ODA Committee Update
dated Sept. 23, 2003

ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMMITTEE UPDATE More All-Candidates' Debates In The Greater Toronto Area September 23, 2003 SUMMARY As the election grows closer, here is an update on all-candidates' debates in the Greater Toronto Area. This list supplements an earlier list we circulated, which is available on the ODA Committee website at: www.odacommittee.net Please go to one or more of these debates in your community, and raise disability issues like the ODA. The all-candidates' debates in London and St. Catharines this past weekend, that were organized to deal solely with disability issues, were a great success. Have you made sure you are on the voting list? Be sure to check! ***** * Bramalea-Gore-Malton-Springdale Thursday September 25, 7:00 p.m., Heritage Theatre, 86 Main Street North (corner of Main and Queen) (BRAMPTON) -- accessible from back, but please arrive 30 minutes in advance. * Don Valley East Monday September 29, 7:30 p.m., Victoria Village United Church, 7 Gretna Ave. * Etobicoke-Lakeshore Wednesday September 24, 7:30 p.m., Etobicoke School for the Arts, 675 Royal York Road (North of Queensway). * Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge Friday September 26, 7:00 a.m. Annandale Golf Club (hosted by the Board of Trade). Saturday September 27th, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Lick's Burgers, 1163 Kingston Road, Pickering. * Scarborough Centre Monday September 22, 7:30 p.m., Church of the Master (Lawrence Avenue, East of Bellamy at Green Cedar). * Scarborough Southwest Tuesday September 30, 6:30 p.m., Warden Woods Community Centre (West of Warden, South of Eglinton). * Toronto-Danforth Thursday September 25, 7:30 p.m., note location change: Pape Avenue Public School, 404 Pape Avenue at Riverdale (NOT Riverdale Collegiate). * Trinity-Spadina Wednesday September 24, 7:00 p.m., Trinity-St. Paul's Church, 427 Bloor St. W. (west of Spadina). Thursday September 25, 7:00 p.m., Scadding Court Community Centre (707 Dundas Street West) (corner of Dundas and Bathurst). * Vaughan-King-Aurora Please note that the event Wednesday September 24 has been cancelled. The event on Monday September 29 at 7:00 p.m. will still go on, and the location is the Nobleton Arena/Community Centre, 15 Old King Road (East of Highway 27, South of King Road) (NOBLETON).     List of All-Candidates' Debates in Greater Toronto Area (416 and some 905 Ridings): Please Attend These And Raise Disability Issues Including The Need To Strengthen The Tories' Weak Unenforceable ODA September 18, 2003 SUMMARY Below is a list compiled by the ODA Committee of several All-Candidates' Debates being held in the Greater Toronto Area. We urge all ODA supporters to attend as many of these as possible, and to raise disability issues including the need to strengthen the ODA. If you live outside this area contact the campaign office for any candidate, to find out when and where there will be similar events in your community. Ask if they are being held in disability-accessible locations. MORE DETAILS The list below provides several events, divided by riding. Then several are listed for which we have incomplete information, and which are all over the place. Read through it all to find out where you might wish to attend. ODA Committee volunteers gathered this information by phoning at least two candidates in each riding and confirming dates, times and locations as accurately as possible. They asked whether each location was accessible. Important accessibility information that was provided by the campaign office or the venue is noted in the listing. Our helpful volunteers did their best to be as accurate as possible at this point. There may be errors in this information that we did not catch. We advise you to telephone one of the candidates in the riding for confirmation of each event, because there are frequent changes to the schedule