NDP Convention: 3rd ballot – Horwath wins
Third Ballot Andrea Horwath 6732.34 (60.4%) Peter Tabuns 4420.66 (39.6%)
March 2009
NDP convention: second ballot
Second ballot results horwath 5259.06 votes – 43.6% tabuns 3819.82 votes – 31.7 % Bisson 2988.12 votes 24.8%
NDP convention: First ballot results
total weighted vote and percentHorwath 4625.29 votes, 37.1%Tabuns 3437.93 votes, 27.6%Bisson 2954.23 votes, 23.7%Prue 1438.44 votes, 11.5% Prue just went to Bisson
NDP Convention (5): Horwath
Marie Kelly from Steel nominates Horwath. Andrea understands how important it is to stand up for working people and keep good jobs in Ontario. Now more than ever we need…
NDP Convention (3): Prue
Video presentation – shots of Regent Park with voiceover by Prue on growing up in a poor neighbourhood and the importance of making sure children have opportunity. Talks about his…
NDP convention 2 Bisson speech
Bisson is being nominated by France Gelinas and by a spokesperson for UFCW Canada. Third nominator is an activist for an anti-homelessness group – missed her name, but she’s emphasizing…
NDP convention
Liveblogging from the NDP convention. Bisson has raised the most amount of money followed by Tabuns, Horwath and Prue. We’ll see the relationship between money and votes soon. My prediction…
NDP convention (4): Tabuns
Cheri DiNovo introduces Tabuns, mentioned “democratic socialism” in her review of party history. Tabuns represents the best of the NDP’s traditition. he has an industrial economic vision, zeal for a…
local values trump john tory ambitions
Yesterday's by-election has demonstrated the power and the importance of local and grassroots politics. Unlike the former riding of Dufferin-Grey-Wellington-Peel (now Dufferin-Caledon), which has been used in the past by…
Great Depression Cooking with Clara
Celebrity cooking is HOT and, lately, so is the Great Depression. 93 year old Clara reminisces about the Depression while showcasing cheap, nourishing food. I love this online cooking show.…
I hate you all.
Yes, that’s me at the wheel of a Hummer. And if you look closely, I am showing you some disrespect with a hand gesture. Not that it’s needed! By driving…
I hate you all.
Yes, that's me at the wheel of a Hummer. And if you look closely, I am showing you some disrespect with a hand gesture. Not that it's needed! By driving…
I hate you all.
Yes, that’s me at the wheel of a Hummer. And if you look closely, I am showing you some disrespect with a hand gesture. Not that it’s needed! By driving…