Vancouver: Punjabi candidates could not perform very well in the municipal elections of Surrey. This time three Punjabis Harry Bains, Mandeep Nagra and Pardeep Kaur Kunar have become councillors.

On the other hand, last time councillor Brenda Locke won the mayoral election by defeating other candidates, including then Mayor Doug McCallum and MP Sukh Dhaliwal.

Winning four councillors of his slate has also given him a majority. Sukh Dhaliwal came in fifth place.

Sukh Dhaliwal came in fifth place. Former MP Jini Sims (Joginder Kaur Hothi) finished fourth with double the votes of Sukh Dhaliwal while Amrit Biring and Kuldeep Pelia have also suffered humiliating defeats.

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Ottawa: A total of 84 candidates are in the fray, including eight for the mayor’s post, 56 for the councillor and 20 for the school trustee in the Surrey Municipal elections, scheduled for October 15.

One mayor, eight councillors and seven trustees are to be elected. Among those contesting for the mayoral post, four candidates are of Punjabi origin, while 21 candidates of Punjabi origin are contesting for the post of councillor and five candidates are in the fray for the post of school trustee.

In the race to grab the prestigious mayor’s chair, Member of Parliament of Punjabi origin Sukh Dhaliwal, Jinny Sims, Amrit Biring and Kuldeep Pelia, current mayors Doug McCallum, Gordy Hogg, Brenda Locke and John Wolansky are in the fray. Among them, Kuldeep Pelia and John Volansky are independent candidates.

Candidates of Punjabi origin who are in the fray for the councilor are sitting councillor Mandeep Nagra, Jasbir Sandhu, Harry Bains, Shweta Bassi, Tejnoor Singh Cheema, Sarghi Cheema, Nav Dhanoa, Andy Dhillon, Reena Gill, Kiran Hundal, Raman Jassar, Pardeep Kaur Kunar, Paramjit Singh Malhi, Arsh Mander, Ajit Mehta, Mandeep Nagra, Kam Pawar, Manjit Singh Sahota, Kulwinder Singh Sahota. Preet Sandhu, Kultar Singh and Jodi Toor.

Among the Punjabi candidates for the post of school trustee, Dr. Jasbir Narwal, Dr. Balbir Gurm, Sunny Mangat, Dupinder Kaur Saran and Gary Thind.

In the 2018 civic elections in Surrey City, 83 candidates had contested and even then there were eight candidates for the mayoral election, 48 for the election of councillors and 27 for the school trustee.

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Toronto: The Surrey Forward slate said has filed a complaint before Canada election accusing rival slate Surrey Connect is receiving “illegal” contributions from 3rd party advertiser from the Keep the RCMP in Surrey campaign.

Stephen Carter, campaign manager for Surrey Forward said this is completely unacceptable. As per the Election Campaign Financing, a third party advertiser such as Keep the RCMP in Surrey should function independently from the candidates or elector association.

They cannot spend money together and they are not allowed to co-ordinate. It is violation of the act. Whether it’s a third party advertiser or a electoral organization or a candidate, each one has to behave individually and for this there are clear norms, he said.

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Ottawa: With the last minute nomination filed by 39-year-old public servant Zainab Alsalihiy as a candidate in Riverside South-Findlay Creek, the entries has pushed candidate list up over 200 for this fall’s election.

She was the last candidate to file the nomination to run for elections in this fall’s municipal poll.

Likewise, Jacob Solomon has signed up to run for mayor and took the total tally of candidates to 14 for the competition.

City Election officials said that the long list of candidates will lead to print ballots legal-length paper for the first time.

Now, 210 people have registered to run in the October 24 election of which 14 for mayor, 106 for councillors and 90 for school board trustee positions. While, eight candidates for both French-language school boards have been acclaimed.

Meanwhile, it will be the first open mayoral race in decade in which Jim Watson is not contesting for election.

In this election, Ottawa voters for the first time can cast a ballot by mail. Voters will have to apply for a special ballot, which they will be able to between September 1 and 16 once the voters’ list is finalized by the city election office.

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Ontario: Mayor Patrick Brown has been acquitted by the Brampton Integrity Commissioner of charges of using city staff in his political campaign and an investigation has also been terminated.

On June 9, a media report accused Brown of using city staff for in his political campaign.

After this, an investigation was started by Brampton’s integrity commissioner. “We have not found any evidence to suggest that the mayor has breached the Code of Conduct,” the Brampton Integrity Commissioner said in a statement on Thursday.

In a statement, Brown said that after the Integrity Commissioner gave him a clean chit, it has been proved that he has done nothing wrong. Therefore, those who have made such baseless allegations against him and the city staff should apologize. All these fabricated stories were politically motivated and the entire investigation was nothing but a waste of taxpayers’ money.

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British Columbia: Prince George Mayor Lyn Hall has announced that he is not seeking a re-election this fall. He made this announcement at a regular council meeting.

“Today is bittersweet. There is no doubt that it was one of the most difficult decisions that I have ever had to make,” Hall said in his voice choked up with emotion before council chambers.

Apart from Hall, other multi-term B.C. mayors including New Westminster’s Jonathan Coté, Abbotsford’s Henry Braun, Kamloops’ Ken Christian and Fort St. John’s Lori Ackerman have also announced earlier that they will not be running in municipal elections on October 15.

In his over two-decade long political career, Hall was the Prince George school board before joining city council for a single term in 2011. He later got elected mayor in 2014, and won re-election in 2018.

Hall’s term has been marked by new developments including development of major hotels and housing throughout the city due to rise in the population. Some controversies have marred these efforts as well including an independent review of how he managed funds for a major condo and parkade built adjacent to city hall ballooned with little oversight.