in each riding. We hope to provide more details later in the campaign to update this list. In this list, "T.B.A." Means "To Be Announced". Raise the disability issues that matter to you. The NDP and Liberals have already made strong election commitments to strengthen the ODA in their first year in office. The Conservatives have made no commitment to strengthen the weak, unenforceable ODA. A question that you might wish to direct to Conservative candidates is as follows: "Your government passed a weak, unenforceable Ontarians with Disabilities Act in 2001, six years after promising us a law to make Ontario barrier-free for 1.9 million Ontarians with disabilities. In this campaign, the Liberals and NDP have promised in writing to strengthen this law in their first year in office. The Conservatives have made no election commitment to strengthen this law. Will you personally commit to support the strengthening of the ODA, even if your party has not made this commitment? At the very least, will you commit not to oppose other parties if they move to strengthen this law? Will you promise not to be a barrier yourself to our need for a strong, effective Ontarians with Disabilities Act? This is especially important to me in case there is a minority government." ***** Schedule of All-Candidate Debates in 416/905 Ridings: Divided by Riding * Beaches-East York (NDP incumbent) Monday September 22, location and time t.b.a. Monday September 29, 7:00 p.m., S.H. Armstrong Recreational Centre, 56 Woodfield Rd. * Bramalea-Gore-Malton-Springdale (PC incumbent) Thursday September 25, evening, hosted by Chamber of Commerce (location t.b.a.) * Brampton Centre (PC incumbent) Thursday September 25, 7:00 p.m., Heritage Theatre, 86 Main Street North (corner of Main and Queen - BRAMPTON) accessible from back, but please arrive 30 minutes in advance. * Don Valley East (Liberal incumbent) None scheduled as of Monday, September 15 * Eglinton-Lawrence (Liberal incumbent) Monday September 22, 7:30 p.m., Shaarei Tefillah, 3600 Bathurst St., completely accessible or inquire for further details. Please RSVP if planning to attend 416-787-1631. Wednesday September 24, 6:00 p.m., Lawrence Heights Community Centre, 12 Flemington Road (address uncertain. Please check.) * Etobicoke Centre (formerly PC riding Chris Stockwell) Thursday September 18, 7:00 p.m., Nativity of Our Lord School, 35 Saffron Crescent, (Rathburn and Renforth) * Etobicoke-Lakeshore (PC incumbent) Wednesday September 24, 7:00 p.m., location t.b.a. * Halton (PC incumbent) Thursday September 18, 7:00 p.m., Library on Church Street (GEORGETOWN) Monday September 22, 7:30 p.m., Martin Street School (MILTON) (put on by Parents Council) Tuesday September 23, 7:30 p.m., Milton Leisure Centre, 1700 Main Street East, West of Bishop Redding School (MILTON) * Markham (PC incumbent) No information as of Monday September 15 * Oak Ridges (PC incumbent) Thursday September 25, time t.b.a., hosted by Chamber of Commerce (RICHMOND HILL) * Parkdale-High Park Wednesday September 24, 7:30 p.m., Fern Avenue Public School, 128 Fern Ave. Monday September 29, time t.b.a., Copernicus Lodge, 66 Roncesvalles (pending confirmation) * Mississauga Centre (PC incumbent) Wednesday September 24, 7:00 p.m., Credit Valley Hospital, 2200 Eglinton Ave. W. (health care issues ONLY, please RSVP to 905-813-2617 if planning to attend) * Mississauga East (PC incumbent) The event at Credit Valley Hospital at 7:00 p.m. on September 24 is for all of the Mississauga ridings. * Mississauga South (PC incumbent) Wednesday September 24, 7:00 p.m., Credit Valley Hospital, 2200 Eglinton Ave. W. (health care issues ONLY, please RSVP to 905-813-2617 if planning to attend) * Scarborough-Agincourt (Liberal incumbent) None scheduled as of Monday September 15. * Scarborough Centre (PC incumbent) Monday, Sept 22, 7.30 pm: Church of the Master (Lawrence Ave., East of Bellamy @ Green Cedar) * Scarborough East (PC