Voting in Ontario



We have all heard about “Jim Crow” laws in Georgia making it harder for minority groups to vote. We might be tempted to think “Canada is so much better.” Well, John Ibbitson’s Globe and Mail column last weekend puts that into perspective. To summarize, it is in fact still easier to vote in Georgia then it is in Canada! So why should we care? The system works right?

Not really. That’s because even here in Ontario we have a government that is passing laws expressly designed to give them the edge at the polls. They just passed bill 254, a “draconian” bill that places restrictions on unions and advocacy groups meant to muzzle their voices for a full year before an election. Unions and advocacy groups can no longer express themselves on anything since just about anything is political. The bill increases the amount you can donate to a political party or candidate. Sounds good right? But really, who is in a position to write a bigger cheque? Maybe Conservative big money, big business supporters looking for a bigger ear? Can an average worker write a cheque for $3300?

Democracy watch analyzed the numbers. Here are the median donations for Ontario:
PCs $200
Liberals $50
NDP $25
Green $30

You might wonder how the NDP can keep up. That’s easy. We have more people make donations, people like you and me, electrical workers, teachers, truck drivers, health and long term care workers, people with wages and especially people without wages who know which party stands for them. The PCs get fewer but bigger donations from people looking for influence and power.

If you can donate $25 right now that’s cool. That’s great actually. That’s our average donation. And averages count as we prepare for our next big fight against big money. We need to stop this government before they privatize our education system, sell off our Green Belt, continue to fail our seniors living in Long Term Care and pass even more big brother laws that muzzle opposition.

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