ELECTIONS ARE NOT FAR AWAY - ARE YOU CONTENT WITH THE WAY FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL & MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS ARE RULING YOUR LIFE?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Let me ask you …... Would you be comfortable leaving your family home in the hands of basically a stranger, to decide for the next four years how and where your income will be spent? Well, that’s what we have done to our home, Canada. Shouldn’t you have kept checking on your financial status to make sure you still have a home instead of waiting those four years to end only to find out that you are broke, homeless and deeper in debt? IT’S TIME TO SPEAK UP CANADA, HAVE A SAY. As Canadians it is our right, to hold our elected officials accountable and we can only do that by taking an interest in what’s happening and letting our MP (federal) or MPP (provincial), or Mayor & Councillor (municipal representatives) know our opinion on what they currently will be voting on. The way they vote on these matters will have a direct effect on who we vote for in the next election. Waiting for the next election to voice our concern is too late. We must continue to let them know. “So what can I do? Voting doesn’t matter, they just do what they want”. Voting does matter especially in Municipal Elections where people have the biggest say but throw it away, by having the smallest voter turnout. The result being the same old boys club gets elected and continue to do what they want because they know we won’t watch and make them accountable. Hmmm ….. Let me remind you,. Each and every MP, MPP, Mayor and Councillor depends on your vote to keep their job, the job you are paying them for. Below is a list of responsibilities of elected officials of all levels. Note - it says, each and every elected position has a responsibility torepresent their constituents. Are they representing you? The Question is - Are you making your representatives accountable? An MP’s most obvious task is to represent their constituents • MP’s primary responsible is to act in the National Interest. • they must also act in the interests of their constituents, where this does not override their primary responsibility. An MPP’s role is to respond to matters of concern of their constituents or the general public. • MPP’s enact, amend or repeal laws and regulations for the province. • MPP’s are responsible for; civil rights & education; health care, hospitals & child welfare; municipal government; transportation & highways, provincial taxes; A Councillor's primary role is to represent their ward or division and the people who live in it • your Council makes & or revises the by-laws for your community • your Council is responsible for public parks, libraries, social services, local police and fire services, garbage removal, recycling, and public transportation. • your Council is responsible for strategic land use, for subdivision & condominium approval, and storm sewers • your Council is responsible for animal services and municipal law enforcement • your Council is responsible for Arts & Culture • your council is responsible for Tax Collection What can I do I’m only one? You are not alone, many people out there that may feel the same as you. All it takes is one step, then the next step gets easier and the path is formed, and others will follow. Start by attending or watching Municipal Council meetings (they are recorded), if you feel strong about something speak up and write your Council of you objections, that’s how things get changed. When your Mayor, Councillor, MPP & MP’s start getting thousands of objections mailed in they realize they are being held accountable and their job is in jeopardy, that’s when things change. YOUR SILENCE SOLVES NOTHING - SPEAK UP FOR WHAT’S RIGHT WRITE YOUR MP, MPP, OR MAYOR & COUNCILLOR WHEN YOU OBJECT THE PLANS PLEASE SPEAK UP WHILE WE HAVE SOME RIGHTS BEFORE WE LOSE THEM ALL