Meet The Candidate brings the candidates from Waterloo Region into the studio to present their party platform, the local issues they’ll tackle, the reasons they’re running, and maybe a personal glimpse into their life outside of politics. This is not an interview show, this is just the candidate, speaking directly to you, the voter.
The Canadian federal election is on Monday 28 April 2025 — Get your information about the candidates now!
Meet The Candidate is hosted by Bob Jonkman and airs on CKMS-FM weekdays at 9:02am and again at 9:35am from Monday 7 April 2025 to Friday 25 April 2025, with a Campaign Analysis episode on election day, Monday 28 April 20t, and a 2025 Federal Election Summary on Tuesday 29 April 2025 with reports from the NCRA national election coverage.
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Candidates: Please e-mail Bob Jonkman at bob@radiowaterloo.ca with your preferred timeslot (and an alternate). In case of a schedule conflict, preference will be given to the candidate of the party with the smallest representation in the House of Commons.
All candidates in Waterloo Region are invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.
Recent Episodes
Meet The Candidate: Douglas Ross, PPC candidate for Waterloo Douglas Ross, People’s Party of Canada candidate for Waterloo came into the CKMS-FM studios for Meet The Candidate to talk to the voters on Thursday 24 April 2025. Party: People’s Party of Canada Website: https://www.peoplespartyofcanada.ca/candidate/douglas-ross Email: douglas.ross@teamppc.ca Twitter(X): https://x.com/aprincipledway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robertdouglasross Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rdross123/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasross/ See all episodes. Podcast Download: douglas-ross-ppc-candidate-for-waterloo.mp3, 22 MBytes. Subscribe … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Douglas Ross, PPC candidate for Waterloo → Meet The Candidate: Wasai Rahimi, PPC candidate for Kitchener Centre Wasai Rahimi, PPC candidate for Kitchener Centre came into the CKMS-FM studio for “Meet The Candidate” on Wednesday 23 April 2025. Party: People’s Party of Canada Website: https://www.peoplespartyofcanada.ca/candidate/wasai-rahimi Email: wasai.rahimi@teamppc.ca Twitter(X): https://x.com/WasaiRahimi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rahimi.Wasai/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wasai.rahimi/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wasai.rahimi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wasairahimi/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/WasaiRahimi/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wasai.rahimi See all episodes. Podcast Download: wasai-rahimi-ppc-candidate-for-kitchener-centre.mp3, 20 MBytes. Subscribe to … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Wasai Rahimi, PPC candidate for Kitchener Centre → Meet The Candidate: Kevin Dupuis, PPC candidate for Kitchener — Conestoga Kevin Dupuis, People’s Party of Canada candidate for Kitchener — Conestoga came into the CKMS-FM studio for “Meet The Candidate” on Monday 21 April 2025. Party: People’s Party of Canada Website: https://kevindupuis.com/ https://www.peoplespartyofcanada.ca/candidate/kevin-dupuis https://kwcgppc.ca/our-ridings/kitchener-conestoga/ Email: kevin.dupuis@teamppc.ca Kevin@KevinDupuis.com Phone: +1-519-669-0480 Twitter(X): https://x.com/KevinDupuisPPC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KevinDupuisPPC/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KevinDupuisPPC/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kevinforkitchener-conestog5894 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevindupuisppc/ See all episodes. Podcast … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Kevin Dupuis, PPC candidate for Kitchener — Conestoga → Meet The Candidate: Simon Guthrie, Green Party candidate for Waterloo Simon Guthrie, the Green Party of Canada candidate for Waterloo came into the CKMS-FM studios on Friday 18 April 2025 to speak to the voters. Party: Green Party of Canada Website: https://www.simonguthrie.ca/ https://simonguthrie.substack.com/ https://www.greenparty.ca/en/candidate/simon-guthrie Email: hello@simonguthrie.ca Phone: +1-226-895-0452 Twitter(X): https://x.com/SimonGuthrie_KW Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GuthrieWaterloo https://www.facebook.com/simon.guthrie1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guthriesimon74/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@simonguthrie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonguthrie/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/GuthrieSimon/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simonguthrie0 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/guthriesimon.bsky.social … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Simon Guthrie, Green Party candidate for Waterloo → Meet The Candidate: Hans Roach, Independent candidate for Waterloo Hans Roach, an Independent candidate for Waterloo came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to the voters on Thursday, 17 April 2025. Party: Independent Email: hans.roach@gmail.com Twitter(X): https://twitter.com/Hans__Roach Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hans.roach Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hansroach/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hansroach1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansroach1/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hnroach.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hansroach See all episodes. Podcast Download: meet-the-candidate-hans-roach-independent-candidate-for-waterloo.mp3, 22 MBytes. Subscribe to the podcast! Video YouTube: … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Hans Roach, Independent candidate for Waterloo → Meet The Candidate: Jamie Hari, Independent candidate for Waterloo Jamie Hari, an Independent candidate for Waterloo came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to the voters on Thursday 17 2025. He was accompanied by Kaden Hari. Party: Independent Website: https://www.revolutionparty.ca/who-we-are#comp-m5tdl0ov Twitter(X): https://x.com/jamie_hari Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamiehari Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiehari/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JamieHari LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiehari/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/jamiehari/ See all episodes. Podcast Download: meet-the-candidate-jamie-hari-independent-candidate-for-waterloo.mp3, 22 MBytes. Subscribe to the … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Jamie Hari, Independent candidate for Waterloo → Meet The Candidate: Bardish Chagger, Liberal candidate for Waterloo Bardish Chagger, Liberal Party of Canada candidate for Waterloo came into the CKMS-FM studio to speak to the voters on Wednesday, 16 April 2025. She was accompanied by her campaign manager, Mike Schmidt. Party: Liberal Party of Canada Website: https://bardishchagger.ca Email: team@bardishchagger.ca Phone: +1-519-747-3731 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bardish.chagger/ https://www.facebook.com/bardish.chagger.1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bardish_chagger/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bardishchagger3608 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bardish-chagger-864019118/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardish_Chagger … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Bardish Chagger, Liberal candidate for Waterloo → Meet The Candidate: Val Neekman, Independent candidate for Waterloo Val Neekman, Independent candidate for Waterloo came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to the voters on Monday 14 April 2025. He was accompanied by Zack. Party: Independent Website: https://valforwaterloo.ca/ Email: val@neekman.com Phone: +1-226-476-1804 Twitter(X): https://x.com/ValNeekman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValNeekman https://www.facebook.com/neekman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valforwaterloo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ValForWaterloo https://www.youtube.com/c/ValNeekman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valneekman/ Address:133 Weber Street North (Suite 3-204), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Val Neekman, Independent candidate for Waterloo → Meet The Candidate: Héline Chow, NDP candidate for Waterloo Héline Chow, New Democratic Party of Canada candidate for Waterloo came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to the voters on Friday 11 April 2025. She was accompanied by Grant Jensen. Party: New Democratic Party Website: https://helinechow.ndp.ca/ Email: heline.chow@ndp.ca Phone: +1-819-209-8282 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61574237621795 https://www.facebook.com/heline.chow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heline_chow/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXIWPWVbrHg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/h%C3%A9line-chow/ Address: 39 Bridgeport Road East, … Continue reading Meet The Candidate: Héline Chow, NDP candidate for Waterloo → See all previous episodes. 
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