Sharon at Elizabeth’s September 12 media conference.

One of the main goals of my campaign is to take back democracy — by empowering people. Canada’s current political system makes democracy hindering for the average person. The system has not changed since the days of the confederation when only white males who held property were allowed to vote. Furthermore, the Liberals and the Conservatives have been the two parties of government for over 100 years.

This outdated political system has lead to the phenomenon known as strategic voting.     Read more »

Canadian Federal Election
Tuesday, 2008 October 14

For more info check out the Elections Canada Website, especially to see what identification you need.

Throughout my life I have worked very hard to bring awareness and promote change to issues that matter to me. This would have been impossible if I had not had the support of all of you. Throughout my campaign I have met so many people who have given their support to me and the Green Party, making all my efforts feel so valuable.     Read more »

Throughout my community involvement and my political experiences, I have come across far too many people who claim not to care about politics and government. I find this impossible to believe. It’s human nature to care about politics and government. Everyone has ideals, morals, values and issues that are important to them. The purpose of democracy is to represent these values and ideals on a larger scale, in order to create a society that people are proud to live in.

Therefore when people say that don’t care about politics, it really means that they have lost faith in the system and the old-line parties.      Read more »