election

Managing an election is no joke

Eat well. Rest well. You’re going to need all your strength. That’s what the “team of horses” was told by coach, err, city election chief Catherine Bergeron in the days leading up to the election. “In 2010, I lost my voice,” for three weeks due to stress, said Bergeron. It’s an experience she’s learned from. […]

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Ottawa youth set to vote

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/10/05/ottawa-youth-set-to-vote Debates are over, candidates are anxious, voters are searching for their registration cards — let the democratic process begin. Wednesday will be the first time Olivia Jones votes. Jones turned 18 last December and says she didn’t participate in the spring federal election. Jones hails from the Greater Toronto Area and moving […]

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Ottawa candidates start the race

Scrambled eggs, toast, breakfast sausage, and a side of blue signs kicked off the Conservative campaign in Ottawa’s west end Saturday morning. Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod and Ottawa-West Nepean federal incumbent John Baird riled up the crowd as fellow MP Pierre Poilievre launched his campaign for re-election in Nepean-Carleton at Greenfield’s Pub in Barrhaven. More […]

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