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Meet The Candidate: Hans Roach, Independent candidate for Waterloo

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Hans Roach, an Independent candidate for Waterloo came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to the voters on Thursday, 17 April 2025.

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Meet The Candidate: Jamie Hari, Independent candidate for Waterloo

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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.

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YouTube: Meet The Candidate: Jamie Hari, Independent candidate for Waterloo

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All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

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Meet The Candidate: Bardish Chagger, Liberal candidate for Waterloo

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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.

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All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

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#AltElxn2025: Who Do You Trust? Bias, Perception and the Media

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This episode of #AltElxn2025 Radio for the Canadian Election National Campus and Community Radio Association Association nationale des radios étudiantes and communautaires (NCRA microphone logo, maple leaf logo, and a background of a hand inserting a ballot into a ballot box)#AltElxn 2025 takes a closer look at bias in the media—what it is, how it shows up in election coverage, and how it affects the way people make decisions. The program explores personal reflections, systemic regulation, training and trust in journalism, ownership and audience perception, and Indigenous perspectives on media and democracy.

This is Episode Two of #AltElxn2025, airing on CKMS-FM at 9:30am on Tuesday, 15 April 2025. #AltElxn2025 is a four episode series syndicated from the NCRA/ANREC and airs on CKMS-FM as part of Meet The Candidate: 2025 Federal Election, weekdays from 9:02am to 10:00am from 7 to 29 April 2025.

Host/Producer: Barry Rooke


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Time Segment Content Summary
00:00 – 00:30 Intro & Welcome Barry introduces himself, the theme of the episode, and acknowledges the support from the Covering Canada Election 2025 Fund.
00:30 – 02:24 Personal Bias Reflection Barry reflects on his own explicit and implicit biases and shares how his identity and background shape his media lens.
02:24 – 03:21 Overview of C-11 & the CRTC Context on Canadian media regulation, introduction to Bill C-11 and the role of the CRTC.
03:21 – 04:48 Interview: Bram Abramson (CRTC) Bram explains the three pillars of Canadian broadcasting and how the CRTC focuses on structural rather than content regulation.
04:48 – 07:50 Interview: Andrew Mrozowski (CUP) Andrew discusses why he became a journalist, the importance of training and editorial safeguards, and the role of journalism in balancing different truths.
07:50 – 09:07 Commentary: Journalism Schools Closing Barry reflects on the closing of journalism programs across Ontario and its impact on ethical storytelling.
09:07 – 10:27 Interview: Connie Thiessen (Broadcast Dialogue) Connie emphasizes the importance of fact-checking, avoiding noise, and resisting influence from advertisers and ownership.
10:27 – 11:58 Commentary: Ownership & Media Trust Barry introduces the issue of media ownership and how it shapes public trust.
11:58 – 12:30 Continuation: Connie Thiessen Connie shares personal experience with editorial pressure and stresses journalistic integrity as the foundation for trust.
12:30 – 15:28 Interview: Aya Alshahwany (PIAC) Aya explores ownership, public media bias perception, and headlines as subtle influencers of narrative framing.
15:28 – 18:45 Interview: Kristin Kozar & Harry Lock (Public Media Alliance) Kristin and Harry discuss trust in public media, due impartiality, and how selective content consumption distorts perceptions of bias.
18:45 – 25:11 Voice Note: Eden FineDay (IndigiNews) Eden reflects on colonial systems, Indigenous values, trust in community, and voting skepticism. Powerful closing reflections on who she trusts.
25:11 – 26:19 Final Commentary: Aya (clip) A final reflection from Aya on the need for healthy skepticism and cross-source reading when facing unfamiliar or challenging narratives.
26:19 – 27:05 Closing Thoughts by Barry Summary of episode themes: training, trust, media literacy, and the unseen influence of headlines and algorithms.
27:05 – 28:00 Sign-Off Barry reminds listeners to tune into the live broadcast on April 28 and thanks funders: Public Policy Forum, Rideau Hall Foundation, and Michener Awards Foundation.

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Meet The Candidate: Val Neekman, Independent candidate for Waterloo

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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.

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The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

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Meet The Candidate: Héline Chow, NDP candidate for Waterloo

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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.

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The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

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Meet The Candidate: Margaretha Dyck, United Party candidate for Kitchener Centre

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Margaretha Dyck and Kathleen Dueck

Margaretha Dyck, the United Party of Canada candidate came into the CKMS-FM studio to speak to the voters on Friday, 11 April 2025. She was accompanied by Kathleen Dueck, United Party candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler.

