WINDSOR 2022 ELECTION

For September 2022, the Rose City Politics panel asks Biz X readers if they know who they are voting for and why? With the municipal election next month (October 24, 2022), now is the time to take stock of the candidates and issues before you head to the polls.

Jon Liedtke

Windsor has a municipal election shaping up to be not only exciting, with numerous candidates, some with diverse ideologies and backgrounds, but also complemented by a mayoral race, which actually matters.

In total, there are 49 candidates vying for council seats, and just seven for mayoralty.

Every incumbent has declared his/her intention to run again, with the exception of Rino Bortolin in Ward 3 who declared he’s out.

Mayor Drew Dilkens registered the week before the official deadline of August 19, but he’s been arguably campaigning for the past number of months, whether it be with the continued use of his podium, the funding announcement criticism on mayoral candidate Chris Holt, or the tax-bill insert faux pas. Regardless of how many pronouncements he made suggesting he wasn’t campaigning and didn’t even know if he’d run, many council watchers correctly bet that he would.

Holt made an impressive start with sophisticated campaign operations rolled out at the outset, as well as a signature policy plank, which pushed Dilkens to use his office to criticize prior to declaration; demonstrating a lack of integrity and ethics, if not the waste, or worse, abuse, of taxpayer dollars. If Holt remains steady, the city will have its first mayoral race in earnest in years.

Many council candidates, specifically in Wards 3, 4 and 5 appear to vie for the same progressive votes, which could allow an ideologically opposed candidate to split them and win.

There are also candidates who’ve made troubling statements either expressing support for the Ambassador Bridge Blockade, anti-vaccination, or even tacitly endorsing transphobic hatred and harassment; none of which is good.

Voters need to properly assess who is seeking their vote and who they plan on providing their vote to.

Those who are elected should set to implement Windsor Works as well as our master plans that continue to collect dust on municipal shelves, wasting the tax dollars of residents’ past who spent their hard earned money on policies that languish in obscurity.

Following the improper and egregious dismissal of CAO Jason Reynar and the expected exit of acting-CAO Onorio Colucci, council must hire a new CAO and should consider Reynar when doing so, especially considering he’s expressed an interest in returning.

The ballot question this year is status quo versus better.

We know what the status quo brings — low tax-increases or “holding the line” on taxes which underfunds the budget by not at the very least keeping to inflation, a level residents expect their city to provide.

We haven’t tried to do anything beyond the status quo for years, and it’s time for change. We don’t need risk, but we don’t need to only elect a council that seeks its own re-electoral prospects through policy decisions.

Windsorites, this is the election where change is possible.

What do you want Windsor to look like next year, in five years, 10 years? Which candidates best align with your priorities? Do you want the status quo for, at the very least, the next four years?

These are the questions voters must ask before casting a ballot that will decide the immediate to long-term future of the city in which we all live and reside.

It’s your choice, and there are no wrong answers.

Jon Liedtkeis a fill-in on-air host for AM800 CKLW, Co-host and Producer of Rose City Politics, a member of the Canadian Association of Journalists and SAG-AFTRA, and plays trumpet in Windsor’s The Nefidovs.

Doug Sartori

Windsor’s municipal election campaign is in full swing this month.

We can now have the first truly competitive Mayor’s race since 2006 and a host of hotly-contested ward seats. Holt represents the strongest challenge Dilkens has faced in his career as an elected official.

This is good news for Windsor, whether you support the Mayor or not. An engaging race at the top of the ballot should increase interest and drive higher voter turnout.

In Wards 3 and 4 candidates are pouring in to contest open seats. In Wards 5 and 7 candidates perceived to be vulnerable are also facing a growing number of challengers. In all these cases, a large pool of candidates poses a problem.

In an open seat, a long list of candidates makes it difficult for any one candidate to secure a majority. We could see a candidate win with less than 30% of the vote, as Paul Borrelli and Jim Morrison did in Ward 10, in 2014 and 2018 respectively. Poor outcomes become more likely when the vote is split every which way.

Ironically, a weak incumbent is protected when their weakness, real or perceived, motivates many candidates to enter the ward race. Incumbent name recognition and voter confusion can cause vote splits resulting in victory for an unpopular incumbent.

