2015 was the year we united to defeat the Harper Conservatives. Vote Together was Leadnow’s largest ever campaign and together, we have accomplished and learned so much. We wanted to capture and publish reflections before the end of the year, while the memories are fresh and lessons are emerging.  

The Vote Together campaign was all over the news the last few months, garnering national and even international media coverage. Here is a list of significant media stories from a variety of publications across Canada and beyond.

Today, after 9 years and 257 days, Stephen Harper is no longer the Prime Minister of Canada.  Let’s let that soak in, and think about what it means.

Today, after 9 years and 257 days, Stephen Harper is no longer the Prime Minister of Canada.  Let’s let that soak in, and think about what it means.

But no matter what results come in over the next few hours, in so many ways you – the incredible Leadnow community – have already won. So before we leap together into whatever comes next, we wanted to take a moment, say “Thank you!” and share just some of the many reasons we're so deeply grateful for what you all have just achieved.

On Thursday, October 15th, the Leadnow community voted to recommend NDP candidate Mira Oreck as the best choice for defeating the Conservative candidate in Vancouver Granville. We’re writing today to explain how Leadnow’s community came to make a recommendation in Vancouver Granville, and how our democratic process worked.

TORONTO, October 14, 2015 - In Vancouver-Granville, where over 5400 people have pledged to Vote Together, a clear majority of the local Leadnow community has voted to recommend Mira Oreck (NDP) as the candidate who can defeat the local Conservative.

TORONTO, October 14, 2015 - Leadnow is pleased to announce the second round of Vote Together candidate recommendations. In 6 ridings where the Vote Together campaign is strong, the local Leadnow community has voted to recommend candidates who are clearly positioned to defeat the local Conservative.

My name is Adam Shedletzky and I’m one of Leadnow’s co-founders and the Chair of our Board of Directors. I’m writing this note to tell you a bit about Leadnow’s funding sources. Here’s the short version: the overwhelming majority of our money comes from individual Canadians giving small donations online. We registered as a third-party in the 2015 election, we only used Canadian donations for our election campaign, and we have submitted a full report to Elections Canada.