High speed rail will unlock extraordinary new opportunities for Guelph: Guelph, Ont., May 19, 2017 – Mayor Cam Guthrie is applauding the inclusion of Guelph as a station stop on a proposed high-speed rail line along the Toronto-Windsor corridor. A Guelph stop is included in a report from David Collenette, Ontario’s Special Advisor on high…

Although 12,800 citizens, (33% of the overall vote), used accessible online voting in 2014, City Council voted 7-6 last night to remove the ability for voters to use this same method of casting their ballots in the 2018 election. I’d like to thank everyone who engaged on this issue over the last few weeks. Many will…

An updated memo from our clerks department around many questions some have had regarding online voting is available by clicking HERE. It’s a good read. Starts on page 13 and is about 7 pages long.  Close to 300 emails from citizens have already made it into our city clerks department with the majority in favour…

Over the last 24 hours an avalanche of emails have swept into my office respectfully requesting the 7 councillors who voted against using online voting in 2018 to change their mind. Online voting was a resounding success in 2014. 12,800 citizens voted which was almost 33% of the overall vote and here was no known…

12,800 citizens of Guelph voted online for the candidate of their choice in 2014. 33% of the overall votes cast. Yet if what occurred today at the Council Committee meeting stays the same for the next ratifying vote of Council on April 24th, you won’t be able to continue to vote this way in 2018.…