Ranked ballots can ensure that a consensus candidate would win races like these, but that option was killed for municipalities by the Doug Ford government in the previous term, and Windsor never seriously considered adopting it anyway.

The only solution available is for voters to educate themselves and cast a strategic vote for their desired outcome, which might not be the same as their favourite candidate.

It won’t be easy, though — the state of local media being what it is, we’re not likely to see the depth of coverage of ward races we’ve seen in the past.

It’s down to residents to do their best to learn about their options, and for campaigns to engage them as much as possible.

My advice to all candidates is this: nothing beats a face-to-face conversation.

The more work you do to engage residents directly, the more likely they are to understand who you are and where you’re coming from.

Earned media, social media, and word of mouth all matter in any election but in a race as intimate as a city ward, it’s the personal touch that counts the most.

Doug Sartori is a political observer and organizer. When he’s not recording podcasts or getting people out to vote he runs Parallel 42 Systems, a technology consultancy firm in downtown Windsor.

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ROSE CITY POLITICS – Here’s What The Next Government Needs To Focus On

The June 2 provincial election is now over and done. And so for this edition of Biz X, the Rose City Politics panel discusses, in their opinion, the most important areas the next Ontario government must concentrate on.

Jon Liedtke

There are numerous issues the next government should focus on — from healthcare to long-term care, education to transit, and Ontario Disability Support Program to affordable housing — but the most important issue is combating both societal and political extremism.

This year saw an economic blockade of the Ambassador Bridge literally and physically divide our community in two, cost the tax payers $5 million directly, and removed over a billion dollars worth of productivity from the automotive sector.

At the same time we were then — and are still now, dealing with COVID-19 — and there are forces, some political and some community, seeking to eliminate all public health measures and ensure they are never re-implemented. This is dangerous.

The next government needs to get a hold of this societal and political extremism and work towards eliminating the root causes.

Two new provincial political parties are advocating against all COVID public health measures. The Ontario Party, who hired former Donald Trump advisor and dirty-trickster Roger Stone as a strategist, and the New Blue Party of Ontario.

It was opposing necessary COVID public health measures that led to the Ambassador Bridge Blockade.

In Windsor, a local anti-vaxxer and anti-COVID public health measures leader has announced her intentions of running for City of Windsor Council in Ward 4.

While the odds of these voices winning a meaningful amount of seats at their respective tables are low, it doesn’t mean they can be disregarded. These are members of our society, and while they are seeking extreme outcomes, they should not be ignored.

Legislation alone cannot ensure there won’t be another blockade or pandemic, but working to ensure the conditions aren’t ripe to exacerbate the situation should be a top priority of the government.

An election brings with it an opportunity to start anew and address issues head on, and while there are numerous issues deserving of full attention, the most important issue is combating societal and political extremism to ensure blockades don’t become standard political activism.

Jon Liedtke is a Host for AM800 CKLW, Co-host and Producer of Rose City Politics, a business consultant, serves on Artcite’s Executive Board, and is a band member of Windsor’s The Nefidovs.

Don Merrifield Jr.

In Windsor the obvious one is the ongoing hospital project. Stepping outside the debate about location, this is probably one of the area’s biggest issues — both on a healthcare front and for economic development.

Windsor Essex has been left with neglected healthcare infrastructure for decades. It is actually insulting how this area has been neglected by governments of all parties.

Although it appears the project is moving forward, the recent timelines for actual construction and completion leave a lot to be desired.

Many people have relocated to the area and will continue to with the recent economic development announcements, and an important factor for people relocating is ensuring adequate healthcare services.

I am hoping the timeline is a bit of politics that will miraculously get accelerated by the hard work of (insert politician’s name) and they can take credit for it. I don’t care. I just want it built as soon as possible.

Continued focus on economic development opportunities that involve other levels of government are a nice change again after years of getting the odd scrap thrown our way.

Maybe Ontario will stop ending at London and our economy can have some long-term stability!

Housing is an issue I am all too familiar with, given my job as a Real Estate Agent.

It is great for homeowners in this area to finally see property values increase as has been the case in most other cities in Ontario for years, but affordability for first time homebuyers has become a huge problem. Investments in affordable housing are required as the reality in the private market will not focus on that end of the market.

