Vote calendar: candidates have busy days ahead
With the federal election officially called last Wednesday,
With the federal election officially called last Wednesday, the Yukon’s five candidates are preparing for their first official stretch of campaigning.
The Star checked in with each campaign team this morning to discuss the candidate’s plans for today through next Sunday. The following summaries are listed in random order.
Today, Green candidate Lenore Morris is recording five issues at CHON-FM.
On Wednesday and Thursday, she will travel to Carcross, Tagish, Watson Lake and Teslin.
At noon Friday, Morris will attend the Global Climate Strike at city hall.
On Saturday, Morris will host a meeting with her election team at 2 p.m. and a debate preparation meeting at 6:30 p.m.
At 6 p.m. Sunday, she will host a fundraising event at Antoinette’s.
The Green team plans to canvass in Whitehorse today, Tuesday and Friday evening as well as in the mornings this weekend.
NDP candidate Justin Lemphers will spend the first half of this week in Dawson City. He will be door-knocking on Tuesday and will host a candidate meet-and-greet at the Klondike Institute of Art & Culture from 5 to 7 p.m.
On Thursday, Lemphers will attend Eat Think Vote, a discussion on community food issues hosted by the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition at the Association franco-yukonnaise, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Lemphers will attend Friday’s climate strike at city hall. On Saturday, Lemphers will attend the Afro-Carribbean U-Nite at Paddy’s Juke Joint at 8 p.m. The NDP team will canvass every weeknight and on the afternoons and evenings this weekend.
Joseph Zelezny, the People’s Party of Canada candidate, will attend Eat Think Vote on from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Zelezny told the Star he plans to spend the week conducting media interviews, door knocking and returning emails and phone calls from Yukoners.
He plans to be active on social media, primarily on Facebook and Twitter, as well as hosting a live Q&A on YouTube. He will distribute lawn signs when they arrive this week.
Conservative hopeful Jonas Smith will spend the week door knocking with plans to finalize an events calendar next week.
Incumbent Liberal Larry Bagnell is spending today canvassing in Teslin and Watson Lake.
On Tuesday, Bagnell will speak at Johnson Elementary in Watson Lake, and canvass in Carmacks and Pelly Crossing the following day.
He will spend Saturday and Sunday canvassing in Dawson. The Liberal team plans to canvass in Whitehorse on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Canadians will go to the polls on Oct. 21.
Comments (9)
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Josey Wales on Sep 21, 2019 at 3:33 pm
Hey Henry...you are trolling, I will bite.
Who is the biggest sore loser in politics you ask?
The citizens of Canada, are very, very sore, they are being engineered to defeatist attitudes, national irrelevancy, using identity politics as thee leverage....for a mere start...eh?
We all lose, even those that “feel” they gained ....lose in the end.
I understand your disparaging tactics, it’s an old playbook sheep get read by their masters before fleecing.
Speaking for myself, the soyboy and its team gotta go.
I have no prediction on how October will go, how the fix will be introduced, who will get the mandate from the heaps with a Canadian address, and actual Canadians to govern.
Certain who ever is selected, will quickly morph from governing to ruling.
...and we as a collective polite society of old stock canuks, and the masses of alleged fellow Canadians that love “free” stuff and being a coddled and protected society will allow it to happen...again.
So yes Henry....we all lose, even you.
Perhaps a revisit of animal farm is in order for you?
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Henry Wensleydale on Sep 20, 2019 at 2:07 pm
Who is the biggest sore loser in recent politics ?
Vote "thumbs up" for Wilf Carter
Vote "thumbs down" for Max Bernier
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Wilf Carter on Sep 19, 2019 at 2:57 pm
Bandit if you can't handle the truth don't read my comments because you seem to be not liking someone who has experience and knowledge of the facts as they are. But thanks for your comment. Why are you so scared to use your real name?
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Curious George on Sep 18, 2019 at 3:56 pm
Josie, were you an immigrant to Canada at one point?
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Bandit on Sep 17, 2019 at 12:46 pm
@Wilf,
Not that I am in any way a member of Team Red, but if I am not mistaken the Govt run pot store was run by YTG not the Liberals. Wilf, do yourself and a lot of us a favor and either run for office or quit ranting. Actually I retract part of that, PLEASE do not run for any office.
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Davis on Sep 17, 2019 at 12:43 pm
Calm down @Josey Wales, it's not that big a deal...
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Josey Wales on Sep 17, 2019 at 9:03 am
Only a idiot like our soyboy in chief would select a date of such infamy to call an election.
The entire western world was changed on that date 18 years ago, more than ever we are mere pawns in a political game...it is no game!
We are all subject to ridiculous intrusions in our lives, as a result of so many political blowholes sitting on their hands WORSHIPPING political correctness, the seventh century, full beekeeper fashion accessories and all those who hell bent on destroying everything built.
What next Justine, August 6th as nuclear energy day complete with Japanese finger food to aid in the celebration?
Do the country a favour Justine, take the whole team for a spring skiing retreat this spring.
That would be one entitlement I would support.
Personally I think this date was chosen as a in your face tactic, pandering to the fastest bacteria culture government incubated even...on our lands.
Political Islam, a cancer here we need serious radiation for...serious radiation.
Like enough to turn sand into glass.
The world needs less Justine’s, less Barbary....and a lot more glass.
Ya know, for transparency so we can see the actual Vs. reported and legislated world in front of us.
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Wilf Carter on Sep 17, 2019 at 1:39 am
How much did Yukoners lose on the government owned pot store? NB lost $2.2 million. Ontario lost $42 million. Can some explain why this took place Larry?
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Wilf Carter on Sep 17, 2019 at 1:00 am
Trudeau gave away $40 billion to others with no results and Larry supported that.
$40 billion would have trained 2.4 million Canadians for future jobs and drove our unemployment rate down to 3%. In research it would have developed 100 new technology jobs and created 10,000 new companies that would employ over 3 million people in the next 8 years.
Liberals have no clue about economic development and it works
Lower taxes on low to middle income earner means the following:
> More money in their pockets.
> Better standard of living.
> Less cost for business by not increasing minimum wage.
> Make Canada more competitive on the world stage
> Less poor people cutting cost of services from government.
> With more business and Canadians employed means much more tax revenues for health care, education, taking care of seniors etc.
All of this is just common sense if you know what you are doing