After canvassing, I'm usually up until 2AM responding to emails (then back up at 6AM, it's gruelling). People care so much about voting that they send HUGE questions to all candidates. We all get these emails. Tons of them. #Elxn44 1/
I respond to all of them. Sometimes my emails are two pages long. It's not always "yes" or "no". And the questions are often quite personal: sometimes the sender is letting you know about health issues with their loved ones, or their financial troubles. It's rough stuff. 2/
At the very least, it feels good that (as a candidate) you're letting them know that someone cares about their concerns. Guess how often people tell me that politicians simply don't respond, don't care. Lots. 3/
I wrote back to a woman's questions late last night. Here's what she wrote back: "Thank you very, very much for such a thoughtful response! I’ve read your responses a few times over, now & I am very encouraged by what you have explained..." 4/
"...I am someone who never divulges who they vote for, but you are the only one who has given me answers that make sense and that resonate with me." Sure, I hope I that I get her vote. But it's a victory that she feels like she was listened to. And that makes a difference.
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THREAD: There's something good happening in Barrhaven. Tonight we're in Thistledown Court. I've been here before. My kind if people. Give you the shirt off your back kind of people. 1/
There's a reason the #NDP resonates with working class Canadians. "I know you're good people," is what we heard tonight. "I know you've got our backs." 2/
When they say why they're voting NDP, it's not about what they want for themselves. It's about others. Guy said he's voting NDP "so Indigenous communities can get clean water." He likely has trouble paying his rent. 3/