Election

WHY JOE?

Nov 4th, 2010 | By Jim Chapman | Category: Election

Elections are always interesting things to watch, and they can bring out both the best and the worst in candidates, campaign staff and constituents (and often do) but if we’re lucky the better instincts win out more often than not.
The London municipal election of 2010 will be remembered for many things, not the least of [...]



WHO GETS YOUR VOTE? SOME SUGGESTIONS

Oct 22nd, 2010 | By Jim Chapman | Category: Election

Monday is the big day, the culmination of several months of campaigning on the part of (most) all of the candidates for mayor and councillor.
Dreams will come true and hearts will be broken, and the course of this city will be set for the next four years. As we predicted last spring, the NDP and [...]



YES VIRGINIA, THERE IS A RACE FOR MAYOR, AND YOU HAVE A PART TO PLAY

Aug 12th, 2010 | By Jim Chapman | Category: Election

In last week’s Voice we published a letter from a reader saying, about Joe Fontana, “I would like to have some kind of idea which kind of mayor he might turn out as” and wondering if he has been “conducting an invisible campaign”. And it’s true Joe has not exactly been front and centre over [...]



AND THEY’RE OFF!

Jun 3rd, 2010 | By Jim Chapman | Category: Election

With Joe Fontana now “officially” in the race for mayor (Voice readers had it confirmed here weeks ago) the pundits are coming out of the woodwork with ready-made plans to put one or the other of the candidates in the winner’s circle.
With Cheryl Miller out front on his campaign, Fontana has added an interesting dynamic [...]



MYSTERY MAYORAL CANDIDATE

May 6th, 2010 | By Jim Chapman | Category: Election

Although the Voice reported some weeks ago that Joe Fontana was going to take another run at the mayor’s job, he has remained silent about it in public, prompting a lot of speculation about whether or not our statement was reliable.
We have no idea why Joe is delaying a formal announcement, though it may be [...]