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Dear Mr. Szabo,

In light of the coming election, I would like to encourage you to adapt your website as it is a portal between you and your constituents in more than just a technological sense. Understandably, there is a level of professionalism to maintain in the political sphere but as a younger member of your riding, I left your website feeling no connection to the person who is representing my wants and needs in a larger spectrum. The words "technological revolution" have been tossed around since the Internet came into play and certainly not without reason. With the powers of internet language, you can do so much to transform text into something exciting and appealing, therefore attracting a broader audience. I would hope that as an MP this would be your goal in representing the larger majority and I am concerned you are alienating a sizeable portion of society who are Internet adept and do not rely so much on other media for daily impressions of the world.

I am not suggesting you impose a massive website "face lift" but rather proposing subtle signs of showing your connection to the online world via personal messages on the home page or even something as simple as a date stamp of when a section has been updated. On a larger scale, one step below the "blog", there is the option of an open forum. This could be certainly advantageous to yourself because the voices of your constituents could be brought to you versus having to seek them out. We know most of us like to throw our "two cents" in, especially regarding community issues, so the success of such a venture is most likely if not guaranteed. More importantly, members of your riding will recognize your involvement in the tangible community as well as the virtual, broader world who we know can be more cruel than kind when ignored.

I look forward to your response.

Thank you for your time.

Elwira Oliwa