 9, 2010 - Candidates Nominated (15) since August 26, 2010

# Sandy Berg, Kingscourt-Strathcona District on August 30, 2010

# Ed Smith, Williamsville District on August 30, 2010

# Jeff Welsh, Cataraqui District on August 30, 2010

# Terry Shea, Separate School Board on August 31, 2010

# Carsten Sorensen, Pittsburgh District on September 1, 2010

# Glen (GR) Williamson, Separate School Board on September 2, 2010

# Joan Jardin, Lakeside District on September 3, 2010

# Deborah Villeneuve, Public School Board on September 3, 2010

# Rick Downes, Cataraqui District on September 7, 2010

# Alec Ross, Public School Board on September 8, 2010

# Sandra Storring, Public School Board on September 8, 2010

# Kathy Turkington, Separate School Board on September 8, 2010

# David Peterson, Collins-Bayridge District on September 9, 2010

# Mark Bain, Lakeside District on September 9, 2010

# Pam Bidinost, Public School Board on September 9, 2010

School board Trustee candidates announced for all four local school boards:
Click here (http://www.kingstonelectors.ca/forums/showthread.php?2588-School-Board-Candidates-for-Municipal-Office-2010-Revised-June-25-2010) for the full list of school board candidates nominated.

See first posting in this thread for the full list of City Council candidates nominated.

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City of Kingston

Media Release
http://www.cityofkingston.ca/cityhall/press/release.asp?mode=show&id=2938

For Immediate Release
Sep. 13, 2010, 5:13 p.m.

Roster Of Municipal Election Candidates Certified
The City Clerk has officially certified the roster of candidates to run for election on October 25.

"We applaud the candidates' willingness to serve our great city and school boards," says John Bolognone, Assistant Returning Officer.

For more information, including candidate contact information, go to www.cityofkingston.ca/election.

Mayoralty Candidates

Barrie Chalmers
Mark Gerretsen
John Last
Kevin Lavalley
Rob Matheson
Nathaniel Wilson

Candidates For City Council

COUNTRYSIDE DISTRICT

Joyce MacLeod-Kane
Jeff Scott

LOYALIST-CATARAQUI DISTRICT

Kevin George
David Peterson
Patrick Vecchio

COLLINS-BAYRIDGE DISTRICT

Current Councillor Lisa Osanic is acclaimed in this district.

LAKESIDE DISTRICT

Mark Bain
Doug Cameron
Dorothy Hector
Joan Jardin

PORTSMOUTH DISTRICT

Harold Hemberger
Liz Schell
Bill Wornes

TRILLIUM DISTRICT

Bryan Paterson
Vicki Schmolka

CATARAQUI DISTRICT

Thomas Dall
Rick Downes
Patrick Foley
Jeffrey Lowes
Moe Royer
Jeff Welsh

KINGSCOURT-STRATHCONA DISTRICT

Sandy Berg
Brian Evoy

WILLIAMSVILLE DISTRICT
Jim Neill
Ed Smith

SYDENHAM DISTRICT

Bill Glover
Floyd Patterson

KING'S TOWN DISTRICT

Dan Hartley
Rob Hutchison
Sean Murphy
James Sayeau

PITTSBURGH DISTRICT

Ryan Boehme
Richard Moller
Brian Reitzel
Carsten Sorensen

Candidates For Public School English Language Trustee

COUNTRYSIDE DISTRICT, PITTSBURGH DISTRICT AND FRONTENACE ISLANDS

Pam Bidinost
Elaine M. Crawford

LOYALIST-CATARAQUI, COLLINS-BAYRIDGE, LAKESIDE DISTRICTS

George Beavis
Tom Mahoney

PORTSMOUTH AND TRILLIUM DISTRICTS

David Jackson
Deborah Villeneuve

CATARAQUI, KINGSCOURT-STRATHCONA AND KING'S TOWN DISTRICTS

Helen Chadwick
Alec Ross

WILLIAMSVILLE AND SYDENHAM DISTRICTS

Paula Murray
Sandra Storring

Candidates For Separate School English Language Trustee
CITY OF KINGSTON AND FRONTENAC ISLANDS

Jack Coleman
Gavin Cosgrove
Wilf Garrah
Terry Shea
Catharina Summers
Kathy Turkington
Glen (GR) Williamson

Candidates For Public School French Language Trustee/Membre du Conseil Francophone des écoles publiques le Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario
CITY OF KINGSTON, COUNTY OF FRONTENAC, COUNTY OF HASTINGS, COUNTY OF PRINCE EDWARD, COUNTY OF LENNOX & ADDINGTON, AND COUNTY OF LEEDS & GRENVILLE

Marc Bissonnette
Frédéric Tremblay

Candidates For Separate School French Language/ Trustee/Le Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est
CITY OF KINGSTON, COUNTY OF FRONTENAC, COUNTY OF HASTINGS, COUNTY OF PRINCE EDWARD, AND COUNTY OF LENNOX & ADDINGTON

André Ouellette

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Media contact information:

Cindie Ashton, Communications Officer, 613-546-4291, ext. 3116 (cell 329-3462). Or call the City of Kingston's media hotline at 613-546-4291, ext. 2300.

