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i saw this on breakfast television but wanted to make sure i got this right: they said that by law, your employer must give up to 3 hours off work (paid) to go and vote (even though polling stations are open 9am-9pm). is this true?

carrie

How much time do I have for voting on Election Day?

Every voter is entitled to have three consecutive hours during which the polls are open in order to vote. Employers whose employees have three consecutive hours of their own time available during polling hours need not allow additional time for voting. If, however, an employee does not have this time available, it is stressed that the amount of time required:

must be requested by the employee,
is at a time convenient to the employer, and
once requested by the employee, must be allowed by the employer.

Ya, I asked my employer if I could leave at 4:00 to catch an earlier train and they said no. Of course, my employer is made up of mindless, policy-driven drones with no concept of flexibility but I'm sure that has nothing to do with it......

Anthony

It's pretty sad that 100% of Ontario's people will b*tch and complain about the current government at some point in time, yet only 50% can actually take 10 mins out of their day to vote.

So very sad. If you didn't vote - WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

I was hoping that Ted would not win, I wonder if a recount will happen.

I can't remember the specifics but he ditched a very important meeting on education a few years ago. he was pretty arrogant in his justification about not going that I read on the Champion at the time.

Matt

AussieinMilton wrote:

That's been a major problem of Green parties worldwide for the most part. They've failed to realise that whilst supporting 'green' environmental issues is something we all mostly support, they tend to be rather extreme, or economically unviable. I think the problem to a large extent is the philosophy of the party, which places the environment on top of everything else, without realising that in order to be relevant, you have to modify some of your beliefs in order to be a viable option.

Such parties benefit from propotional representation. That way they can focus on one-and-only-one issue (we care only about the environment) and can win a few seats. This allows them to have some vote and some say in the policy.

In our first-past-the-post system only large parties survive. And it takes a while to get there. The problem is that parties start to blend. Sometimes its hard to put liberals and PCs apart

. But I would rather have two parties almost at the center than two parties to either extremes.

Author:	colin b. [ Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:22 pm ]
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Just wanted to remind and encourage all voters at hawthornevillager.com to vote Wednesday October 10th from 9 in the morning to 9 at night the longest ever election hours. Check your voter registration card for your poll number and location or check www.election.on.ca for details all you have to do is type in your postal code and the site will give your poll number and location. If you do not have a card bring some photo id. and proof of residence to the revision officer at the polling station and they can register you. Don't forget the referendum vote as well which you can find out more from local and GTA papers and the MMP site. CH TV usually has the best coverage of the Halton area starting after 9 pm. Colin Best Local & regional councillor Wards 2 & 4. colin.best@milton.ca

Author:	aishaali [ Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:54 pm ]
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the website for the referendum is : http://www.yourbigdecision.ca If you cannot read/understand the info on this website before heading out to vote, the pros and cons of the systems will be posted at each polling station to help you make your absolute FINAL decision (according to CityTV).

Author:	gcpeart [ Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:47 am ]
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Just vote...

Author:	gcpeart [ Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:22 am ]
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carrie wrote: i saw this on breakfast television but wanted to make sure i got this right: they said that by law, your employer must give up to 3 hours off work (paid) to go and vote (even though polling stations are open 9am-9pm). is this true? carrie Yes, with limitation, the law is in place to give shift workers who make work 12 hours shifts, or back to back shifts the opportunity to vote. Especially if they are the sole bread winner for a family they don't have to sacrifice a tight income. Plain Jane office schmoes like me who work 9-5 aren't expected to take advantage of this.

Author:	Rick Di Lorenzo [ Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:24 am ]
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carrie wrote: i saw this on breakfast television but wanted to make sure i got this right: they said that by law, your employer must give up to 3 hours off work (paid) to go and vote (even though polling stations are open 9am-9pm). is this true? If you get off work at 5 or 6 pm. I don't think so. Below is from http://www.elections.on.ca/en-CA/FAQs/R ... Voting.htm Quote: How much time do I have for voting on Election Day? Every voter is entitled to have three consecutive hours during which the polls are open in order to vote. Employers whose employees have three consecutive hours of their own time available during polling hours need not allow additional time for voting. If, however, an employee does not have this time available, it is stressed that the amount of time required: must be requested by the employee, is at a time convenient to the employer, and once requested by the employee, must be allowed by the employer.

