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Contents (A) Federal Election (2004 & 2006) (B) Toronto Municipal Election (2006) (C) Ottawa Municipal Election (2006) (D) Other Municipalities in Ontario (2006) (E) Provincial Election (2003) (F) Events & Meetings (various dates) (G) Other Sites & Resources of Interest	"Democracy is not something you believe in or a place to hang your hat, but it's something you do. You participate. If you stop doing it, democracy crumbles." – Abbie Hoffman, U.S. activist (1936-89)

House of Commons & Senate Debate Transcripts – go to www.parl.gc.ca and click Chamber Business, then Debates. To see find a debate by topic, click Indexes-Debates. To see previous sessions of Parliament, choose the desired session at bottom left, then click Debates or Indexes-Debates. For example, you can find the June 12, 2000 debate on labeling genetically-engineered foods here.

"Powerlessness and silence go together. We...should use our privileged positions not as a shelter from the world's reality, but as a platform from which to speak. A voice is a gift. It shoud be cherished and used." – Margaret Atwood

"The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking." – J. K. Galbraith

"Where once the student was taught that the unexamined life was not worth living, he is now taught that the profitably lived life is not worth examining." – Benjamin Barber

Make Your Vote Count for the Environment, Thurs Sept 18, 7-9pm, Vaughan. The bumper crop of elections this fall is a chance for concerned voters to push for clean air, clean water and other environmental improvements. Attend this workshop and (1) learn how to raise the profile of environmental issues with candidates; (2) find out how to keep politician s accountable after the lawn signs are gone; (3) meet other York Region residents who are concerned about development, gridlock, water quality and pesticides. Featuring Lois Corbett of Environmental Communications Options. Location: Garnett A Williams Community Centre, 501 Clark Ave W., Vaughan. Free. Contact: Janet May, info@yrea.org 1-888-610-5994 www.yrea.org

Toronto Environmental Mayoralty Debate, Thurs Sept 25. – Join our Environment Business Opportunity Brunch (EBOB) with Toronto's prime Mayoralty candidates David Miller, John Nunziata and John Tory in a lunchtime debate on the Environment. Hear their perspectives on what they will do to improve Toronto's air, land and water quality; what means they will take to address waste disposal and recycling; and how they will accelerate the redevelopment of Brownfield sites. Learn how they will work with the environmental industry to enhance Toronto's quality of life. For details and registration go to: www.oneia.ca/newsletter/augPDFs/Sept25thFlyer.pdf www.oneia.ca [Municipal & Provincial Elections -- Links & Resources: www.planetvote.net ]

"If civilization is in danger today... it [is] with the enthusiastic assistance of
credulous people. They seem to me more dangerous than the most brazen
leaders, because everything is done with their cooperation." – A. Anatoli Kuuznetsov