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PRESIDENT’S PAGE During this time, we are once again make an informed vote. At msumcmasfaced with the assumption that students ter.ca/macvotes, you can find the docu“don’t vote”. But are students really the ments necessary for voter identification, only ones not showing up at the polls? as well as the time, date, and locations In 2010, the voter turnout for the Ham- of this year’s polls. You will also be able ilton mayoral election was 40.5%, while to find information about your mayoral the voter turnout in Ward 1 was 40.7%. and Ward 1 candidates, as well as their Voter apathy is not just a student issue, respective platforms. but rather a much broader issue facing Another integral component of the municipalities nationwide. However, I MacVotes campaign is the MSU Maybelieve that now more than ever, stu- oral All-Candidates Debate, which will dents are engaged in their city’s politics, take place in the McMaster University have a desire to exercise their right to Student Centre on Wednesday, October vote, and will have a greater impact 22 from 3:00 p.m. in the 2014 election. to 5:00 p.m. The McMaster StuDuring this dents Union (MSU) debate, McMASTER UNIVERSITY HAS continues to utilize the students MacVotes campaign w i l l to not only engage have students in the t h e election process, opFULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS but to also ensure that students have the information required to
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2014 is the year of elections. In June, we elected a new provincial government, and it is now time to decide upon the leadership of the city we call home. On October 27, Ontario will head to the polls to elect the mayors, councillors, and school trustees of their respective municipalities.
portunity to ask the candidates any questions they may have, and learn more about how candidates will contribute to student life in Hamilton. I sincerely encourage everyone to join the election conversation, both at the debate and online. Use the hashtag #MacVotes to make your voice heard in the Twitterverse. As members of the wider Hamilton community, McMaster students have a say in the leadership and future direction of our city. Visit msumcmaster. ca/macvotes to learn how, when, and where to vote. It is time we demonstrate that we are not only engaged citizens, but that we also have valuable input to give. Do you have issues with your landlord? Vote in this election! Do you have something to say about the city’s transportation system? Vote in this election! Do you have any opinion, big or small, of the city in which you study and live? Get out and vote in this election on Thursday, October 27.
10,641 128.5% WHICH MEANS THAT ON OCT. 27TH, IF EVEN 50% OR
D U R I N G T H E L A S T M U N I C I PA L E L E C T I O N , WARD 1 SAW A TURNOUT OF 40.7% & A TOTAL OF
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Municipal Elections. Oct 27, 2014. Mayoral Debate. Oct 22, 2014.
www.msumcmaster.ca/macvotes The President’s Page is a space sponsored and used by the McMaster Students Union (MSU) Board of Directors (BoD) to communicate with the student body. It functions to highlight the Board’s projects, goals, and agenda for the year, as well as the general happenings of the MSU.
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