There is an interesting campaign going on right now, on line, sponsored the the american Jewish foundation.

It is a comedienne talking to jewish kids about how they should all go to Florida to see their grandparents and convince them to vote for Obama.

I don't want to post the link because it's kind of rude at times but very funny.

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I've seen an article or two about how the new identification rules for voting affected rural Canadians and students.  Two thirds of the Dalhousie student population that came out to vote were turned away from the polls because they didn't have the proper proof of residence.

Did any of you have problems voting?  Was everyone aware of what they needed to have with them, or do you think Elections Canada could have used their $9 million+ better?

...I could be convinced.  This is why I love Dr. Blake Poland, the Green candidate in the (my) Oakville riding.

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Vancouver writer Pieta Woolley has done a series of interesting interviews with voters on the Canadian election. Check them out in the Features section.

She speaks with families from:

Hay River, NT

Richmond, BC

Winnipeg, MB

London, ON

Kingston and The Islands, ON

Please check it out!

Young smarties Ariel Hunt-Brondwin and Adrian Millman are going to be living the student life for the foreseeable future. Ariel, 26, recently graduated with a degree in outdoor education. Adrian, 22, is in his first year of medical school. Apart from Fly, the cat, it’s just the two of them. Ariel describes herself as Unitarian, and Adrian, agnostic.

Jennifer and Lance Spencer live in a quiet, tree-lined, family neighbourhood in Winnipeg. He is a salesman, she is an emergency room nursing manager. They’ve just had their first child, Liam. Candidates in Winnipeg South are NDPer Sean Robert; Green David Cosby; Conservative Rod Bruinooge; Liberal John Loewen; and Heidi Loewen-Steffano, of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada.

Q: How would you describe your political involvement?

Jennifer: I read the newspaper daily... have been involved with policitical party in the past.. not actively right now...

Christopher and Carolyn Phillips live in a new subdivision in London, Ontario, near one of the hardest-hit manufacturing regions in Canada. Chris, 32, works in sales and belongs to the United Church. Carolyne, 31, is a Catholic stay-at-home mom of two daughters, Charlotte, 4, and Chloé, 17 months. Candidates in London North Centre are Green Mary Ann Hodge; Liberal Glen Pearson; Conservative Paul Van Meerbergen; and NDPer Steve Holmes.

Q: How would you describe your political involvement?

WonderCafe is featuring a series of interviews with families about their thoughts on the upcoming Federal election. See the Features section for more updates from around the country.. --Ed.

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