Circulation List for September 4, 2024
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Engage Barrie
Dec 18, 20211 min
Bill 80, Local Choice for Local Elections Act (Ranked Ballot By-Laws), 2021 receives First Reading
Last week, MPP Mitzie Hunter's Private Member's Bill has received First Reading. MPP Hunter reintroduced her bill, declaring "After...
Engage Barrie
Mar 11, 20211 min
Staff Memo re: Election-related matters
Hi everyone! There’s a Staff Memo re: election-related matters on today’s Circulation list that may be of interest to many, especially...
Engage Barrie
Nov 18, 20202 min
Ranked Ballots back on the table!
Local Choice for Local Elections Act has been tabled – contact your MPP to give your support. Yesterday, MPP Mitzie Hunter tabled a...
Engage Barrie
Nov 2, 20201 min
Ranked Ballot Success – but keep talking to your MPP!
Happy to announce that Ann-Marie Kungl's Ranked Ballot item passed in General Committee tonight, Thank You, City Councillors! Assuming it...
Engage Barrie
Oct 31, 20201 min
Ranked Ballots – asking the province to bring back the option for municipalities
Earlier this month, the Provincial government proposed a bill that ELIMINATED the ability for municipalities to choose how best to select...
Engage Barrie
Oct 22, 20201 min
Ranked Ballots - FREE Crash Course
From Dave Meslin: Sooo... Doug Ford's government has proposed a complete ban on ranked ballots in Ontario. (Even though he was elected...
Engage Barrie
Oct 21, 20201 min
Ranked Ballots (and Engage) in the news
Ranked Ballots – and Engage Barrie's thoughts about the province's proposed bill to eliminate our choice about them – is in the news...
Engage Barrie
Oct 20, 20201 min
Ranked Ballot Elections In Jeopardy!
In summer 2020, the City of Barrie agreed to make ranked ballots a referendum question in 2022 – joining a group of cities working...
Engage Barrie
Sep 29, 20201 min
Tonight! Ranked Ballots Zoom Panel
Tonight! Brandon Rhéal Amyot and Alyssa Wright will be updating folks on Engage Barrie's progress with our ranked ballot voting...
Engage Barrie
Sep 29, 20201 min
Video of Ranked Ballot panel available
If you missed the Ranked Ballot panel for Unlock Democracy Canada tonight, the recording is still available at...
Engage Barrie
Sep 28, 20201 min
Ranked Ballots - Livestream Campaign Update!
Tuesday, September 29 at 7:30pm, join Unlock Democracy Canada for a livestream campaign update. As voting reform continues to spread...
Engage Barrie
Sep 22, 20201 min
Happy Gender Equity Week!
Happy #genderequity week! Our friend Dave Meslin has shared a wonderful reminder of why we pushed Barrie City Council to consider ranked...
Engage Barrie
Aug 5, 20201 min