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As most of us Canadians know…  We have a new Federal election on May 2, 2011, just after the Vancity Board of Director’s elections.  We’re just starting to see the politicians with their photo-ops.  I saw something on TV that made me shudder…  Prime Minister Harper singing the John Lennon song “Imagine”.

So, for my second campaign promise…  If I ever get on the campaign trail or camp out in front of a Vancity branch during in-branch voting week, I promise I will never belt out a song to get your vote!!

We’re about one week into the election campaign for the Vancity Board of Directors and I’ve noticed something that seems to bode well for the new election process.  Many of my acquaintances have indicated that, because of convenience, they have either voted already or are going to vote online.

I have no idea whether they voted for me, or for the other candidates, but that is not the point of this ramble.  The point is that if we have more participation, results of the election will be more democratic and will be a much better representation of  the will of the membership.

I suspect we will likely have  more members vote in the election this year than in the previous years.   I wonder if we’ll get over 10% this year????

Let me first start by saying that I am not a big fan of censorship.  I enjoy feedback as well as open and honest discussions.  However, I am also not a fan of offensive comments or having this website spammed with comments containing links to medicinal products promising you the moon.

Therefore, I have decided to set up this website so that comments have to be reviewed before they are published.  It is my sincerest hope that my decision will result in a better experience for everyone.

Ads are a necessary “evil” in everyone’s web surfing experience.  However, especially with the use of the latest web technologies, these ads can be incredibly annoying:  move your mouse to the wrong spot and a monkey starts to swing across the web page.

Therefore, here is my first promise…  I will not show any advertising on this website because I want to make your experience here as enjoyable as possible…. There will be no swinging monkeys, no dancing kangaroos, and definitely no videos selling the latest products that you probably won’t even need.

Vancity has changed the Board of Director’s Election process (link here) for this year.  Based on the credit union’s desire to seek “candidates with skills in finance and technology renewal”, I decided to put my name in as a candidate last month.

I intend to use this website as a forum of communication with Vancity members.   I will post more information in the coming days.  If you wish to contact me directly, fell free to use the Contact Me page (link here).