The deficit and long-term government debt are going to become a larger issue with rising interest rates. Any party promising to spend their way to power may sound nice, but they are just going to throw fuel on an already large fire.

Investments, aka “increased spending,” are only viable if there are available ways to fund them. Nothing is ever free.

Don Merrifield Jr. is a REALTOR serving Windsor Essex County for over 21 years, a Co-Host on Rose City Politics for over 10 years, a father and grandfather, a former professional musician, and a former Ward 3 City Council candidate.

Doug Sartori
The single most important provincial issue for Windsor is education.

The pandemic has brought healthcare issues front and centre, and the rising cost of housing is on everyone’s mind. But Windsor’s comparatively low level of educational attainment represents a drag on our economy and the limiting factor to increased prosperity for the city and the surrounding region.

Last month on our podcast, Workforce WindsorEssex CEO Justin Falconer told us: “We’re dealing with a workforce that’s not as well-educated, historically, as the rest of Ontario is.”

He went on to say that the picture is getting brighter and pointed to Canada’s G7-leading numbers in post-secondary attendance.

The most recent numbers available from Statistics Canada for the Windsor Census Metropolitan Area, which includes some county municipalities as well, do seem to show a closing gap. 32.6% of our population aged 25 to 34 has a high school diploma or less, compared to 30.7% across Canada. That’s an improvement over the 3.8% gap for the population aged 25 to 64.

It’s important to recognize progress, but we should be aiming to exceed the national average, not just fall short by a smaller amount.
Educational attainment is linked with income and Windsor has seen a decline in median household income since the 1990s, when we were above the national average on that measure.

The most important thing the next provincial government can do is invest in public and post-secondary education, particularly in removing barriers to post-secondary education for people experiencing poverty.

Windsor has the highest rate of child poverty in Ontario, and we will need help from the provincial government if we want our young people to fully realize their potential.

We’ve had a series of good news stories about economic development recently. If we’re going to make the most of them, we need an educated workforce. That’s the priority.

Doug Sartori is a political observer and organizer. When he’s not recording podcasts or getting people out to vote he runs Parallel 42 Systems, a technology consultancy firm in downtown Windsor.

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JUST SAYIN’ – Isn’t It Problematic The Current Canadian Government Has Less Than A Third Of The Country’s Support?

Canadians are as politically disparate as the vast and diverse landscape we inhabit.

Our elected legislatures need to accommodate the competing interests of a great number of factions — some economic (think agricultural, manufacturing, fishing, energy), some cultural and linguistic (English, French, First Nations, Old World immigrants), and some ideological (conservative, liberal, labour-oriented, religious), including many overlapping and distinct viewpoints in between, on these, and from other perspectives.

So why do we continue to employ, federally and provincially, such a crappy and inefficient system of democratic representation?

How, in our federation’s 154th year of democracy, can our system allow a party with a record low 32.6% of popular support to form our government?

You don’t need an advanced degree in applied mathematics or political science to understand that this is a real problem.

In our current electoral system, with “first past the post” vote-total races in every riding, strict party voting discipline (often with punitive results for breaking ranks), and the major political parties’ impenetrable, old-boy private constitutional organizations — reinforced and solidified through decades of patronage — I have always suspected that there are likely no more than a handful of people who really run each of the provinces and our federal government.

Worse, I fear, they decide policy far more from public opinion polls (based on the prospects of their continuing electability) than from any sense of principle.

Our majoritarian system means the candidate with the most votes in a riding wins. He or she does not need a majority of votes, just one more than any other candidate.

In competitive ridings with three or four candidates, then, the winning candidate could (and often does) win with a third or quarter of the votes. That winner’s party takes the entire riding and all other votes are disregarded; their interests will not be considered in the making of policy or passing of legislation.

This situation is not much different even in the case of a majority — only one in the last four majority governments in Canada garnered more than 40% of the popular vote.

Is it any wonder that these governments pass legislation that the majority (or near majority) of Canadians do not support?

One suggestion is the use of ranked ballots, where voters select more than one candidate, in order of preference, and at each count the candidate with the lowest total is dropped from the ballot until one candidate surpasses 50% of the total vote.

This is how all of the major political parties in Canada have traditionally selected their leaders.

