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Super Saturday with Cynthia Trentelman @CCTrentelman on 12 October 2019 at Noon

Posted on 8 October 2019 by Bob Jonkman (he/him/his)

Cynthia Trentelman(Mississauga-Lakeshore) October 12, 2019 at Noon Super Saturday Come join Cynthia, Bob Jonkman (Brantford-Brant) and Dan Turcotte (Don Valley East) for a fun day of sign waving, door knocking and yummy treats. When: Saturday, October 12, 2019 @ 12:00noon … Continue reading →

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All Candidates Debate held Monday 30 September 2019

Posted on 2 October 2019 by Bob Jonkman (he/him/his)

On Monday, 30 September 2019 I was at the first All Candidates Debate, hosted by the Brantford Chamber of Commerce and Rogers Television. The debate was moderated by Paul Bisanti, with Cindy Swanson and Sandra Vos on the question panel. … Continue reading →

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The Election Sign Issue

Posted on 22 September 2019 by Laurel L. Russwurm

Every candidate knows the importance of election signs. When people put up a candidate’s sign in their yard, they are endorsing that candidate’s campaign and signalling their support to their neighbors. It’s not going to surprise anyone to learn Green … Continue reading →

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Join me for Green Drinks in Paris

Posted on 13 September 2019 by Bob Jonkman (he/him/his)

The 43rd Canadian federal Election is on!  Mr Trudeau decided to call it a little early, on the day of Mike Schreiner’s Brantford—Brant Town Hall.  The event was well attended, and turned out to be an excellent opportunity to discuss … Continue reading →

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Fall Fair Fun

Posted on 10 September 2019 by Laurel L. Russwurm

Every candidate from every party needs to get 100 verified signatures from qualified voters in their riding before Elections Canada will add their name to the ballot. This isn’t an endorsement, it tells Elections Canada the candidate is a real … Continue reading →

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Acceptance speech at the Brant Greens Nomination Meeting, 21 May 2019

Posted on 4 July 2019 by Bob Jonkman (he/him/his)

On Tuesday, 21 May 2019 the Brant Greens held a nomination meeting, and I was selected as the Green Party of Canada candidate for Brantford-Brant. Here’s the video of my acceptance speech: YouTube: Bob Jonkman: GPC Candidate for Brantford—Brant

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Bob Jonkman is the Brantford–Brant Green Party Candidate

Posted on 22 May 2019 by Bob Jonkman (he/him/his)

Hi. My name is Bob Jonkman, and I’m the Green Party candidate for Brantford–Brant. Today I had the privilege of speaking those words for the first time. I was at the Brant Greens AGM, where I was selected as the … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Mike Morrice and Kirsten Wright!

Posted on 6 March 2019 by Bob Jonkman (he/him/his)

There was a packed house for the Kitchener Centre and Waterloo Green Party nomination contest, held at Descendants Brewery on Wednesday, 6 March 2019. Congratulations to Mike Morrice for winning the Kitchener Centre nomination! …and to Kirsten Wright for winning … Continue reading →

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Soundbites and other videos

Posted on 18 October 2015 by Bob Jonkman (he/him/his)

Laurel’s Sheridan College based multi-media skills have been getting a real workout in this campaign.  There is still much video that won’t make it online before the election, but we’ve got a few uploaded to the Bob JonkmanGPC YouTube Channel, … Continue reading →

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7 Minutes on Proportional Representation

Posted on 17 October 2015 by Bob Jonkman (he/him/his)

On Saturday, 3 October 2015 the Fair Vote Canada Waterloo Region Chapter held an all-candidates meeting on Electoral Reform at Forest Heights Library. Here’s a 7 minute excerpt from that meeting in which I explain why Canada should adopt Proportional … Continue reading →

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