Linda McGrew for Victoria City Council
I knew I'd get involved in my community upon returning to Canada. I knew there would be some politically charged blog posts once I got settled. But I would never have guessed I would take it this far.
I'm running for Victoria city council, and the election is in 3 weeks!
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It all started about 3 months ago when three people during three separate and completely unrelated conversations in one day said to me that I should consider running for city council. So I did. But I considered it to be too time consuming, too out of reach, and way too out of my league. Then I got a call one day from a group of people who were putting together a "slate" called Open Victoria. they wanted to run as a team, one pushing together for open and accountable government, one working without a political affiliation....and they wanted me on it.
Since I am not one to take much time in decision making I spent a few days muddling it over and went to them and said yes. The way I saw it was it would be a free education. One requiring about the same effort and time as a university class, and with much more reward. Moreover, it would give me a voice and a way to speak to my community. To call for more environmental responsibility and more awareness of how even we, in clean little Victoria, are devastating the planet and what we can be doing differently.
It's been four weeks now since we launched our platform and two since I was officially nominated to run. I have already gotten my time and money's worth...and there are still three more weeks!
We've been all over the papers and on the radio - even the Globe and Mail. We are mentioned constantly in local magazines and feeling support form all corners of the city. I particularly enjoy my chats with people at their doorsteps about all the things we can be doing better, and the first all candidates meeting last week was fun - especially when the crowd started to boo Dean Fortin, the current mayor who is really just your typical yucky politician. We want the future of politics to be clean and open...politicians don't have to be slimy, and those who are should not be getting re-elected! If we are able to really up-end the current 8 seats on council, I think we might have a chance of really changing to closed culture currently looming over our city hall.
Open Victoria stands for openness, accountability, transparency and independence, and with my love for both business and the environment, I bring a whole new meaning to a passion for sustainability. Sustainability to me means making decisions that have both our financial and environmental future in mind. It does have to be a question of gold bars OR the earth. We can make policies and bring in technology that help with saving money and help the earth at the same time.
I'm running for Victoria city council, and the election is in 3 weeks!
Snapshot 2011-10-31 18-21-44.tiff
It all started about 3 months ago when three people during three separate and completely unrelated conversations in one day said to me that I should consider running for city council. So I did. But I considered it to be too time consuming, too out of reach, and way too out of my league. Then I got a call one day from a group of people who were putting together a "slate" called Open Victoria. they wanted to run as a team, one pushing together for open and accountable government, one working without a political affiliation....and they wanted me on it.
Since I am not one to take much time in decision making I spent a few days muddling it over and went to them and said yes. The way I saw it was it would be a free education. One requiring about the same effort and time as a university class, and with much more reward. Moreover, it would give me a voice and a way to speak to my community. To call for more environmental responsibility and more awareness of how even we, in clean little Victoria, are devastating the planet and what we can be doing differently.
It's been four weeks now since we launched our platform and two since I was officially nominated to run. I have already gotten my time and money's worth...and there are still three more weeks!
We've been all over the papers and on the radio - even the Globe and Mail. We are mentioned constantly in local magazines and feeling support form all corners of the city. I particularly enjoy my chats with people at their doorsteps about all the things we can be doing better, and the first all candidates meeting last week was fun - especially when the crowd started to boo Dean Fortin, the current mayor who is really just your typical yucky politician. We want the future of politics to be clean and open...politicians don't have to be slimy, and those who are should not be getting re-elected! If we are able to really up-end the current 8 seats on council, I think we might have a chance of really changing to closed culture currently looming over our city hall.
Open Victoria stands for openness, accountability, transparency and independence, and with my love for both business and the environment, I bring a whole new meaning to a passion for sustainability. Sustainability to me means making decisions that have both our financial and environmental future in mind. It does have to be a question of gold bars OR the earth. We can make policies and bring in technology that help with saving money and help the earth at the same time.
Check out my website lindamcgrew.com for more info and ways to donate! I need to raise about $300 to get me up to my goal of $1000. That will pay for my brochures and signs... the rest I will do with man/woman power.
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