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Kingston Electors Website has been given permission by Jeffrey Lowes to make the following correspondence available to be posted. Jeffrey Lowes, is among several candidates running for Council in this 2010 election that are not pleased with the individuals involved.


The following letter has been faxed or sent by email to every candidate running in Kingston. One copy will be deliveried by mail to Dan Hartly as I made the effort to contact him my phone and email.

Some Quotes for reflection
I think that what sometimes we forget to appreciate is that the standards that many of us enjoy for wages and safety and benefits in our workplaces comes from unions and comes from people who’ve fought for them and negotiated them. Not just wages, but benefits and also rights – the right to not be fired for no reason at all, the right to not be discriminated against for an ever-lengthening list of things, the right to have seniority respected, the rights to return to a job after maternity leave.

Debi Wells on The Relevance of Labour Unions Today

"A trade union or council of trade unions, so long as it continues to be entitled to represent employees in a bargaining unit, shall not act in a manner that is arbitrary, discriminatory or in bad faith in the representation of any of the employees in the unit, whether or not members of the trade union or of any constituent union of the council of trade unions, as the case may be".
1995, c. 1, Sched. A, s. 74.
One reason why [corrupt] labour leaders ... have been rare in Canada may be most Canadian jurisdictions' duty-of-fair-representation provisions - something that does not exist in American legislation. The possibility of an aggrieved member taking the union before the labour board very likely acts as a brake on seriously undemocratic union conduct. In contrast, under a system where a members' only recourse is a cumbersome internal review procedure, followed by the courts, leaders might be more willing to engage in undemocratic behavior, knowing there is little likelihood they will be called to account.
Canadian Industrial Relations, Jon Pierce, 2000, page 182
Sincerely,

Jeffrey Lowes
Candidate for Council
Cataraqui District

lowes4council@gmail.com
lowes4council.wordpress.com

PO Box 24010 direct 613.531.2657
1201 Division Street cell 613.483.7855
Kingston Ontario, Canada fax 514.221.4176
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October 8, 2010

Kingston & District Labour Council
105 Sutherland Drive
Kingston, ON
K7K 5V6

President
Debi Wells
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario

Re: Municipal Election Endorsements

I am glad to see you took the time to respond to Mr. Morris’s commentary. While I do not have the right to tell you how to direct your efforts, I do have the right to defend myself when smeared publicly by your organization’s resent claims.

I am not going to suggest anything about closed door promises but I will take issue with your patronizing concern about a “disservice to the people who have offered to run.”

You imply that you had contacted all the candidates running for office via a democratic process. You then discussed with the presidents from local unions and posted your results on web pages and in press releases.

You and I both know this is not true. I raised the issue with your office in person which is located in my district not one block from my home. I have spoken to you on the phone. I, like some other candidates, was not given the opportunity to participate in the survey.

For the most part, the Kingston and District Labour Congress acted in a manner that was arbitrary, discriminatory, and decidedly undemocratic. This underminds the work and reputation of the local unions and the individuals running for office. “The right to not be discriminated against for an ever-lengthening list of things” is a quote from your speech on the Relevance of Labour Unions Today.

In my community, there are a great number of hard working people and business owners in the three neighbourhoods of Rideau Heights, Marker’s Acres and Cataraqui North which comprise our diverse district. It is interesting that your “endorsement” of a candidate in Cataraqui implies that a teaching assistant from Queen’s is in better touch with the community than someone like myself who lives, works in the district and sends their children to one of the neighbourhood schools.

As you explained to me over the phone, the reality is the endorsement came only because he was a union member. You also explained to me that you would like to discuss this (damage control) further. Well I’ve waited a few weeks and I see you have the time to respond to a newspaper commentary. Maybe you will finally find the time to respond to mine.

I can’t be expected to stand up for my community on issues if I won’t stand up for myself. Candidates can wear your endorsement with the fully knowledge they looked the other way when they found out the process was an undemocratic sham. I don’t expect you to change any of your endorsements but I do expect you to disclose on your web page and press releases that I (and any other candidates you chose not to survey) was not contacted or considered in your preordained process.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey Lowes
Candidate for Council
Cataraqui District

Lowes4council@gmail.com
Lowes4council.wordpress.com

PO Box 24010 Direct 613.531.2657
1201 Division Street cell 613.483.7855
Kingston Ontario Canada fax 514.221.4176



CC
Vice President, Mike Leblanc, United Steelworkers
Corresponding Secretary, Arlie Redmond, Canadian Union of Public Employees
Treasurer, Joan Jardin, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation
Recording Secretary, Darlene Medhurst, Canadian Office and Professional Employees
Sargeant at Arms, Jim Neill, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation
Members at Large
Peter Boyle, United Steelworkers
Cam Jay, Ontario Public Service Employee’s Union
Lisa Marion, Canadian Union of Public Employees
Brain Brophy, Chemical Energy and Paperworker’s Union