My Voice: Disability Issues
Charles Compston is our voter who identified Disability as his most important election issue. Follow his blog and share your comments with him.
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Thursday, May 17, 2007
By Charles Compston
Less than a week and we go to the polls! One more soapbox speech: VOTE! Even if you don't know who to vote for yet please, get out and vote! Liberals are at the top of my "Maybe" list. NDP...
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Thursday, May 17, 2007
By Charles Compston
People have opinions--that's what freedom is about. No one has to agree with each other, they just have to accept each other's differences. Belligerent or blatant, both define me. I'm a realist and am brutally honest with myself and those...
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Monday, May 14, 2007
By Charles Compston
Let's talk accessibility. What does accessibility mean to me? It means being able to go where I want, when I want, like any other citizen. Winter is a factor so I’m not expecting much during that season. It'd take billions...
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Friday, May 11, 2007
By Charles Compston
Mr. Hanson completed his world tour in 1986. Apparently in Manitoba the governments since that time have completely and totally ignored or not listened to the needs of disabled people! Twenty-one years of discrimination since this issue was brought into...
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Wednesday, May 9, 2007
By Charles Compston
After checking the Provincial job postings and other Regional Health Authority job postings, I’ve come up with the following: Home Support in one post would earn $9.64-10.42 an hour. Home Care in another would earn $10.45-13.24 an hour. Based on...
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Tuesday, May 8, 2007
By Charles Compston
This is a news release I received from CBC. It was sent by the NDP on May 6, 2007. Today's NDP supports today's families More home care, more support for caregivers, more care options for seniors May 6, 2007 -...
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Monday, May 7, 2007
By Charles Compston
Received a call from Christine Melnick’s office last night asking if she had my support. Told them I’m really not sure. She's supposed to call back herself. I'll be raising my disability issues if she does call back. A two-...
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Thursday, May 3, 2007
By Charles Compston
Campaign TV ads really show humanity’s link to chimpanzees. We make it nice and call it "mudslinging", but it's all the same. This time it's pretty tame – which is nice. Still no sign of disabilities in any platform. Oh...
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Wednesday, May 2, 2007
By Charles Compston
Wow, I’ve been chosen for My Voice! WOOT! I'm honoured, and that's sincere. Campaigns and issues...what a hassle. Too many issues and not enough time to sneeze really; crime, Child and Family Services issues, too many to list, really. I'm...
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- Manitoba NDP Leader Gary Doer has led his party to a historic third majority government in the province's 39th general election, taking 36 of 57 seats.
- PCs win 19 seats, lose ground from 2003
- The Progressive Conservatives won 19 out of 57 ridings Tuesday — a drop of one seat from 2003.
- Liberals hold 2 seats
- Voters denied the Liberals official party status on Tuesday, although the party held its two existing seats.
- Greens make slight gains
- The Green party's dreams of a breakthrough quickly wilted on Tuesday night.
- 16 cabinet ministers re-elected, one loses nailbiter
- Sixteen members of Premier Gary Doer's former NDP cabinet in Manitoba were re-elected Tuesday, but Trade Minister Scott Smith lost the riding of Brandon West in a squeaker.
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