TONIGHT @7PM! WRDSB Catchment Area Education-Focused Provincial Candidate Debate

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In case you missed the invite, here is a message from the Waterloo Region Assembly of Public School Councils (WRAPSC):

Dear Parent and guardians of Waterloo Region District School Board,

We wanted to take a moment to invite you to an Education-Focused Debate on February 18th, at Grand River Collegiate, 175 Indian Rd, Kitchener at 7pm.

This is an important opportunity to hear directly from the candidates about their plans for addressing key concerns affecting our children and our schools, including:

• The need for more support for our children

• Smaller class sizes to improve learning conditions

• Failing infrastructure in older schools and the urgent need for repairs and upgrades

Your voice as members of the school community is vital in shaping the conversation around education. This event will provide an opportunity to engage with candidates and gain a better understanding of their commitments to our schools.

We hope to see you there! Please feel free to share this invitation with other parents and guardians who may be interested.

Looking forward to a great discussion.

Another Provincial Candidates Meeting opportunity is coming up next week:

Meet your New Hamburg Provincial Candidates
Monday February 24 at 6pm
New Hamburg Community Centre
251 Jacob St, Wilmot, ON N3A 1C6, Canada

Please send in your questions in advance of the event to:
newhamburgbot@gmail.com

No All-Candidates Meetings are listed in the Waterloo Region Votes website, as of 1:00pm on February 18, 2025:

If you know of any happening in the Waterloo Region, please do share and we’ll do our best to spread the word.

One thing worse than not voting is voting uninformed.
Know who you’re voting for, and know what you’re voting for.

A provincial general election has been called.
Election day is February 27.

A few words of wisdom from those before us to inspire engagement and motivate change:

• "The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all."
  — John F. Kennedy

• "We in [North] America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate."
  — Thomas Jefferson (attributed)

• "The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps."
  — Proverbs 14:15

• "Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch."
  — Benjamin Franklin (attributed)

• "Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote."
  — George Jean Nathan

• "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
  — Thomas Paine

• "When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan."
  — Proverbs 29:2

• I am Canadian, a free Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship God in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, free to choose those who govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind."
  — John G. Diefenbaker