Canadian Election

Two Birds

That's right I'm not surprised..I do live in a neighbourhood with an older poplulation and lot of these people had their conservative signs up real quick, which scared me at first. It is generally a "liberal" riding though.

even flow?

All I have to say is "here is my/our platform" one week before the big show. Geesuz!

Gonzo1977

polaris wrote:

i guess you're not in ruby dhalla's riding? ... i'd vote for her just on looks ...

Ha Ha

I'd show Ruby the true meaning of a Riding

Sorry...I couldn't help it

rebornFixer

Gonzo1977 wrote:

I'm sure as hell not voting for George W Harper.

And this level of brainpower is why nothing ever changes in this country.

polaris

reborncareerist wrote:

And this level of brainpower is why nothing ever changes in this country.

who you voting for? ... please pleasantly surprise me! ... although from what i remember - you're in alberta which means it doesn't really matter who you vote for ...

augustwest

reborncareerist wrote:

And this level of brainpower is why nothing ever changes in this country.

alberta=texas

how's that for brain power?

polaris

augustwest wrote:

alberta=texas

how's that for brain power?

i would also add that we are on the precipice of change in this country ... if we elect a liberal minority with significant ndp and green seats - i would say the country can make huge strides towards a more progressive agenda ...

Thecure

only 4 more days left people get out there and vote.

appliedlesson

polaris wrote:

i would also add that we are on the precipice of change in this country ... if we elect a liberal minority with significant ndp and green seats - i would say the country can make huge strides towards a more progressive agenda ...

it's a wonderful thought. I hope it happens.

RolandTD20Kdrummer

Gonzo1977 wrote:

I'm sure as hell not voting for George W Harper.

He wants to spend half a trillion to ramp up the military over the next couple decades. The little fucker snuck it in right under the noses of Canadians.

Militarize Canada to join in the never ending war on terror...

yaaay...

Brilliant plan... to fuck over this country as well.

Kel Varnsen

RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:

He wants to spend half a trillion to ramp up the military over the next couple decades. The little fucker snuck it in right under the noses of Canadians.

Militarize Canada to join in the never ending war on terror...

yaaay...

Brilliant plan... to fuck over this country as well.

Boosting funding to the military honestly doesn't bother me that much. Alot of the military equipment in Canada has been working well past its normal lifespan and is due for replacement. Plus if we want to be able to manage on our own defense, rather than being reliant on the US we would need to have a decently funded armed forces. Plus are armed forces does a lot of good work around the world, like disaster relief.

MrBrian

MONTREAL - NDP Leader Jack Layton says he'd spend federal money to bring the Canadian Grand Prix back.

Speaking on the Montreal morning television show Salut Bonjour, Layton said the event is very important - and not just for fans of motor racing.

He says the event is important to the local economy.

He says an NDP government would partner with the city and the province of Quebec to help restore the event to the motor racing calendar.

The sport's governing body - the FIA - announced earlier this week that the Grand Prix would be dropped from the Formula One calendar in 2009.

http://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/story/?id=252186
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Formula One: Montreal faces 75m-dollar loss after FIA snub - mayor

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/081007/sports/auto_prix_can_1

ediger

I would vote Green, but the candidate in my area is an absolute nut-case. He's the male equivalent of the Cat Lady from the Simpsons.

I really can't support any of the other parties. They simply annoy me too much. What I wouldn't give for our former Marijuana Party candidate. At least if I'm going to throw my vote away, with that dude I was able to say I voted Pot Party.

RolandTD20Kdrummer

Kel Varnsen wrote:

Boosting funding to the military honestly doesn't bother me that much. Alot of the military equipment in Canada has been working well past its normal lifespan and is due for replacement. Plus if we want to be able to manage on our own defense, rather than being reliant on the US we would need to have a decently funded armed forces. Plus are armed forces does a lot of good work around the world, like disaster relief.

In light of current events and Canada's role forcefully changing in Afghanistan (as per ongoing US interests), somehow I don't think it's going to be used for disaster relief...

edit: and I don't think it's going to be the set amount and "phased in" over 20 years. They're looking for a green light here...just look at how underhanded Harper was about passing it.

dignin

if you have any faith in polls, thanks for nothing Harper....well not nothing, it did cost me some money.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/13/elxn-poll.html

ediger

yield6 wrote:

if you have any faith in polls, thanks for nothing Harper....well not nothing, it did cost me some money.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/story/2008/10/13/elxn-poll.html

That definitely is a little disheartening, although I must admit, not horribly surprising. I don't understand how people can vote for a Harper led Conservative Party.

