iCommit to Vote/Run/Lead

iCommit is a campaign run in partnership with YWCA Canada, Equal Voice, Apathy is Boring, the Girls Action Foundation and the Canadian Women's Foundation.  Tweet #icommit, Facebook and YouTube your opinion on Canadian politics.

Tweet! Tweet! Tweet!

We want your opinion out there in the wide world of Twitter.  Can never remember what those pesky #hashtags are to get the word out?  Try these to get issues to officially trend and be a part of the latest Twitter movement:

#elxn41
#cdnpoli
#cdnecec
#femvote
#canadavotes
#vaw
#guncontrol
#childcare

Now you have the information: You know who your candidates are; you know what the different parties have stated in their platforms. 

It's time for you to get involved. 

Below are handy documents that YWCA Canada has provided to help you write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper about violence against women, and even some questions to ask a candidate when you go out and meet them.

Are you interested in running for public office?  For more information on women in politics check out Equal Voice:Promoting the Election of Women in Canada or check out Opening the Potential - Mentoring for Women (Deadline May 16)