Election Watch 2007 is an OPSBA service designed to keep member boards and all trustees informed on election issues and to provide resources to help boards and trustees inform their communities about those election issues related to education and children’s issues.
INFORMATION ON CANDIDATES
For an alphabetical list of OPSBA member boards and their corresponding electoral districts.
For a list of all candidates, alphabetically by electoral district. This list also includes short bio notes on candidates (where available) and links to candidate websites (where available).
INFORMATION ON PARTIES
For information on the New Democratic Party of Ontario
For information on the Liberal Party of Ontario
For information on the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
For information on the Green Party
For information on the Communist Party
For information on the Family Coalition Party
For information on the Freedom Party
For information on the Libertarian Party
NEWS WATCH
This section will include links to relevant news items and other information. Materials may include election comments, party commitments, activities relating to the education sector and relevant media coverage of election activities that focus on education. There will be information on Leaders’ debates and other election events.
REFERENDUM ONTARIO
In June 2005, the Ontario Legislature began a process to review electoral systems. In March 2006, the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform, an independent body representing electors in Ontario, was created, They were asked to assess Ontario's current electoral system and different electoral systems, and recommend whether Ontario should retain its current system or adopt a different one. The Citizens' Assembly's proposal has resulted in this Referendum.
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OTHER ELECTION INFORMATION
This section provides a Q&A for use with local candidates as well as a collection of links to websites that may interest school board trustees.
Questions for candidates
For a list of interesting links about the election
POST-ELECTION
OPSBA will continue to provide relevant and timely information on all post-election activities: lists of MPPs with contact information, Cabinet information as it becomes available, critic portfolios, committee memberships, and other relevant resources. Once the Legislature resumes, OPSBA will offer its daily legislative monitoring service. This is available in an email report upon request, as well as in Fast Reports Legislative Updates.