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The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

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Meet The Candidate: Brian Adeba, Liberal candidate for Kitchener Centre

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Brian Adeba, the Liberal Party of Canada candidate for Kitchener Centre came to the CKMS-FM studio to speak to the voters on Thursday 10 April 2025. He was accompanied by Clayton Moore.

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The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

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Meet The Candidate: Maya Bozorgzad, NDP candidate for Kitchener — Conestoga

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Maya Bozorgzad and Darren Bondy

Maya Bozorgzad, the New Democratic Party candidate for Kitchener — Conestoga, came to the CKMS-FM studio to speak to the voters on Wednesday, 9 April 2025. She was accompanied by Darren Bondy.

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YouTube: Meet The Candidate: Maya Borzorgzad, NDP candidate for Kitchener — Conestoga

The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

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Meet The Candidate: Mike Morrice, Green Party candidate for Kitchener Centre

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Mike Morrice, Green Party candidate for Kitchener Centre, came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to the voters on Tuesday 8 April 2025. He was accompanied by Mary Jane Patterson.

 

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The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

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#AltElxn2025: Vancouver Island Voices – Saanich – Gulf Islands

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The first episode of #AltElxn2025 Radio for the Canadian Election National Campus and Community Radio Association Association nationale des radios étudiantes and communautaires (NCRA microphone logo, maple leaf logo, and a background of a hand inserting a ballot into a ballot box)#AltElxn2025 aims to illuminate the election issues in British Columbia, particularly focusing on Vancouver Island. The objective is to be part of a series of programs from across Canada that will inform listeners about national issues within the context of a local riding, in this case, Saanich-Gulf Islands. Notably, this is also the “Greenest” riding in Canada, as both the National and Provincial Green parties have held seats here for about a decade. As you will see, while the Provincial Greens recently reelected a green MLA, the National Green candidate, Elizabeth May, is facing a tough battle this time.

This is Episode One of #AltElxn 2025, airing on CKMS-FM at 9:30am on Tuesday, 8 April 2025. #AltElxn 2025 is a four episode series syndicated from the NCRA/ANREC and airs on CKMS-FM as part of Meet The Candidate: 2025 Federal Election, weekdays from 9:02am to 10:00am from 7 to 29 April 2025.

Hosted by Bill Collins and Peter Wainwright.


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Index

0:00 – 0:31 – Show Introduction & Host Welcome – Backing Track “AltElnx25.wav”

0:31 – 4:01 – Act 1 Setting the scene from here

  • BC Elections breakdown, how many seats, recent voting patterns
  • Vancouver Island ridings and how they compare to BC and Canada  in voting habits
  • Saanich-Gulf Islands riding physical description and notable economic drivers, including industrial setting.

4:01 – 4:16 Musical Transition  “2025 Election Central”

4:16- 8:51 – Act 2 Comments from the sidewalk: Taking the pulse of people on the street. Peter and Bill to comment on major themes, local vs national issues.

8:51 –  9:15 Musical Transition – Song “Breaking News”

9:15 – 20:53 – ACT 3 Excerpts from local Candidate Interviews & Analysis, including recent polling

20:53 – 21:09 Musical Transition “2025 Election Central”

21:09 – 26:30 – ACT 4 A regional issue in focus Interview with Adam Olsen, Chairman of the Tsartlip Group of Companies. Issue-Focused Discussion: Sheding light on Indigenous Economic Development organizations taking a leadership role alongside Canadian institutions in building economic resiliency in Canada?

26:30 – 28:00 – Closing Remarks & Sign-Off

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#AltElxn 2025: Radio for the Canadian Election

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#AltElxn2025 Radio for the Canadian Election National Campus and Community Radio Association Association nationale des radios étudiantes and communautaires (NCRA microphone logo, maple leaf logo, and a background of a hand inserting a ballot into a ballot box)#AltElxn 2025 is a coordinated national project by the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA/ANREC), bringing together over 100 radio stations and local journalists from across the country. Our goal is to offer independent, community-based election coverage that highlights national issues through a local lens. With a focus on authentic voices and community impact, the series explores the stories, candidates, and concerns shaping the upcoming federal election.

#AltElxn 2025 is a four episode series syndicated from the NCRA/ANREC and airs on CKMS-FM as part of Meet The Candidate: 2025 Federal Election, weekdays from 9:02am to 10:00am from 7 to 29 April 2025.

