Hi everyone:
Like some of my other recent postings – I originally put this one up on Facebook yesterday, which as noted below was the anniversary of the federal election. Seems a number of people liked it, so I thought it might be fun to offer it here as well. I hope you enjoy it, and as always, feel free to share this blog posting with anyone you wish. Ready? Here we go!!
October 19 was the one year anniversary of the federal election which saw a new government under the leadership of Justin Trudeau come to Ottawa. I’m not going to offer a commentary on things like whether Canada is better off under his leadership than we were with the old Harper government, whether the Liberals have lived up to their election promises and so on. There’s already enough people doing that. You certainly don’t need that from me as well, right?
Instead, I want to say thank you to all the people I worked with at Elections Canada Hamilton Centre, not only on Election Day, but also in the period from Labour Day right through to October 19 itself, when I worked behind the scenes in several areas, most especially as a Revision Assistant and then as a Central Poll Supervisor. Special thanks to our Returning Officer Ryan Thomas Scally Leverton, as well as people like Brad Mailman, Jordan Callander, Charlene Manning, and so many others. It was my pleasure to call each of you not only my colleagues, but also my friends. Those few weeks last year were very stressful and fast-paced, but I would not change that for anything. Yes, even the fact that my duties as the Central Poll Supervisor at Queen Victoria School did not finish until something like 3:30 the next morning. Our work was worth it because we got to serve not only the people of Hamilton Centre, but also our fellow Canadians right across the country. And of course I can’t do this without remembering my friend and colleague Eduardo Cordero, who sadly passed away back in August. Eduardo was an important member of our Hamilton Centre team and he will be missed by many people, especially all of us who had the pleasure of working with him and getting to know him day after day. A wonderful man, a class act in every way, and a true friend. I’m glad that I was able to attend his memorial service at First Unitarian Church here in Hamilton. May he rest in peace, and may God bless his family and friends.
The next election, of course, will not be until the fall of 2019. A lot can happen between now and then, but if I am available to do so, I would be delighted to work with Elections Canada once again, and likely do all the same things I did a year ago. Let’s see what that time brings. Best wishes to all.
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