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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
So this Ms. Alderton won
Congrats to her. I don’t know her, I've never heard of her, so I’ll leave at that. Danielle has kindly written me a official response to last night’s results. Which I have posted below.
It was an honour to have blogged in support of you Danielle…I'm proud to call you a friend and I hope you'll keep your name in the hat for next time. You can count on my support then as well.
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The OYL has voted and chosen their new EVP. Upon hearing the results, I would just like to offer some words as a wrap up to what I guess can be called a campaign.
I just want to say right off that I am very happy to have put my name forward and to have ran for this position. I heard a lot of positive feedback from a lot of different people about my candidacy and that alone was encouraging. Mostly though, it reminded me just how important it is to put yourself out there, take the chance and go up against the odds for something you believe in.
What I can take away from this experience is that even when there may be a strong possibility of losing, the act of running can be just as important as the outcome itself. I hope I was at least able to show those people who cared to pay attention to this race that there are Young Liberals out there who are passionate, who are real and who are interested in leading because of a genuine desire to make things better. We can always be better and that’s why I encourage all OYL members to really make the effort to communicate with each other and with the executive members. The only way we can improve as an organization is if we all work together and hold each other accountable for the values we should be working to uphold.
As always, I will continue my work and involvement in the Liberal Party and look forward to working with my fellow Young Liberals in the year ahead.
Finally, thank you for Vicky for taking it upon herself to blog about my candidacy for EVP, thank you to my Liberal friends who encouraged me to run, thank you to everyone who posted such wonderful comments in response to my candidacy, and of course thank you to the OYL executive for their consideration.
Liberally yours,
Danielle McGee
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It was an honour to have blogged in support of you Danielle…I'm proud to call you a friend and I hope you'll keep your name in the hat for next time. You can count on my support then as well.
*******
The OYL has voted and chosen their new EVP. Upon hearing the results, I would just like to offer some words as a wrap up to what I guess can be called a campaign.
I just want to say right off that I am very happy to have put my name forward and to have ran for this position. I heard a lot of positive feedback from a lot of different people about my candidacy and that alone was encouraging. Mostly though, it reminded me just how important it is to put yourself out there, take the chance and go up against the odds for something you believe in.
What I can take away from this experience is that even when there may be a strong possibility of losing, the act of running can be just as important as the outcome itself. I hope I was at least able to show those people who cared to pay attention to this race that there are Young Liberals out there who are passionate, who are real and who are interested in leading because of a genuine desire to make things better. We can always be better and that’s why I encourage all OYL members to really make the effort to communicate with each other and with the executive members. The only way we can improve as an organization is if we all work together and hold each other accountable for the values we should be working to uphold.
As always, I will continue my work and involvement in the Liberal Party and look forward to working with my fellow Young Liberals in the year ahead.
Finally, thank you for Vicky for taking it upon herself to blog about my candidacy for EVP, thank you to my Liberal friends who encouraged me to run, thank you to everyone who posted such wonderful comments in response to my candidacy, and of course thank you to the OYL executive for their consideration.
Liberally yours,
Danielle McGee
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Monday, February 23, 2009
McGee for VP!
And so it is official, Danielle is running for the VP position in the OYL Exec. Now some anonymous posters, who would bother naming themselves, seem to think Danielle is some newbie into the world of politics. Hardly the case, since those of us who know her, have worked with her, and know she’s as dedicated as they come.
So here’s a brief bio of Ms. McGee’s experience.
Danielle graduated in 2007 with her B.A. Honours in Political Science and Law from Carleton University in Ottawa. Originally from a small town in North-western Ontario, her life in politics first began when she started came to Ottawa as a first year university student and began volunteering for an M.P. on Parliament Hill. She continued to work on the hill for a year following her volunteer experience.
When Michael Ignatieff decided to run for M.P. in Etobicoke-Lakeshore she began working as a volunteer doing data entry, phone canvassing & door to door canvassing for his 2006 election campaign. This experience prompted her to accept the invitation from Ignatieff’s organizers to be a youth lead in the Ottawa Region and at Carleton University during his 2006 Leadership bid.
Danielle has been working as a Liberal organizer ever since for both the Liberal Party and for Liberal youth in the Ottawa area. She volunteered on the successful nominations of Yasir Naqvi, M.P.P. and Penny Collenette in Ottawa Centre.
During the 2007 Provincial Election, she was asked to serve as the Candidate’s aide to Yasir Naqvi on what proved to be a very successful campaign. She then went on to work with Penny Collenette, the Federal Liberal candidate, for over a year pre-writ where she spent a great deal of time with Penny helping to build her profile in the community. During the 2008 Federal election campaign she was asked to serve as Penny’s Canvass Chair.
She currently sits as the Executive Vice-President of the Ottawa Centre Federal Young Liberal Association (OCFYLA) & the Vice-President Organization of the Ottawa Centre Federal Liberal Association (OCFLA).
So as you can see, she's no newbie, and I truly hope she gets the VP position she's seeking. She's qualified, dedicated and more than able to handle the workload and the pressure that comes with the job.
GO DANIELLE!
So here’s a brief bio of Ms. McGee’s experience.
Danielle graduated in 2007 with her B.A. Honours in Political Science and Law from Carleton University in Ottawa. Originally from a small town in North-western Ontario, her life in politics first began when she started came to Ottawa as a first year university student and began volunteering for an M.P. on Parliament Hill. She continued to work on the hill for a year following her volunteer experience.
When Michael Ignatieff decided to run for M.P. in Etobicoke-Lakeshore she began working as a volunteer doing data entry, phone canvassing & door to door canvassing for his 2006 election campaign. This experience prompted her to accept the invitation from Ignatieff’s organizers to be a youth lead in the Ottawa Region and at Carleton University during his 2006 Leadership bid.
Danielle has been working as a Liberal organizer ever since for both the Liberal Party and for Liberal youth in the Ottawa area. She volunteered on the successful nominations of Yasir Naqvi, M.P.P. and Penny Collenette in Ottawa Centre.
During the 2007 Provincial Election, she was asked to serve as the Candidate’s aide to Yasir Naqvi on what proved to be a very successful campaign. She then went on to work with Penny Collenette, the Federal Liberal candidate, for over a year pre-writ where she spent a great deal of time with Penny helping to build her profile in the community. During the 2008 Federal election campaign she was asked to serve as Penny’s Canvass Chair.
She currently sits as the Executive Vice-President of the Ottawa Centre Federal Young Liberal Association (OCFYLA) & the Vice-President Organization of the Ottawa Centre Federal Liberal Association (OCFLA).
So as you can see, she's no newbie, and I truly hope she gets the VP position she's seeking. She's qualified, dedicated and more than able to handle the workload and the pressure that comes with the job.
GO DANIELLE!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
OYL SCOOP!
A very reliable source of mine has hinted to me that Danielle McGee, from Ottawa-Centre, is running, or at least seriously considering her options to run for OYL Office. This source has stated to me that there is quite a bit of pressure for her to run for the VP position that opened after the OYL Presi-gate.
I hope she does decide to run. She’s a dedicated, hard-working young lady, and would certainly easily live up to the office of vice-president.
COME ON DANIELLE! GO FOR IT!
I hope she does decide to run. She’s a dedicated, hard-working young lady, and would certainly easily live up to the office of vice-president.
COME ON DANIELLE! GO FOR IT!
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