I just received notice of the schedule from Rogers Television for the taping of the all-candidates debates in York region for the upcoming provincial election, October 10.
The Newmarket-Aurora debate is set for Wednesday September 5, 10 AM, at the Newmarket Theatre.
I highly suspect, however, that this debate will be closed to the public and intended only for the television viewing audience. This will, of course, be boring as hell.
My recollection from the 2006 federal campaign was that this debate was the least fun of them all (with the possible exception of the Newmarket Chamber of Commerce Belinda & Lois Show). As a candidate, it’s much better to have an audience to work with, even if that audience is stacked with supporters for the other guys. You just have to set realistic goals, like if you can get the supporters of Belinda, Lois and Ed to laugh at your jokes then that’s a success! Ah, good times!
The Green Party has not yet nominated a candidate in Newmarket-Aurora, but I hear rumours in the wind. A name should be announced soon.