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Ontario: Drew Dilkenson on Friday said that would seek re-election as Windsor’s mayor this fall.

Announcing his run for the third time in front of a future site of the $5-billion electric vehicle battery plant on Twin Oaks Drive, Dilkens said that he would be contesting for upcoming municipal election for Windsor’s mayor post.

He said that people know what they are going to get with him. He will run against Chris Holt, the central Windsor city councillor and against Ernie Lamont and Benjamin Danyluk.

He also distributed a list of priorities including a new regional acute care hospital, making the city more affordable and others while announcing his run.

Addressing the media, he said that Windsor is going through a time of significant challenge and change and it needs a decisive leader like him to handle the situation.

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Ontario: With the Municipal Election are around the corner, Kingsville town council has decided not to fill the vacant mayor’s seat until after the vote.

A report revealed that Deputy Mayor Gord Queen was also inclined to fill the vacancy.

The report state that although the Queen will not be mayor, he would hold meetings and assume mayoral duties as he has been doing Nelson Santos left the role on July 17, nearly 20 years as mayor to pursue another opportunity.

He is now chief operating officer of the Township of Adjala-Tosorontio in Greater Toronto Area.

Meanwhile, the Municipal Election will be held on October 24 in Ontario and the nominations to close on August 19.

After getting elected as mayor for the first time in 1997, Santos was the longtime serving mayor of Kingsville. He step down after serving for 19 years as mayor.

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Toronto: The authorities of Toronto elections are hiring over 15000 people on temporary basis for conducting smooth Municipal election this October.

Officials are hiring for nine different positions to work on election day, October 24.

Pay ranges from $235 to $425 on election day, or about $32 to $18 dollars an hour.

Toronto’s municipal election is scheduled for Monday, October 24, 2022. Advance voting days are October 7 to 14. More than 15,000 people just like you are needed to help deliver the largest municipal election in Canada, officials said.

According to the Toronto election websites, these are the vaccines-

Managing Deputy Returning Officer (MDRO)

Special Requirement

Must have supervisory experience or previous experience in this role.

Responsibilities and Requirements

Manages a large voting place with 5 – 12 staff

Manages the voting place to ensure staff are following correct procedures

Distributes and packs up supplies, and completes all paperwork

Sets up, opens and closes the voting place

Must have access to a cell phone

Must have excellent customer service and problem solving skills

Must be highly organized and a team player

Special Requirement

Must have supervisory experience or previous experience in this role.

Responsibilities and Requirements

Manages a small voting place with 1 – 4 staff

Manages the voting place

Operates a vote tabulator

Must have access to a cell phone

Must have excellent customer service and problem solving skills

Must be highly organized and a team player

Previous election experience an asset

Some physical activity and lifting may be required to set up and dismantle the voting place

Access Officer

Responsibilities and Requirements

Assists with the opening and closing of the voting place

Greets and directs voters

Assists with various duties

May be stationed at an entrance to ensure access for voters

Must have excellent customer service Skills

Customer Service Officer

Responsibilities and Requirements

Assists with the opening and closing of the voting place

Greets and directs voters

Assists with various duties

Must have excellent customer service Skills

Voter Assist Terminal Officer (VAT Officer)

Special Requirement

Must be able to work four (4) consecutive days of advance voting days (October 7 – 14, 2022) in addition to election day (October 24).

Responsibilities and Requirements

Assists with opening and closing the voting place

Sets up the voter assist terminal

Assists electors that wish to use the voter assist terminal

Assists with other various duties

Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs

Tabulator Deputy Returning Officer (Tabulator Officer)

Responsibilities and Requirements

Assists with setting up and closing of the voting place

Receives ballots from voters and feeds ballots into vote tabulator

Assists with various duties

Must have excellent customer service skills

Some physical activity and lifting may be required to set up and dismantle the voting place

Ballot Deputy Returning Officer (Ballot Officer)

Responsibilities and Requirements

Assists with set up of the voting place to ensure it opens at 10:00 a.m.

Locates voters on the voters’ list

Marks voters as voted

Issues ballots and administers oaths

Ensures forms are filled out correctly and signed

Must have excellent customer service skills

Must be highly organized and a team Player

Revising Deputy Returning Officer (Revising Officer)

Responsibilities and Requirements

Assists with set up of the voting place to ensure it opens at 10:00 a.m.

Assists voters who need to add, change or remove their name or information on the voters’ list

Ensures forms are completed correctly and signed

Must have excellent customer service skills

Must be highly organized and a team player

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Ottawa: In a historical move, the New Brunswick Liberal Party has selected its new leader Susan Holt after she won poll a margin of third ballot with 51.67 per cent of the vote against Former Liberal MP T.J. Harvey.

She has become the first ever female to win the party’s leadership in the province.

She will now lead the party into the next election against the governing Progressive Conservatives now led by Premier Blaine Higgs.

Calling her victory a ‘Bold Change’, Holt said, “I am humbled to have earned your trust to lead the Liberal Party of New Brunswick. I’ve been loud and clear that I want to change the way we do politics. And I’m so grateful that you do too.”

She said that this campaign—and the last few months of travelling around the province—have affected me deeply. I love this province more than ever. I feel connected to our communities more than ever. I more proud of our people than ever before.

In New Brunswick, regardless of language, color, place of origin, we are friends and neighbours.

“I’m proud that our campaign brought people back into the Liberal fold. I’m proud that we’ve attracted new and enthusiastic members. The work doesn’t stop now. I’ll continue to reach out to people and meet them on their terms. With authenticity, an open heart, and curious mind, “she said.

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