Dear sisters and brothers:

OPSEU members have a lot at stake in today’s provincial election. That is why voting is so important. So please vote, and when you do, please vote for the party or candidate who will do the most to build public services in Ontario.

I also urge you to cast your ballot in the referendum on electoral reform. At this year’s OPSEU Convention, our elected delegates voted overwhelmingly in favour of the new voting system called Mixed Member Proportional, or MMP.

With MMP, you’ll have more choice when you vote. The results will be fairer than they are now. Fair results will create real checks and balances in the Legislature. If we had had MMP all along, the destruction of public services by the Mike Harris Conservatives would not have happened.

So please vote in the referendum, and when you do, please choose Mixed Member Proportional.

In solidarity, 

Warren (Smokey) Thomas
President, OPSEU