Although this system ostensibly provides for more compromise, the result is the same in as much as that candidate’s party will govern according to its political views.

It also promotes strategic voting — the concept of voting to avoid a certain result more than to obtain one, which is seemingly antithetical to the very purpose of voting in the first place.

Another problem with modified majoritarian systems that employ ranking is the tendency for such systems to perpetually favour the most centrist party.

Voters who have positions on the right or left of the political spectrum tend to favour positions closest to their own.

So, in Canada for instance, where the Liberals are the more centrist of the three parties, it would gain from both Conservatives trying to avoid an NDP government, and vice-versa.

A study of the 2015 federal election, in which the Liberals won a majority with 39.5% of the popular vote, demonstrated that it would have won even more seats in that election, theoretically, with a ranked ballot system.

The only viable alternative to the majoritarian system, where every vote would truly count, is a purely proportional electoral system, where the number of seats a party earns is directly (as much as is possible) proportionate to the number of votes it receives. In such a system, people vote for a party instead of a candidate.

The list of candidates is chosen by the parties and provided as a list beforehand.

They can be required to ensure inclusion of candidates from different regions, age brackets, ethnicity, and to ensure gender parity. “Closed” lists means the party will choose which candidate from the list takes the seat and “open” lists allow the electorate to choose the candidate as well.

A majority of democratic nations in the world use proportional electoral systems, including Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. They are used in at least the lower houses of 94 democratic nations (the “lower” house in a bicameral legislature is the larger of two sections, typically with elected representatives and the primary responsibility for legislation). Many use a mixed proportional system where majoritarian results are then modified by a defined percentage of proportional ballots — so that a party’s total seat count is adjusted to reduce or increase the seats it will receive according to its share of the popular vote. Proportional electoral systems are seen, internationally, as a means of ensuring that elected bodies are more reflective of the differentiated interests of the people they represent.

The best hope for electoral reform in Canada, recently, was during the 2015 general election, when the Liberal Party had been out of office for nine and a half years, at a time when Prime Minister Steven Harper was enjoying a majority. Justin Trudeau made electoral reform a primary plank in his party’s election promises.

Alas, a Liberal majority win seemingly tempered Mr. Trudeau’s enthusiasm for any changes — and the recent push for change lost most of its inertia.

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War On . . . Auto Or Transit?

The snow is melting, and with that comes hidden potholes and an annual conversation — cars versus bikes. Let’s check in now with the Rose City Politics panel and see what their opinions are on the issue at hand.

Jon Liedtke

Cars rule and bikes drool! Or is it bikes rule and cars drool? Oh the annual conversation, so tired, so outdated, so BORING!

We all want to get where we’re going faster, and that can mean a lot of different things to different people. In a world of fast-paced lives with a desire to travel with speed and convenience, it is increasingly difficult to escape the clutches of our automotive past, present, and potentially future, and rightfully so; that industry has employed generations in our region.

But, as I write my section of this column, there is now war in Europe, continuous increases in fuel costs, and that volatility may push some to look towards a less volatile means of transportation: alternative transit or, dare I say, public transit!

Local radio broadcasts of the price at fuel pumps are now a weekly feature; this increased cost causes drivers to reevaluate their mileage and driving habits.

Blessed as we are in Windsor Essex, it’s not unusual to see multiple cars, and even a truck, in most driveways. When fuel is cheap, everyone drives with ease, but change that scenario and watch people realize just how important driving is: it is only a means to an end.

Across the world we have seen cities ban automobiles or charge excessive fees to enter world capitals, and global shipping companies are dealing with this by investing in bicycle fleets. Alternatives do exist.

While cycling is a healthier mode of transportation, it can come with additional stress during inclement weather, and not to mention when the infrastructure is inadequate or doesn’t even exist.

Let people make their own decisions, but also give them the options.

While we have trumped up the “right” to drive as a passage of entering adulthood, perhaps in the future it won’t be viewed as such. It’s up to everyone to choose their own.

And that’s just fine.

Jon Liedtkeis a Commentator for AM800 CKLW, Co-host and Producer of Rose City Politics, a business consultant, serves on Artcite’s Executive Board, and is a band member of Windsor’s The Nefidovs.

Doug Sartori

The automobile, along with the freedom and personal mobility it has brought to millions of people in North America and around the world, was one of the most significant social and economic developments of the 20th century.

