Meta Post (Plus a Visit to the Ancaster Fair!)

It's been a big day here at campaign HQ. First, once we got the boy safely delivered to preschool, we set about erecting my one and only campaign sign.

You look familiar!

That picture might not have been taken in the best light but trust me, it looks great! We'll have to wait and see how it does on really windy days but I can always take it down temporarily if things are looking especially stormy. So with that, I consider my campaign office officially open, not that it really wasn't prior to the sign.

In other news, yesterday, our current Councillor Russ Powers officially endorsed Brad Clark for Mayor. I've discussed endorsements before and again, reaction on-line and in the press to this one was mixed. Some thought it added a certain momentum for Brad in Dundas. Some thought it was a non-event. Yet others, like me, found it a bit odd that a Liberal party member would endorse a Conservative party member. One is left to wonder where they find common ground as you might expect their personal philosophies not to line up so well. Curious.

Speaking of things that I've discussed in previous posts to this blog, I took a bit of time to update my website to collect the posts that cover some of the more pressing issues in this election. It turns out I've talked about all sorts of things in the last few months! It should serve as a handy reference to any visitors that want to delve more deeply into the things that matter most to them. 

One of the people I talked to while I was out canvassing yesterday remarked that it would be nice if there were some sort of chart that summarized what each of the candidates in Dundas thought about each issue. I thought it was a great idea so I consider this updated page my contribution to that effort: http://marcrisdale.ca/dundas-2020-a-vision/

Finally, we went out to the Ancaster Fairgrounds this afternoon to submit our entries to the home canning competition. The doors opened at 2PM and as of 3PM, there were already two jars in the chute for Spaghetti Sauce - No Meat. Kim had it slightly easier (so far at least) with no other competitors for Jam - Two Fruit Named. I can hardly wait to see the results on Saturday!

Godspeed little jar!