incumbent) Monday September 22, 6:00 p.m., U of T Scarborough Campus (precise location t.b.a) Wednesday September 24, 7:00 p.m., St. Joseph's Church Hall, 200 Morrish Road (corner of Old Kingston Road) Monday September 29, 6:30 p.m., Toronto Community Housing Corporation, 4301 Kingston Road (in the gymnasium) * Scarborough Southwest (PC incumbent) Wednesday September 24, 8:00 p.m., Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre (Birchmount and Kingston Road) Tues., Sept 30, 6.30 pm: Warden Woods Community Centre, West off Warden, South of Eglinton, * St. Pauls (Liberal incumbent) Monday September 22, at 7:30 pm at Upper Canada College (UCC), at 200 Lonsdale Road. This location is accessible through the door by the gym. You will have to take the elevator down one floor. If you require assistance, please page security at 416-426-6097. * Thornhill (PC incumbent) Monday September 22, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., CHIN Radio - open mike - The station is at 100.7 FM. The phone number to call in is 416-870-1440 or 870-1540. Wednesday September 24, 7:00 p.m., Henderson Public School (Yonge and Steeles) (hosted by Grandview Ratepayers' Association) Tuesday September 30, 6:30 p.m., Meron Banquet Hall (Dufferin and Steeles) (hosted by Vaughan Chamber of Commerce) * Toronto Centre-Rosedale (Liberal incumbent) Monday September 22, 7:00 p.m., 519 Community Centre, 519 Church Street Wednesday September 24, 7:00 p.m., Cabbagetown Community Association Thursday September 25, 8:00 p.m., Bloor Business Association * Toronto-Danforth (NDP incumbent) Thursday September 25, 7:30 p.m., Riverdale Collegiate, 1094 Gerrard St. E. Monday September 29, 6:30 p.m., William Burgess Elementary School, 100 Torrens Ave. * Trinity-Spadina (NDP incumbent) Monday September 22, 7:00 p.m., Trinity-St. Paul's Church, 427 Bloor St. W. (west of Spadina) (tentative) Thursday, September 25, 7:00 p.m., Scadding Court Community Centre (707 Dundas Street West) (corner of Dundas and Bathurst) * Vaughan-King-Aurora (Liberal incumbent) Thursday September 18, 7:30 p.m., Aurora City Council Chambers, 100 John West Way Wednesday September 24, 6:30 p.m., Venetian Banquet Hall, 219 Romina Drive (CONCORD) (hosted by Vaughan Chamber of Commerce) (tentative) Monday September 29, 7:00 p.m., location t.b.a., hosted by Concerned Citizens of King Township * Willowdale (PC incumbent) No information as of Monday September 15 * York Centre (Liberal incumbent) None scheduled as of Monday September 15 * York South-Weston (Liberal incumbent) None scheduled as of Monday September 15 * York West (Liberal incumbent) Wednesday September 24 tentative booking but no details available ***** Additional Sundry Events, Not Divided By Riding, Where Our Information is Incomplete Here is some more information that we received about all-candidates meetings: Thursday September 18th, 7:00 PM At Bedford Park School, 81 Ranleigh Avenue (North Toronto). Open to the public. Friday, September 19th, 7:30 PM Don Mills Residents Association at St. Bonaventure Hall, 1300 Leslie St. (South of Lawrence). Open to the public. Monday, September 22nd, 7:30 PM York Mills School Advisory Council at Titan Hall, York Mills Collegiate Institute (Enter from the East parking lot, by the door at the north end, for convenience). Topic: "What your party will do for education in Ontario, and particularly in Toronto." Open to the public. Tuesday September 23rd: Televised Leaders Debate 6:30 PM CityTV, Global, etc. Thursday, September 25th, 7:00 PM Thorncliffe Park Tenants Association at Jenner Jean Marie Community Centre, 48 Thorncliffe Park Drive. Open to the public. Friday September 26th, 7:00 PM Flemingdon Park Library (Upstairs Auditorium), 29 St. Dennis Drive. Open to the public. Monday, September 22 7:00 p.m. 505 Pickering Crescent. Next to Newmarket High School, off Mulock Drive between Bayview and Leslie.

 

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