#Onpoli

[violsva]

Ontario Votes

Hey Ontario! There’s an election on Thursday February 27th. That’s tomorrow. You need to vote.

If you received a voter information card in the mail:

Your voter card will have your voting location and poll number on it. You need to bring your voter card and one other piece of ID. There’s a list of ID you can use HERE (français).

(You don't need photo ID, and you don't need to provide any information about your gender.)

If you did not receive a voter information card, or you’ve lost it, or you forget to bring it to the polling place:

You can absolutely still vote. You can find your voting location HERE (français).

You will need to bring a piece of ID that has both your name and your address on it. Proof of address is important because the staff need to know you’re voting in the right district. There’s a list of ID you can use HERE (français).

The polls are open from 9AM to 9PM. Voting is quick and usually simple. What time they’re busy depends on what your neighbourhood is like.

Information for voters with disabilities is HERE (français). If you have feedback on accessibility, there will be forms you can fill out at your polling station.

Elections Ontario does not call voters - if someone called or texted you to say the time or location has changed, that’s fraud. Check the website for accurate information.

If you got a mail-in ballot and you have not sent it yet, drop it off in person at your local returning office (français) anytime before 6pm.

More information here. Plus d'informations ici. Other languages here.

EVERYONE GO VOTE.

[erismourn]

hello "canadians."

there is a parliamentary petition to get elon musk's canadian citizenship revoked due to his attacks on the sovereignty of the country.

don't forget to check your email for a verification link after you've signed it!

[hastill]

Hi guys! I know this is Tumblr but I'm talking about Canadian/Ontarian politics today.

We so often talk about America on this website, with this website and a lot of social media being inherently American centric. It bleeds into our thoughts and identities and also our countries politics.

I'm doxing myself here - I am Canadian, I am Ontarian and we talk about Trump and America all the time. It's part of having them as a neighbour. Our current Premier of Ontario said he was "happy Trump won, until the tariff threats started." After seven years of Doug Ford, we are all sick and tired of ever increasing grocery prices, healthcare waits, and rent prices. We are sick and tired of scandal after scandal with little to no actual fallout or change.

Tomorrow is Voting Day in Ontario -> tomorrow, Thursday February 27th is Voting Day in Ontario. Our last election turn out in 2022 set a record for being the lowest voter turnout in Ontarian history, at 44.07%. We can do better. We can vote Ford out.

I want him gone, I don't want someone who was happy Trump won. I don't want someone who is happy to give money to his millionaire friends all the while defunding public services like healthcare, and closing safe injection sites while people die on our streets. I am tired, sick and angry about our provincial leadership and we need better.

If you haven't voted early, please make your plan to vote tomorrow. Please vote Ford out. If you are an Ontario resident, please please please go vote tomorrow. It is important to my future and yours.

[peapodbond]

hey ontario friends!

early voting starts this thursday, february 20th

here is a link you can use to check your voting location and find what locations are open for voting — they are not always going to be the same!

quick reminder: doug ford has said that trump is a great politician and he wishes he was more like him.

so uh... don't vote conservative.

here is a resource that tracks strategic voting — they have historical data that will tell you who is most likely to win (or most likely to beat the conservatives if you live in a riding that is currently conservative). the goal is to get the conservatives out of power. they have done nothing for us and lie during debates about having done everything for us and expect us to buy it.

please, please go out and vote. if we get another party in power we might be able to undo the plans to shutter the science centre and gut ontario place and build a mega spa that no one wants with taxpayer money. we'll have a party that doesn't treat teachers and nurses as disposable and ~annoying~ and we won't have a former drug dealer holding back millions of federal dollars in order to try and bribe us to vote for him.

[osmanthusoolong]

Contrary to the title and framing, this is about a landlord-on-landlord slap fight.

While the very real danger of these illegal rooming houses and their innumerable code violations are actually a lethal risk, here’s what the protesters interviewed had to say:

“Michelle Gauthier, who also attended the rally and is a landlord herself, says illegal rooming houses have been a growing issue in Brampton over the past two years.

She says about 30 per cent of the houses on her street have turned into rentals and illegal rooming houses.

"We really love that feeling of community, and we're afraid it's disappearing," Gauthier said.””

Hmmm

“Many residents at the protest expressed their support for the city's Residential Rental Licensing program.

The program, which began this January, is a pilot project that aims to crack down on rental units that violate health and safety rules.

Last week, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said the project has led to 4,700 home inspections and over 600 penalty notices.

Gauthier said 20 students were living in a neighbouring house for a year. She said they were frequently loud at night and were difficult to manage.

After the rental licensing program was introduced, she said the students were replaced with a family.”

I’m sure those students, who clearly didn’t have many options, are totally fine. Somewhere.

“Some landlords have criticized the pilot project, saying it costs them money, makes them do paperwork and, often, their tenants are to blame for the issues flagged by city inspectors.”

Much of the blame, unsurprisingly, seems to be falling on international students and foreigners in general, as opposed to the landlords.

@allthecanadianpolitics

[quasi-normalcy]

Guy who likes it when Trump wrecks liberal shit realizing that Trump views his entire country as liberal shit

[bryanharryrombough]

[thevagaries]

Please, for the love of god, vote tomorrow Ontario.

Get rid of Doug Ford!

You don’t need a voter card. Just show up with ID. It takes 5 minutes. Please.

[foxxlology]

im really tired gang

[good-wine-and-cheese]

My coworker saying "worst case Ontario" when he meant worst case scenario....I mean youre right though

[myalgias]

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms promises fundamental protections for the most vulnerable in our society. Court after court has found that section 7 of the Charter — the rights to life, liberty and security of the person — guarantees the right for those who are homeless to put up shelter overnight on public land when other shelter is unavailable.  Yet, several Ontario mayors are urging the province to pass laws that override this right by invoking the Charter’s notwithstanding clause.

[violsva]

Ontario Election Advance Voting

The Ontario provincial election is Thursday, February 27th. But if you’re busy then, you can vote in advance!

The last day to apply to vote by mail in Ontario is Friday February 21st (traductions françaises disponibles). The deadline is 6pm. Postage is free within Canada.

The in-person advance polls are open 10 AM to 8 PM from February 20 to 22 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday). You can also vote in person at your local returning office until February 26th. You can find your local voting locations HERE.

If you have applied to vote by mail you cannot change your mind and vote in person on election day. The mail in ballot process is explained in a short PDF here or a video here (français).

Elections Ontario must receive your ballot by 6pm on election day. That’s February 27th. If you haven’t mailed it before Monday, go drop it off at your local returning office.

Your voting kit will come with paperwork. If you make a mistake in voting by mail, no one can tell you about it and help you fix it in time. READ AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN YOUR VOTING KIT.

And if you’re voting in person and you’re not 100% sure how to do it, ask the election officials. Helping you vote is literally their job.

If you want to register to vote before election day you can do that HERE. (But even if you aren’t registered, you CAN still vote.)

More information here. Plus d'informations ici. Other languages here.

[girlactionfigure]

[bitemarx]

my collection of printable leftist stickers, for free!

stick these anywhere and everywhere! hand them out and share them! canada-centric but there's general ones too. pdf includes 21 different designs, all free use.

i use sticker paper but regular paper + clear packing tape over top will work too

[cooking-with-hailstones]

IT'S ELECTION NIGHT BAYBEEE

If you hear anguished screaming as Doug Ford wins another majority after defunding healthcare, education, infrastructure, and being caught multiple times taking corporate bribes, it's me. I will be screaming.

[acebean]

genuinely what the FUCK is this