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Meet The Candidate: Randall Williams, PPC candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler

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Randall Williams, the People’s Party of Canada candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler, came into the studio on Monday 7 April 2025 to talk to the voters. He was accompanied by Kevin Dupuis, PPC candidate for Kitchener — Conestoga.

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All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

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Meet The Candidate – 2025 Federal Election

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A blue ballot box with a sign "Vote", a hand reaches from the top right to insert a ballot.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.

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Meet The Candidate: Campaign Analysis with Martin de Groot and Bob Jonkman

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Martin de Groot
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Bob Jonkman

For Meet The Candidate all 31 candidates in Waterloo Region were invited to participate, but only 13 accepted the invitation. Some candidates tactfully declined, but most just ignored our requests. So, for this last episode of Meet The Candidate on Tuesday 25 February 2025, Martin de Groot and Bob Jonkman discuss the Ontario provincial election campaign of 2025.

Martin de Groot is the host and producer of Home Range: Promenade which airs on CKMS-FM every Monday at 6:00pm.

Bob Jonkman is one of the hosts of CKMS Community Connections, every Monday at 11:00am and alternate Fridays at 3:00pm.

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1m010s The beginning: Calling an early election. Why? Not for the reasons provided; a provincial premier has no role in international relations. The short campaign time was probably deliberate. Discussing the media coverage of the parties — even though the NDP is the official opposition, the media tends to go to the Liberals for comment, even though they don’t even have enough members in the legislature to form an official party. One of the reasons for calling an early provincial election (in February!) may be the looming federal election.
6m40s Politics has become polarized, started in the Mike Harris years (1990s), maybe as early as the Mulroney/Reagan/Thatcher era (late 1970s). Up until that time it was the Liberals that took Republican ideas from the US; now it’s the Conservatives taking those ideas. Bob runs down the different candidates running in Waterloo Region. The smaller parties are largely invisible; because of the short campaign time and the time of year (and even the mood of the country) they haven’t been able to get in gear. Along with so few candidates, Bob fears there will be low voter turnout. There are people who don’t even know there’s an election on. Voter turnout at the last election was around 40%, it will probably be lower this time. Martin points out that these aren’t provincial campaigns, but local campaigns just in our own constituency; each is a decision in itself.
12m20s Campaign advertising: Bob has seen only mainstream party advertising, none at all for the small parties. Bob and Martin see only online ads, neither watch broadcast TV. There was no election advertising submitted to Radio Waterloo. Martin asks about candidate response to Meet The Candidates. About half the candidates came on the air. There were 24 available timeslots, 13 candidates came out. Bob expresses surprise at some of the candidates that declined. Having candidates on air, unstructured, gives a better idea of what the candidate is like outside their campaign. Martin asks if this turnout was typical, but it was the first time Bob has run Meet The Candidate. All the episodes were recorded, and candidates are free to re-use the material under a CC-BY license.