Windsor is an important part of that history and you don’t have to look far to see the ways that car culture pervades our community. We celebrate our association with automobiles and the auto industry.

This is all true, but it does not alter the reality that political resistance to improving active transportation options is counterproductive.

Urbanists and environmental activists who advocate for better active transportation options are often vilified as participating in a “war on the car.” That kind of populist rhetoric is easy to deploy here, but Windsorites should reject it so that Windsor can continue to be livable, affordable and attractive down the road.

The pendulum in Windsor has swung so far in the direction of car dependence that we are missing important opportunities to improve quality of life and make Windsor a more equitable place to live.

Making life better for people who prefer to use active transportation will make life cheaper and better for everyone.

Getting cars off the road by encouraging active transportation will reduce dependence on expensive road infrastructure, reduce our carbon footprint, and make driving more pleasant for those who choose to do so.

For evidence, we can look to our neighbours in Essex County. While Windsor’s cycling infrastructure has languished — embarrassingly, Windsor still does not have a single kilometre of protected bike lanes in a city of a quarter million people — Essex County has shown, through the County Wide Active Transportation Service (CWATS) program that you can promote healthy alternatives to driving without negative impact on motorists.

“War on the car” rhetoric is counterproductive nonsense that only holds us back.

Doug Sartori is a political observer and organizer. When he’s not recording podcasts or getting people out to vote he runs Parallel 42 Systems, a technology consultancy firm in downtown Windsor.

Don Merrifield Jr.

The “Automotive Capital of Canada” seems to be unable to see itself as anything else.

Automobiles have obviously been an integral part of the development and growth of our city for decades. However, much like the disappearance of one of my favourite places growing up, Checker Flag Raceway, things do have to move forward or we get stuck in the past.

As someone who has lived in other cities and travelled to many other cities it does confuse me how we continue to think of other forms of transportation as “crazy radical ideas” or just an insult to the history of our community.

Simple things like protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and other forms of alternative transportation seem to be beyond the grasp of the people running and planning for our city.

The fact that areas like LaSalle or Colchester have bicycle specific infrastructure and Windsor, on a relative basis, is lacking, should really be an embarrassment. Those areas don’t even have a transit system.

Much fanfare has been made by our politicians of all the funding going into roads and sewers after decades of neglect.

But, the fact that most, if not all, new road construction doesn’t by default include some sort of separated and protected bicycle lanes, is ridiculous.

If anyone believes that a painted white line on a road next to the curb that includes garbage and sewer grates is “biking infrastructure,” they should stop breathing in so many car exhaust fumes.

With an election coming, you will hear much talk about active transportation, as we did the past two or three elections.

If you believe that it will result in any significant change, I encourage you to hop on your unicorn and ride down to city hall using the dedicated “Unicorn Only” lanes and congratulate the Mayor, Council, and administration on their accomplishments.

Don Merrifield Jr.is a REALTOR serving Windsor Essex County for over 21 years, a Co-Host on Rose City Politics for over 10 years, a father and grandfather, a former professional musician, and a former Ward 3 City Council candidate.

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Rose City Politics – 2022: Where Do We Go From Here

2022 is a double election year with both provincial and municipal elections in June and October respectively. The Rose City Politics panel give their personal opinions and assess what to expect as the election year starts.

Pat Papadeas

This year will provide the chance to make two trips to the polls.

The provincial election a few months away will be followed by a municipal election in the fall.

Timing can be everything for political fortunes. This year’s elections will be extraordinary in importance, setting the fate of Windsor Essex for generations to come.

It will come as no surprise to those who follow my opinions that, in my view, the mega-hospital “plan” is the most #critcal (typo on purpose) issue we face as a city and as a region. No other issue in the hands of politicians comes even close to having the impact, literally, on the health of our communities and its residents — in more ways than one.

It’s not like I would wish, oh I don’t know, something like a pandemic to happen that would give the opportunity to observe how decisions are made by elected officials so we can evaluate how much trust we should have in them.

Seriously, if how these politicians handled the pandemic hasn’t been enough to doubt their competencies and soberly question whose interests they’re looking out for, we’re doomed.