I'm under the belief that no one party can run a country well. You need a nice rotation of liberal and conservative politics (not the parties, simply more a leftist approach vs a more right-wing approach). Each brand of politics have their benefits. Some parties will save money, some will spend. You need to save money to spend money and you also need to spend money to make money. Hopefully I'm making some sense.

Either way, Harper has taken the Conservatives even more right-wing, to near Republican party territory. That scares me.

dignin

get out and vote ABC tomorrow

ACCBootlegGoddess

ediger wrote:

That definitely is a little disheartening, although I must admit, not horribly surprising. I don't understand how people can vote for a Harper led Conservative Party.

I'm under the belief that no one party can run a country well. You need a nice rotation of liberal and conservative politics (not the parties, simply more a leftist approach vs a more right-wing approach). Each brand of politics have their benefits. Some parties will save money, some will spend. You need to save money to spend money and you also need to spend money to make money. Hopefully I'm making some sense.

Either way, Harper has taken the Conservatives even more right-wing, to near Republican party territory. That scares me.

Not directed at you personally Ediger....

The guy was Canadian Alliance/Reform party before...What did people THINK was going to happen with the Conservatives got into power. I bugs the shit out of me that so many votes have such a short freaking memory and buy into the bullshit the candidates spew at election time.

That said...I'm not voting Conservative BUT I'm not against a Conservative Minority because I'm even more against the Carbon tax. I prefer looking for alternative, renewable sources of energy (like the NDP and the Greens are talking about...and I think even the Bloq too...not 100% sure on them tho).
BC has a carbon tax and as I'm sure any BC jammer will tell you...prices of a lot of shit went UP...cause companies will pass that tax onto the consumer.

My riding has been Liberal for like 25 years so I suspect thats how it will go again...which is good cause its one seat Harper won't get.

ediger

ACCBootlegGoddess wrote:

Not directed at you personally Ediger....

The guy was Canadian Alliance/Reform party before...What did people THINK was going to happen with the Conservatives got into power. I bugs the shit out of me that so many votes have such a short freaking memory and buy into the bullshit the candidates spew at election time.

That said...I'm not voting Conservative BUT I'm not against a Conservative Minority because I'm even more against the Carbon tax. I prefer looking for alternative, renewable sources of energy (like the NDP and the Greens are talking about...and I think even the Bloq too...not 100% sure on them tho).
BC has a carbon tax and as I'm sure any BC jammer will tell you...prices of a lot of shit went UP...cause companies will pass that tax onto the consumer.

My riding has been Liberal for like 25 years so I suspect thats how it will go again...which is good cause its one seat Harper won't get.

I completely agree, for the most part. It was pretty obvious what Harper was going to do to the Conservative Party when he was elected leader, but it still scares the crap outta me nonetheless.

I am against a Conservative minority, but only idealistically. Realistically, it's probably going to be the least harmful to the country. The idea of a Conservative or Liberal majority doesn't sit well with me at all, but seriously now, an NDP or Green led government? It's just not happening for a while.

I have typically voted NDP in the past, but as with the Conservatives, I do not really the direction that Jack Layton is taking the party in. Different NDP leader and a more reliable local candidate would go a loooooooong way.

I like Elizabeth May and the Green party, but like I stated in an early post, the candidate running in my riding is absolutely nuts, unfortunately, and I just can't bring myself to vote for him.

It's looking more and more like I'll be voting Liberal for the first time. I think I'll take a loooooooong shower after getting home.

edit:
I should also add, the Feds are missing on a great opportunity with wind power in the prairies. It's flat and the wind blows constantly, what more could they want? The farmers who own the land could lease the land and help offset some of the losses they have been incurring lately.

Drowned Out

ACCBootlegGoddess wrote:

Not directed at you personally Ediger....

The guy was Canadian Alliance/Reform party before...What did people THINK was going to happen with the Conservatives got into power. I bugs the shit out of me that so many votes have such a short freaking memory and buy into the bullshit the candidates spew at election time.

That said...I'm not voting Conservative BUT I'm not against a Conservative Minority because I'm even more against the Carbon tax.

Did you see the Harper interview carried by Sun Media yesterday?

"....I'm here to obviously elect an agenda that will stop a carbon tax, and the way to do that is to elect a Conservative government. Don't defeat us then ask us to stop a carbon tax." Stephen Harper
:mad:
He is basically calling the election a referendum on the carbon tax :mad: .... the Cons won't fight it if they lose, cause the Canadian public won't have the appetite for another election...maybe you shouldn't have called one yet, jackass! grrrrr
So...it comes down to....half a trillion on the military from the Cons, or the carbon tax from the Libs.

Personally, I'd rather fight the carbon tax than worry about everything that Harper will do, even with a minority...like he said, no one wants another election...