Ontario Election on Thursday (June 7, 2018)

Ontario’s provincial election is Thursday! Are you ready? If you are finding this election choice difficult, you are not alone.

Should you vote for your local representative or for the party leader? Do you vote for the representation that you want or against the representation that you don’t want? Do you vote to solve today’s problems or tomorrow’s? Do you stop voting entirely or spoil a ballot simply to make a point?

We, the people behind Food & Water First, the people who have signed The Pledge to protect prime farmland and source water regions, have opted to work with the government hoping to ensure vital agricultural and source water regions are given priority in land-use planning.

We try to be non-partisan because fresh food and clean water are truly universal issues.

We try to stay positive and to have fun in what we are doing so we can keep doing it for the long haul.

To that end, we have identified four (4) questions that we are asking Ontario’s candidates:

Q1: Have you/will you take the Food & Water First pledge?

The Pledge – I promise to protect Ontario’s prime farmland and source water regions. I will make every effort to preserve the land and water that sustain us now and for future generations. I will put food and water first. (www.foodandwaterfirst.com)

Q2: Do you support the Greenbelt?

Q3: Do you support the Growth Plan?

Q4: According to the 2016 census, Ontario is losing the equivalent of 175 acres of farmland every day. What steps will you take to secure fresh food and clean water for future generations?

We are putting the answers into a Food & Water First Ontario Election Watch 2018 spreadsheet for you to see. (via www.foodandwaterfirst.com + Action Plan + Ontario Election Watch 2018)

We encourage you to talk to your candidate(s) directly. Ask these questions or others. It is easy to identify what you find important. Let your voice be heard.

Then make your decision and vote. Whether or not your chosen representative takes office, your vote is worth $2.54 in party funding. Whether or not your chosen party claims a majority, with any luck the opposition will be strong enough to keep the government in check as the system was designed.

Keep the faith. In four years time, we’ll be doing it all again.