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Circulation List for September 4, 2024
feedback requested for Barrie's new Zoning Bylaw, feedback also requested for a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for County Road...
Accountability Team
Aug 30, 20242 min read
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
Dec 18, 20211 min read
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
Mar 11, 20211 min read
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 18, 20202 min read
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
Nov 2, 20201 min read
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 31, 20201 min read
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 22, 20201 min read
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 21, 20201 min read
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
Oct 20, 20201 min read
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 read
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 29, 20201 min read
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 28, 20201 min read
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
Sep 22, 20201 min read
Ranked Ballots interview for Barrie Advance
Chris Simon spoke with Engage Barrie's Jennifer van Gennip about Ranked Ballot Elections for the Barrie Advance 'It's not this fringe...
Engage Barrie
Aug 5, 20201 min read
Ranked Ballots: Barrie residents get to decide!
Thanks to everyone who contacted their councillor. It was decided that the issue of Ranked Ballots would be put to a referendum question...
Engage Barrie
Jun 16, 20201 min read
Ranked Ballots – CELEBRATE!!!!!
Tonight, City Council voted unanimously to hold a referendum on Ranked Ballots during the 2022 Municipal Election (meaning whether to...
Engage Barrie
Jun 15, 20201 min read
Why Ranked Ballots? Podcast
Dave Meslin and Jennifer van Gennip join Michael Speers on "Struggle in the Suburbs" to discuss why making that change is the right thing...
Engage Barrie
Jun 14, 20201 min read
Ranked Ballots – Keep talking to your Councillor!
Monday night (5pm), City Council meets to give a final vote on whether to ask staff to gather more information on Ranked Ballots. If your...
Engage Barrie
Jun 13, 20201 min read
Ranked Ballot Report – Author Credits!
We've finally managed to get in touch with everyone who contributed writing our report on Ranked Ballots (did we mention we're a...
Engage Barrie
Jun 9, 20201 min read
Ranked Ballot Elections - keep talking to your Councillor!
Please continue to talk to your Councillor about Ranked Ballot Elections, especially if they seemed to be "on the fence" in last night's...
Engage Barrie
Jun 9, 20201 min read
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