All Entries Tagged With: "Dave Meslin"
James: 14 Ways To A Better Ballot
Star scribe Royson James tips his hat to Dave Meslin and his Better Ballots organization, who are looking to change the way Torontonians elect their councillors: “The concerns being addressed by [Better Ballots] should be on everyone’s radar. City councillors decide on service levels, costs, policies and priorities regarding the most important facets of [...]
Mez Dispenser: Keith Cole Surges Into First Place in Mayoral Poll
With tongue planted firmly in his cheek, Dave Meslin reports on the latest poll from the mayoral contest, conducted by fabricated polling giant “Angus Young” for Mez Dispenser: “The poll of 3 Torontonians, put Cole at 100 per cent support among decided voters, and Smitherman, Pantalone, Rossi, Thomson and Mammoliti at 0%. When asked if [...]
Star: Forum Looks At ‘Why People Aren’t Voting’
The Toronto Star reports that Better Ballots held its first town hall yesterday to discuss potential alternatives to the existing electoral system in Toronto: “[Organizer Dave] Meslin introduced the event by saying the key was to look outside of the city for answers, to consider what has and hasn’t worked in other cities. “Are there [...]
Mez Dispenser: Fringe, Favorites, Front-Runners & Fairness
Better Ballots honcho Dave Meslin has the difficult task of organizing a mayoral debate, with the difficulty largely stemming from choosing from 27 candidates. So he’s asking for help: So I’m left with a dilemma. If we only go with the media-selected front-runners, then we’re perpetuating a culture of political exclusion. If we hand-pick one [...]
Video: Better Ballots’ Dave Meslin On “The Agenda”
Better Ballots honcho Dave Meslin appeared on The Agenda with Steve Paikin to discuss electoral reform at the City of Toronto and his Better Ballots initiative. Related: You can also watch iVoteToronto’s Desmond Cole talk about why non-citizens should be allowed to vote.
Mez Dispenser: Sunday Snapshot
Community activist and Better Ballots honcho Dave Meslin provides his weekly totals on who is running where for each ward in the city. As of Valentine’s Day, there are still four wards that are vacant and 12 that have only one candidate running:
Meslin Lists 5 Candidates To Watch
On his blog, Mez Dispenser, community activist Dave Meslin introduces us to 5 candidates running in various wards in the upcoming election: “With all the attention being focused on the mayoralty race, I thought I’d bring your attention back to the neighbourhood level for a moment. Don’t forget there are 45 votes on Council, and [...]
Toronto Star Talks Better Ballots
The Toronto Star talks to community activist Dave Meslin about Better Ballots, electoral reform and his previous community work: Meslin learned just how flawed local politics are when he launched the City Idol campaign in 2006, which brought dozens of candidates to the stage at Danforth Music Hall to explain why they wanted to run [...]
Meslin Maps Candidates For Council
Better Ballots founder Dave Meslin plots a graphic representation of the number of candidates who have filed to run for councillor in the first two weeks: (Click on image for more info) As Meslin notes, Toronto still has five vacancies and 25 acclamations.
Backroom Bullying and Toronto’s Invisible Municipal Primaries
City Idol founder Dave Meslin has posted an interesting post about the struggles of a candidate for council that isn’t an incumbent or has access to funds or extensive connections: “It would seem to the observer that the election began on Monday. The headlines started to appear and races finally materialised. Rumours turned into campaigns. [...]
