Sorry Peggy and Michelle - Tabuns' anti-labour practices are wrong for party staff and wrong for our party. And I don't see anything in Tabun's platform that targets women's issues.

As for Andrea, where was her support for women when Christopherson's provincial seat opened up. A black woman was going to become candidate uncontested, but Andrea called up Wayne Marston and asked him to come home from Atlanta and run. Marston came home, but Andrea jumped ship ended up supporting a different white guy altogether! And where was Andrea's support for women when she gave up her municipal seat to run provincially? Andrea wouldn't endorse the female, NDP candidate who was a local riding president for OPSEU - Andrea choose to endorse the male, liberal candidate. So much for party loyalty and helping women in our party...

On a different note - this endorsement flew by my email the other day:

ONDY Female Exec.s Voting For Prue

As young female activists in the ONDP we find Michael Prue to have the most progressive platform when it comes to addressing the issues that matter most to Ontario women. His party renewal platform will help transform gender parity from an aspiration to a reality. Prue's $10,000 pledge toward every riding association's election budget will enable more female candidates to run and be successful. Prue's vision for municipalities will restore many gutted social services that have ultimately been off loaded onto the province's women. Additionally, this will result in job creation in female dominated sectors. Prue has also offered the most detailed poverty reduction strategy. As poverty disproportionately affects women, we are confident that his $11 minimum wage, market measured housing benefits, and freeze until sale property tax initiative best addresses the concerns of women, young and old, from across Ontario. We feel that Michael Prue offers the most comprehensive and holistic platform; addressing the realities and concerns of women both within and outside our party.

Alex Johnstone: ONDY Clubs Coordinator
Sarah Douglas: ONDY Secretary
Carilyne Hébert: ONDY Working Youth Coordinator
Elizabeth Kessler: ONDY Francophone Director
Sonja Missio : ONDY Southeast Regional Organizer
Paris Meilleur: Former ONDY Southwest Regional Organizer

That's almost the entire line of female exec. on ONDY! Young females want change in our party and they see that happening with Michael Prue!