On Monday, Vote Progressive

As many members of this site have already pointed out, the 2006 Municipal Election represents an unprecedented chance for Londoners to send a majority of progressives to office and ensure a more responsive, forward-thinking City Hall. I am urging everyone to get out and vote tomorrow, specifically for those candidates that have been endorsed by the progressive members of this site (presumably everyone?), the London District Labour Council, the Western New Democrats and (indirectly) the organization responsible for our smaller, community-based wards, Imagine London.

I am driving people to the polls all day Monday for the Gina Barber and Susan Eagle campaigns, and if anyone needs a ride you can contact Gina's office at 519-471-8637 and Susan's office at 519-641-5676 and let them know! Polls are open 10am-8pm. <!--break-->

For a comprehensive list of progressive candidates (and their websites), see Dan Hilton's post here:

http://londoncommons.net/node/1143#comment-1955

and the Western New Democrats Municipal Election link provided by Devin Johnston here:

http://westernnewdemocrats.ca/municipal.html

For a general discussion on the Municipal Election see Jeff's poll "Which Mayoral candidate will you vote for?":

http://londoncommons.net/node/1566

Toban's "Campaign to Change London" (if you are shaking your head wondering, "what the hell IS a progressive anyway?" a loose definition is provided in this thread):

http://londoncommons.net/node/1440

and Rachel's thread on Cynthia Etheridge:

http://londoncommons.net/node/1143

As a final note, for those who do not plan to vote or consider themselves too "radical" for any of the candidates, I will ask this: what type of City Hall is going to be more responsive to protests and progressive movements - one in which the candidates are obligated to represent developers' interests (because the developers financed/bankrolled their entire campaigns), or one in which candidates have been elected by citizens and progressives who either sympathize or wholly agree with such protests/movements? Ask yourself these questions, get to the ballot box, and vote progressive!