19m10s Has there been a lot of negative advertising? Martin says yes. The positive advertising has been limited to the leaders saying “I’m your leader, I will save you”, but that’s still somewhat misleading. Martin has met some canvassers at the door, the Liberals twice (and he met the candidate herself). But it takes more than knocking on doors; things like Civic Tech (https://waterlooregionvotes.org). Martin says an election is a collective decision-making process, he want to be aligned with the plurality of his neighbours. He wants more input into this process, so people should join parties. It’s dangerous to pay attention to the little jingles in mass media and then to base your vote on that. But people can get away with being complacent because we have pretty good governance in Canada. We haven’t adjusted our system since the start of our electoral system, so it’s not reflecting the way people vote. Our system is more adaptive than, say, the US voting system, but in practice we still have the adversarial “debates” in parliament and the provincial legislature, and a terrible First-Past-The-Post voting system. As a result, the current Ontario government was elected to a majority of seats with only about 18% of the votes from eligible voters.
27m15s Talking about Cooperate For Canada, who were on CKMS Community Connection on Monday 24 February. Martin says their idea is reactive, because it relies on dubious polling data. Cooperate For Canada looks to be more of a federal system, they didn’t really have time to react for this provincial election. Martin tends to vote with the plurality anyway, so he had no trouble signing their pledge. Martin wishes there was a better way to have a deliberative process, that there were other kinds of political organizations instead of running candidates and being a political party in the traditional sense. Martin cares about the Arts and Heritage, which doesn’t even make it to the political spectrum. If people who cared about climate, housing, health care, education, &c made an effort to come up with a consensus, then we’d get somewhere. Voting against the Conservatives based on polling data is dropping out of the system, you’re not even trying. Bob want to vote for the candidate who will best represent him; if Cooperate For Canada was successful and candidates drop out, it reduces the choice available to voters and so reduces the effectiveness of democracy. Bob also points out that the polling data is unreliable, he doesn’t speak to pollsters and other people are known to lie. And the polling data includes data from people who don’t vote, and aren’t even eligible to vote. The election on 27 February 2025 is the only poll that counts.
37m05s Martin points out a difference between him and Bob: Bob wants voting to be private and secret; Martin wants voting to be a collective, consensus making effort. We’ve lost consensus-making with our adversarial electoral system. It’s as though we’ve ritualized civil war with elections, and that’s not healthy for society. Elections are a way to quiet down the revolutionary impulse. It used to be, that the differences between parties was fairly minor. But today there is a broad gap. Treating the Conservatives as one pole and having all others going against them gives them too much credit and credibility. This is not just campaigning but their actions while in government. Martin saw this when Mike Harris Sr. was premier.
39m52s It is difficult to make a choice, since so many right-wing candidates aren’t coming out to debates, interviews, all-candidate meetings. Yet they’re still leading in the polls. Are people voting for the party leader? The party itself? They certainly can’t be voting for the local candidate, since they haven’t been there. Martin attributes it to the republican idea of “the lying press”, so those candidates just stay away, thinking they’re not going to get a fair shake. That may be true, especially from people who care about the environment, health care, &c. Should there be a rule that candidates have to be available to the voters? You can’t pass that kind of law, but it should be made socially unacceptable. Candidates who don’t want to meet their constituents should not the representative for those constituents. Bob wouldn’t sit down for a beer with a person who’s been hiding during the campaign. Maybe having a beer with a friend is an analogue for elections.
43m47a What happens now? It’s only two days to the election. Advance polls were short, only three days and at remote locations. Precipitation is expected the night before election day. Martin predicts the voter turnout will be lower than in 2022, and thinks the Conservatives will return with a larger majority than ever. Waterloo Region has one Green MPP, one NDP MPP, and three Conservative MPPs, and Martin thinks it will be the same after the election. Martin expected things would change for Wilmot, what with the land assembly issues, but it looks like that won’t change things.
47m30s Martin tells Bob that the Green Party candidate in Kitchener — Conestoga has endorsed the NDP candidate. Bob wonders how that will go over with the Green Party head office; it’s unlikely the Green Party approves of this. Martin would like to see not a Green Party, but a Green Movement. With a movement, you could get consensus, get people to become candidates. There may be something like that, in Green WR. Martin and Bob talk about the Grand River Watershed as a natural boundary and focus point for the community.
50m30s Discussions on the levels of government: Municipal, Regional, Provincial, and Federal. Martin says the relations between those levels of government is a mess, and is the number one issue, more so than electoral reform. But Martin is not an amalgamationist at all. Martin sees the difference between the city cores and the suburbs; Bob adds to that the very different rural areas in Waterloo Region. Bob doesn’t want yet another artificial divide between rural and urban voters. Speaking of geographic boundaries, Martin wonders why we don’t have gerrymandering in Canada. Similar to the Electoral Boundary Commission, Martin would like to see an Electoral Reform Commission based on that model.
55m40s Goodbyes, acknowledgements, and a suggestion for a regular political show on CKMS.

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Meet The Candidate: James Schulz, Libertarian candidate for Waterloo

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James Schulz

James Schulz, Libertarian candidate for Waterloo came into the CKMS-FM studio for Meet The Candidate on Monday, 24 February 2025 to talk to the voters.

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YouTube: Meet The Candidate: James Schulz, Libertarian candidate for Waterloo

The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

The theme music used in Meet The Candidate is Falling Sky by Jason Shaw of AudionautiX.com and used under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

 

 

Meet The Candidate - 2025 Provincial Election, Shows

Meet The Candidate: Aislinn Clancy, Green Party candidate for Kitchener Centre

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Aislinn Clancy

Aislinn Clancy, Green Party candidate for Kitchener Centre came into the CKMS-FM studio for Meet The Candidate on Monday 24 February 2025 to talk to the voters.