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Author:	gcpeart [ Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:28 pm ]
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Anthony wrote: Ya, I asked my employer if I could leave at 4:00 to catch an earlier train and they said no. Of course, my employer is made up of mindless, policy-driven drones with no concept of flexibility but I'm sure that has nothing to do with it...... Anthony I love working for an employer that lets me set my hours, roll in before 10, don't leave before 2, and work 40 a week is all they ask.

Author:	aishaali [ Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:15 pm ]
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who won in Halton? the last time I caught a glimpse of the results, Gary Zemlak (Liberal) was leading.

Author:	Laurie and Dave [ Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:12 am ]
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It's pretty sad that 100% of Ontario's people will b*tch and complain about the current government at some point in time, yet only 50% can actually take 10 mins out of their day to vote. So very sad. If you didn't vote - WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Laurie & Dave

Author:	hvillager [ Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:44 am ]
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Laurie and Dave wrote: It's pretty sad that 100% of Ontario's people will b*tch and complain about the current government at some point in time, yet only 50% can actually take 10 mins out of their day to vote. So very sad. If you didn't vote - WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! AMEN to that!!!

Author:	aishaali [ Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:00 am ]
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this is from Electios Ontario: 304 of 304 polls reporting: CHUDLEIGH, TED (PCP) 22,661 41.8% ZEMLAK, GARY (OLP) 22,497 41.5% CHLOBOWSKI, ANDREW (GPO) 4,375 8.1% HEROUX, PAT (NDP) 4,159 7.7% LAZARSKI, STAN (FCP) 506 0.9% Total Eligible Voters : 102,730 Votes Cast : 54,198 Percentage of Votes Cast to Eligible Voters : 52.8% it was pretttttty close....must have been exciting....my riding was and always has been no surprise

Author:	gcpeart [ Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:00 am ]
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Ted promised Apples for All if he won right?

Author:	Matt [ Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:09 am ]
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I was hoping that Ted would not win, I wonder if a recount will happen. I can't remember the specifics but he ditched a very important meeting on education a few years ago. he was pretty arrogant in his justification about not going that I read on the Champion at the time. Matt

Author:	gcpeart [ Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:19 am ]
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Matt wrote: I was hoping that Ted would not win, I wonder if a recount will happen. I can't remember the specifics but he ditched a very important meeting on education a few years ago. he was pretty arrogant in his justification about not going that I read on the Champion at the time. Matt I will tell you honestly, neither candidate was appealing to me, I seriously wanted to vote green last night.

Author:	gcpeart [ Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:46 am ]
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In the end it's because the Ontario Green Party hasn't reached the maturity of the Federal Green Party, the platform was not 100% agreeable, nor feasible. While I support green initiatives, they have to be economically viable.

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Author:	gcpeart [ Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:08 am ]
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zhamid wrote: AussieinMilton wrote: That's been a major problem of Green parties worldwide for the most part. They've failed to realise that whilst supporting 'green' environmental issues is something we all mostly support, they tend to be rather extreme, or economically unviable. I think the problem to a large extent is the philosophy of the party, which places the environment on top of everything else, without realising that in order to be relevant, you have to modify some of your beliefs in order to be a viable option. Such parties benefit from propotional representation. That way they can focus on one-and-only-one issue (we care only about the environment) and can win a few seats. This allows them to have some vote and some say in the policy. In our first-past-the-post system only large parties survive. And it takes a while to get there. The problem is that parties start to blend. Sometimes its hard to put liberals and PCs apart . But I would rather have two parties almost at the center than two parties to either extremes. I think that is what differentiate the Fed Green, they are really are a full party platform.