For our October 9th meeting, we will be talking once again about the election.

Please come prepared to answer the following questions:

•  What is the name of the riding you live in?
•  Where does your riding vote?
•  What candidates are running for which parties in your riding?
•  Who is the current Member of Parliament for your riding? What party are they with?
• What question(s) would you be interested in asking your local candidates if you got a chance?

Resources to help:  

Elections Canada – https://www.elections.ca/

House of Commons – https://www.ourcommons.ca/Parliamentarians/en/constituencies/FindMP

And during our last meeting, we selected our Halloween and Enrolment activities through a ranked ballot. This is the type of system that political parties use to select their leader. It is also used in many democracies around the world.

Here’s a simple description of how ranked ballots work: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/rabit/pages/96/attachments/original/1524501207/Ranked_Ballots_Explained.pdf?1524501207

Find more resources here:

https://www.rabit.ca/resources

And more about the Pathfinder Program…

Also – download this Condensed Pathfinder Program Book book. You can use this to help guide your Pathfinder journey, and learn more about what’s required to complete your Canada Cord! We’ll be working more with this tool in the coming weeks.