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  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    ACCBootlegGoddess wrote:
    He was?? WTF??? The Bloq has no candidates outside Quebec so whats he doing here??


    That said I like watching the guy debate...if he wasn't willing to throw the rest of Canada under the bus to pass any bad budget or bill that has a Quebec bribe attached to it...I would have WAY more respect for the man.

    exactly ... but he realizes that a harper majority would be disastrous for quebec and canada - so, he was meeting with some association last week here ...
  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    Kel Varnsen wrote:
    Personally I would never vote for the NDP in a million years, but I do have a lot of respect for Layton for running his campaign as if he could win. If you watch any of his commercials or interviews he seems actually confident that he could be the next PM and that his party could form the government. Even though that probbaly won't happen I think to run an effective campaign you totally have to think that way so that your supporters can get behind you and people can get interested in your party.

    i think he's got 2 things going for him ...

    1. he's not a conservative or a liberal
    2. i could be wrong but provincially ndp gov'ts have a history of being the most fiscally responsible balancing the most budgets vs. conservatives or liberals ...

    so, although many such as yourself would never consider voting ndp - those who are open aren't as afraid as they used to be ... they have also seen that they were far more effective with 29 seats than the liberals with 103 ...
  • Kel Varnsen
    Kel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    polaris wrote:
    2. i could be wrong but provincially ndp gov'ts have a history of being the most fiscally responsible balancing the most budgets vs. conservatives or liberals ...

    My only experience with provincial NDP was the BC NDP that was in power in the 90's. They were pretty bad. 2 Premieres in a row had to leave office in scandal. Plus do a search for BC fast ferry scandal. They attempted to build new ferries to Vancouver island and boost up the BC ship building industry at the same time. Unfortunatly the BC industry at that time had mainly built small fishing boats. There was insane cost over-runs and in the end the three ships had massive amounts of problems (it ended up costing almost 500 million dollars for 3 ships that didn't work).

    Plus I was in university when they were in power. They made it so that there was a freeze on tuition, which was nice, but the problem was at the same time they didn't increse University funding. So with the cheap tuition, enrollment was high, but at the same time my school wasn't getting any more money and you could start to see when classes were getting bigger and lab equipment was starting to fall apart.
  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    vote strategic....this website will tell you who to vote for if ABC and the environment are important to you http://www.voteforenvironment.ca/ and read this http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/10/07/scientists-environment.html
  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    yield6 wrote:
    vote strategic....this website will tell you who to vote for if ABC and the environment are important to you http://www.voteforenvironment.ca/ and read this http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/10/07/scientists-environment.html

    i would say voting strategic is the way to go ...
  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    polaris wrote:
    i would say voting strategic is the way to go ...
    i would if it would make a differance for myself but if you go to that and type in my postal code T1J 2E5 you will get a funny message from the site.
  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    I'm sure as hell not voting for George W Harper.
  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    I'm sure as hell not voting for George W Harper.

    are ya in a swing riding?
    yield6 wrote:
    i would if it would make a differance for myself but if you go to that and type in my postal code T1J 2E5 you will get a funny message from the site.

    yeah ... alberta is our texas ... :)
  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    polaris wrote:
    are ya in a swing riding?


    I live in Brampton; a major Convservative riding. My heart is to vote Green based on their eviromental platform. However I'm afraid it won't be a very strategic move. I may be forced to vote for the Liberal party this time around because a Harper Majority would be disasterous for Canada.
  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    I live in Brampton; a major Convservative riding. My heart is to vote Green based on their eviromental platform. However I'm afraid it won't be a very strategic move. I may be forced to vote for the Liberal party this time around because a Harper Majority would be disasterous for Canada.

    i guess you're not in ruby dhalla's riding? ... i'd vote for her just on looks ... :p
  • Two Birds
    Two Birds Posts: 256
    Hey, I am torn between Liberal and Green. I am a little pissed Elizabeth May decided not to make a stop here in London. I like the Green candidate and I also like the Liberal candidate in our riding. I have tried to like Stephan Dion but I am really struggling with him...we do need to stop the Conservatives of getting the majority and I think that's about all we can do at this point.
    Peace,
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  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    Two Birds wrote:
    Hey, I am torn between Liberal and Green. I am a little pissed Elizabeth May decided not to make a stop here in London. I like the Green candidate and I also like the Liberal candidate in our riding. I have tried to like Stephan Dion but I am really struggling with him...we do need to stop the Conservatives of getting the majority and I think that's about all we can do at this point.

    i would say vote strategic if you do not like harper and his policies for the most part the other 3 parties are fairly similar ... and if you want any action done on the environment - for sure vote strategic ...

    as for as dion - he has definitely struggled as a leader however, people will say he has integrity and conviction ... which is a silver lining i suppose ...
  • augustwest
    augustwest Posts: 739
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    I'm sure as hell not voting for George W Harper.

    +1

    I'm voting liberal because GW Harper must not get a majority
  • pearljammer
    pearljammer Posts: 237
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    I am not a fan of the Conservative Party and Stephan Harper. I'd love to see them bite it...However, I just don't think the Liberals are going to stop the Conservatives from securing a majority Government.

    Expect more cuts to Education, The Arts, and more tax breaks for the rich and more Federal funding to the Oil Sands.

    I'm voting Green this election, as I think we desperately need some aggressive Green representation.

    Let me get this straight. You would like to see the Liberals surpass the Conservatives in number of seats in the House, and yet you're going to vote Green?

    That, my friend, is a paradox.

    You said yourself the repercussions of a Conservative majority, yet you're going to use your vote to help them.
    EvenFLOW PsYcHo #29

    ~ is your Pearl Jam cup half empty, or 1/2 Full?
  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    yield6 wrote:
    vote strategic....this website will tell you who to vote for if ABC and the environment are important to you http://www.voteforenvironment.ca/
    sorry to quote my own post but......if any canadian's on this board have friends who vote in tight ridings, you should email them this link.
  • pearljammer
    pearljammer Posts: 237
    yield6 wrote:
    sorry to quote my own post but......if any canadian's on this board have friends who vote in tight ridings, you should email them this link.

    I really like this site. It spread around my Facebook network. I can't wait til October 14th!
    EvenFLOW PsYcHo #29

    ~ is your Pearl Jam cup half empty, or 1/2 Full?
  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    pearljammer wrote:
    Let me get this straight. You would like to see the Liberals surpass the Conservatives in number of seats in the House, and yet you're going to vote Green?

    That, my friend, is a paradox.

    You said yourself the repercussions of a Conservative majority, yet you're going to use your vote to help them.

    he says today that he's probably gonna vote strategic ...

    are you in edmonton? ... i guess it'll pretty hard to breakthrough there ...
  • Thecure
    Thecure Posts: 814
    polaris wrote:
    i guess you're not in ruby dhalla's riding? ... i'd vote for her just on looks ... :p

    i was not going to vote but yesterday i went to all the parties riding here in Brampton and Ruby had the best ideas on what she was going to be doing for the prople in springdale, as we have a lot of factories here and i am worried about the economy.

    and besides she was the HOTTEST!
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  • Two Birds
    Two Birds Posts: 256
    yield6 wrote:
    sorry to quote my own post but......if any canadian's on this board have friends who vote in tight ridings, you should email them this link.

    Interesting this site is telling me based on my riding to vote red.
    Peace,
    ________________________
    Too many shows but never enough!
    These guys are the fruit of the earth...
  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    Two Birds wrote:
    Interesting this site is telling me based on my riding to vote red.
    Liberal for you i guess, if you so choose :)

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