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I’ve been stunned by the number of people walking into our office, many not even Green Party supporters, asking what they can do to help Elizabeth get into the debates.

Here’s what you can do:  Sign the petition.  Find out more.

I have 18 boxes of cards sitting in the campaign office, ready to be handed out to the public.  I can’t wait to start.

I’m exhausted.  I had to take over the office today because my campaign manager had other non-campaign duties.  He had thought he could do them while managing the campaign, but it has just been too busy.

We have had a tremendous response from people outraged at Elizabeth’s exclusion from the debates.  Even non-Green voters are walking into the office and asking who they can write to  in order to get Elizabeth in.

The campaign feels good.  Positive and wonderful.  I hope and expect sense to prevail.  Elizabeth will be in the debates.

Didn’t have a computer with me last night so I’m updating now.  My husband and campaign manager has had back problems for the last week so moving is painful.  He’s also averaged four hours of sleep a night through this time.  But he’s working full time on the campaign.

I registered in the morning.  Everything seems to be in order but as of last night I was not yet confirmed.  It takes time.  Everything takes time.  Thanks to Clara who dragged herself out of bed early to spend the day helping me out.

I was part of a panel of speakers in the evening at the Post Carbon Toronto AGM.  Somehow I was also elected back onto the Executive as well.  The office is looking great and working better and better.  Materials should be coming in soon.  Jo’s daughter Meghan decorated the window display and Charlie says the team had a fabulous meeting last night while I was out at my talk.

On this World Water Day, the focus is on the growing challenges of delivering water to cities, particularly as local climates are stressed by climate change.  In many parts of the world, the water, climate and urban crises are intertwined.  Climate impacts are a factor driving people to cities, often because of local droughts.  Many cities are feeling the pressures of inadequate water infrastructure, and quite simply not enough water to go around.

We are blessed in Toronto with a secure supply of safe water, so for us this is a day to be grateful, to pause for a moment to consider those who are not so lucky, and to consider what we can do.

My heartfelt sympathies go out to the Japanese people, and all Japanese-Canadians for the hardships and sorrows following yesterday’s earthquake and tsunami, today’s explosion at the Fukushima nuclear power plant and continued worries about 3 reactors which have not yet been stabilized. Details are sketchy now, but the whole world is watching and hoping that the situation is stabilized soon.