April Marratto

Stories from April Marratto

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

While on break from our evening Philosophy class we noticed an election poster saying “Vote for a Poverty Free Ontario.” The poster claims to be helping the student body to “vote informed”; however, we believe it raises more questions than answers. What if you are not voting in the Hamilton Centre riding? Are we to assume that the answers to the questions posed are party-wide? What exactly is meant by the headings “Employment Sustainability”; “Affordable Housing”; “Strong Community”; and “Income Security”? What questions were asked to produce the answers as shown on the grid?