City of Kitchener - Ward 4 Councillor
(Elect 1)
Your ward councillor sits on your city council.
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Candidates
Debates and All Candidate Meeting Recordings
Debates and all-candidates meetings are interactive events where candidates running for a position answer rounds of questions. They allow you to compare candidates side by side, and are the most effective way to quickly compare candidates.
If you don’t have time to watch an entire recording, watch 2-3 rounds of questions in the middle of the meeting. Alternatively, you can listen to the audio of a debate like a podcast while walking or doing chores.
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The Local Campaign: Councillor Candidate Q&A - Kitchener Ward 4,
Rogers tv,
October 6, 2022.
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The Local Campaign: Councillor Candidate Q&A – Kitchener (Wards 1-6),
Rogers tv,
September 20, 2022.
Questionnaires and Endorsements
Advocacy groups often publish questionnaires that allow you to compare candidates side by side. In addition some groups make explicit endorsements. Pay careful attention to how questions are framed, and how this reflects the positions and philosophies of the advocacy groups.
- 2022 Ontario municipal election: Meet the Waterloo Ward 4 council candidates, Global News, October 18, 2022.
- 2022 Ontario municipal election: Meet the Kitchener Ward 4 council candidates, Global News, October 17, 2022.
- 50 by 2030 WR Survey, 50 by 2030 Waterloo Region, October 12, 2022.
- CycleWR Survey, CycleWR, October 11, 2022.
- GREN Survey on Environmental Issues, Grand River Environmental Network, October 10, 2022.
- FABWR Candidate Survey Results, For a Better Waterloo Region, October 8, 2022.
- 2022 Election Candidates List Survey, Waterloo Crime Prevention Council, October 7, 2022.
- Meet the Kitchener Ward 4 candidates, CTV Kitchener, October 5, 2022.
- Heritage Platforms for 2022 Elections, ACO (Architectural Conservancy Ontario) North Waterloo Region, September 27, 2022.
- Results of 2SLGBTQIA+ Questionnaire for Waterloo Region Municipal Candidates, SPECTRUM and OK2BME, September 26, 2022.
- Waterloo Region Endorsements, Waterloo Regional Labour Council, September 6, 2022.
Opinions and Group Discussions
Opinions, blog posts and discussions can be partisan, but sometimes can be helpful in bringing attention to election issues.
Sometimes discussions on forums like Reddit can give you a range of opinions about candidates and campaign issues.
- So, who are we all voting for Kitchener Council?, Reddit, October 5, 2022.
Candidate Profiles
Candidate profiles allow you to read responses from different candidates side by side. They allow you to compare candidates based on their backgrounds and experiences. Often they will not tell you how candidates would address specific issues.
- Get to know your Kitchener candidates ahead of Monday's municipal election, CBC, October 21, 2022.
- KITCHENER VOTES: Christine Michaud, Ward 4 candidate, Waterloo Region Record, October 5, 2022.
- KITCHENER VOTES: John Vandonk, Ward 4 candidate, Waterloo Region Record, October 5, 2022.
- KITCHENER VOTES: Ali Akbar, Ward 4 candidate, Waterloo Region Record, October 5, 2022.
- Kitchener Candidates, Citified, September 23, 2022.
Election Results
These are news items about how the election turned out.
- ‘I like to fight for the little person’: Kitchener’s new councillors ready to serve, Waterloo Region Record, October 28, 2022.
- Voters deliver Vrbanovic third term as mayor of Kitchener, three new councillors elected, CTV Kitchener, October 25, 2022.
- Vrbanovic makes decisive return as Kitchener’s mayor, Waterloo Region Record, October 24, 2022.
- Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic 'very humbled' to be re-elected for 3rd term, CBC, October 24, 2022.
- Mayor Berry Vrbanovic given third term by Kitchener residents, Global News, October 24, 2022.