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YouTube: Meet The Candidate: Aislinn Clancy, Green Party candidate for Kitchener Centre

The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

The theme music used in Meet The Candidate is Falling Sky by Jason Shaw of AudionautiX.com and used under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Meet The Candidate: Colleen James, Liberal candidate for Kitchener Centre

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Colleen James, Liberal candidate for Kitchener Centre, came to the CKMS-FM studio on Friday 21 February 2025 to talk to the voters.

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YouTube: Meet The Candidate: Colleen James, Liberal candidate for Kitchener Centre

The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

The theme music used in Meet The Candidate is Falling Sky by Jason Shaw of AudionautiX.com and used under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Meet The Candidate: Christopher Nuhn, independent candidate for Kitchener Centre

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Christopher Nuhn

Christopher Nuhn, independent candidate for Kitchener Centre, talks to the voters.

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YouTube: Meet The Candidate: Christopher Nuhn, independent candidate for Kitchener Centre

The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

The theme music used in Meet The Candidate is Falling Sky by Jason Shaw of AudionautiX.com and used under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Meet The Candidate: Catherine Fife, NDP candidate for Waterloo

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Catherine Fife

Catherine Fife, NDP candidate for Waterloo, came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to voters on Thursday 20 February 2025.

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Radio Waterloo Video: Meet The Candidate: Catherine Fife, NDP Candidate for Waterloo (108 MBytes)

The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

The theme music used in Meet The Candidate is Falling Sky by Jason Shaw of AudionautiX.com and used under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Meet The Candidate: Jessica Riley, Green Party candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler

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Shefaza Esmail and Jessica Riley

Jessica Riley, Green Party candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler, came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to voters on Thursday 20 February 2025. She was accompanied by Shefaza Esmail, Green Party candidate for Waterloo.

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Radio Waterloo Video: Meet The Candidate: Jessica Riley, Green Party Candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler (95 MBytes)

The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

The theme music used in Meet The Candidate is Falling Sky by Jason Shaw of AudionautiX.com and used under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Meet The Candidate: Brooklin Wallis, NDP candidate for Kitchener Centre

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Alex Loop and Brooklin Wallis

Brooklin Wallis, NDP candidate for Kitchener Centre, came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to voters on Wednesday 19 February 2025. She was accompanied by her campaign manager, Alex Loop.

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YouTube: Meet The Candidate: Brooklin Wallis, NDP Candidate for Kitchener Centre

The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

The theme music used in Meet The Candidate is Falling Sky by Jason Shaw of AudionautiX.com and used under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Meet The Candidate: Marjorie Knight, NDP candidate in Cambridge

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Marjorie Knight

Marjorie Knight, NDP candidate for Cambridge, came into the CKMS-FM studio to talk to voters on Wednesday 19 February 2025.

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YouTube: Meet The Candidate: Marjorie Knight, NDP Candidate for Cambridge

The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

The theme music used in Meet The Candidate is Falling Sky by Jason Shaw of AudionautiX.com and used under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Meet The Candidate: Jeff Donkersgoed, candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler

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Jeff Donkersgoed
Jeff Donkersgoed, NDP candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler, came into the CKMS-FM studio on Tuesday 18 February 2025 to talk to the voters.

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YouTube: Meet The Candidate: Jeff Donkersgoed, NDP Candidate for Kitchener South — Hespeler

The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

The theme music used in Meet The Candidate is Falling Sky by Jason Shaw of AudionautiX.com and used under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Meet The Candidate: Jodi Szimanski, NDP candidate for Kitchener — Conestoga

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Jodi Szimanski, NDP candidate for Kitchener — Conestoga, came into the CKMS-FM studio on Tuesday 18 February 2025 to speak to the voters.

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YouTube: Meet The Candidate: Jodi Szimanski, NDP Candidate for Kitchener — Conestoga

The views expressed in this program are not necessarily those of the Radio Waterloo Board of Directors, volunteers, sponsors, or advertisers.

All candidates in Waterloo Region were invited by e-mail, the party’s online contact form, or on social media. Some have declined to participate, others have not responded.

The candidate’s presentation, the podcast, and the show notes are Copyright © 2025 by the participants, and released under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use this material, as long as you provide credit and a link back to this page.

The theme music used in Meet The Candidate is Falling Sky by Jason Shaw of AudionautiX.com and used under a CC BYCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.