Beware politicians and mega-empire-building bureaucrats who tell you we’ll be better off when they shut down two hospitals, and an undisclosed third (Leamington — I’m betting you’ll be next — snap out of it).

It is not too late to take corrective action and prevent such a huge mistake. Everything is riding on this year’s set of elections because, after these, we will reach the point of no return.

I hope to see people running for election who will challenge the status quo, the mediocrity of current thinking, and the comfortable privilege of those running the show.

The political fortunes of some can seal the fate of many. Timing can, indeed, be everything.

Pat Papadeasis a legal studies professor at St. Clair College and Co-author of the textbook Canadian Business Law (Emond Publishing). She is active in organizations that directly or indirectly support a bold and vibrant downtown.

Doug Sartori

This double election year brings an opportunity to weigh in on leadership at the provincial and municipal levels.

Pandemic performance is sure to factor heavily into both votes — candidates at both levels will peddle competing narratives about COVID-19 and what it tells us about the path forward.

For what it’s worth, here’s mine: ideology, policy ideas, and spending promises are far less important than character and quality of judgment.

What matters most is how leaders respond to events, how well they listen, and whose interests they truly serve.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford rode to office on a wave of public anger without much thought to what he might do with the levers of power. The defining element of his character, as revealed by the pandemic experience, is a dithering reluctance to make tough, unpopular choices.

With two open seats in the region, residents of Windsor Essex will be able to remake the political landscape locally and have an impact on provincial outcomes.

Based on early positioning, it appears that some would like to make 2022 an election about the proposed hospital on County Road 42. Sustained public apathy in the face of a loud, ugly, and unproductive debate suggests to me that this will not be an effective strategy.

There’s nothing like a crisis to reveal character.

While City of Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens surely wanted the best for Windsor during the pandemic, in practice, his self-serving choices undermined that goal.

The clearly unserious media circus around vaccine doses in the tunnel, and his tendency to take opportunities for political positioning and score-settling, undermined confidence in public health.

Adroit media management by Mayor Dilkens limits criticism and therefore the political impact of these choices, but the election campaign will give residents of Windsor an opportunity to judge the Mayor’s balance between serving the public and serving himself.

Doug Sartori is a political observer and organizer. When he’s not recording podcasts or getting people out to vote he runs Parallel 42 Systems, a technology consultancy in downtown Windsor.

Jon Liedtke

2022? Expect more COVID responses and politics, lots of politics.

With both a provincial and municipal election looming, you’ll beg for the monotony of a city budget. If COVID Year One was Team Canada, and Year Two was The Hunger Games with a side of a politicized pandemic election, Year Three will be Rocky IV.

Expect politicians to ratchet up political pressure, whether via COVID or wedge issues. Elected officials would be wise to avoid mudslinging and just point to accomplishments and goals. It’s easy to get traction on social media, but easier to forget social media isn’t real and people want results.

Last year City of WindsorMayorDrew Dilkens used COVID cleavages to attack the local health unit over vaccine procurement and deployment, culminating in his tunnel vaccination pipe dream.

He also pushed his Platform 4 Windsor, which sucked up oxygen from the federal election. Have no doubt, the Mayor will seek to dominate the discourse until the municipal election.

In earnest, Mayor Dilkens’ reelection campaign began August 2021 when he officially launched Platform 4 Windsor, his multi-year reelection platform, funded by taxpayers.

Regardless of which party wins the provincial election and forms the government, or whoever is elected to Queen’s Park, City Council, or The Mayor’s Office, Windsor and Essex County needs fighters willing to keep the issues affecting the region as a whole at the forefront of both provincial and federal Cabinets respectively.

Stellantis is down to one shift, there still isn’t any news about a battery plant (locally or nationally), an automotive trade dispute still looms with the United States, and the hospitality sector is still dominated by COVID restrictions causing Caesars Windsor and others to close (at certain times) with employees laid off.

Hopefully, as we continue moving through COVID and these two elections, we emerge positioned to continue fighting, because quite frankly we’ll need to.

Jon Liedtkeis a Co-host and Producer of Rose City Politics, a business consultant (cannabis/marketing), appears in Biz X magazine and on AM800 monthly, sits on Artcite’s board of directors, and is a band member of Windsor’s The Nefidovs.

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