The Canadian Federal Election

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:39 pm

is one week from today. a new poll out today suggests the Conservatives are on the verge of a parliamentary majority (five years of rule).

Fucking hell. Canadians in general are very liberal, but the mainstream party they support is corrupt and scandal ridden.

Oh well, come to think of it, they aren't much different from each other anyway. Except we'll be in every Iraq, galactic space missile plasma defense shield program dealy going. And the gays will be crushed.

Post by **prince1000** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:43 pm

fascist theocracies of the world unite!

Post by **Jackal** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:00 pm

All I know is that I'm not voting strategically this time. I voting for the candidate I want. If the conservatives get in then fuck it.

Post by **jester!** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:18 pm

Meh, in alberta any vote that isnt conservative is thrown to the wind. If the conservatives have gained ground elsewhere in the country they must have rock solid numbers here...?

Post by **R00k** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:19 pm

Jackal wrote:All I know is that I'm not voting strategically this time. I voting for the candidate I want. If the conservatives get in then fuck it.

The 2004 election debacle has made me feel the same way.

Post by **Tormentius** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:08 pm

I going to vote this afternoon. Its definitely going to be a Conservative government, it just remains to be seen whether it will turn into a majority or not.

Post by **Wizard .3** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:09 pm

Battle of Ontario.

On the radio this morning, they mentioned there's greater support for conservatives in Quebec than for the liberals. Kinda suprised at first, but I guess it kind of makes sense after the whole sponsorship fiasco.

Post by **Jackal** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:15 pm

You can't say for sure that it will be conservative. The polls seem to indicate that but you have to remember that the polls only reflect those who take part in polls.

Post by **Tormentius** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:22 pm

Jackal wrote:You can't say for sure that it will be conservative. The polls seem to indicate that but you have to remember that the polls only reflect those who take part in polls.

Well theres no chance for the Green party or the NDP and if the Liberals did by some chance get in, it would probably be as another minority (which means we'd be going through this bs again in short order).

Post by **sliver** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:06 pm

Tormentius wrote:
Jackal wrote:You can't say for sure that it will be conservative. The polls seem to indicate that but you have to remember that the polls only reflect those who take part in polls.
Well theres no chance for the Green party or the NDP and if the Liberals did by some chance get in, it would probably be as another minority (which means we'd be going through this bs again in short order).

I don't think so. Any party that tried to topple the govt with another non-confidence motion in the next year would draw the ire of the general population, and that's not something any party wants.

Post by **BlueGene** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:31 pm

I’m probably voting Liberal, but I want to support the NDP. However the last thing I want is a conservative government.

Stephen Harper wants to withdraw/ignore Kyoto, join the useless missile defense, allow health privatization, he’s anti gay marriage, anti-abortion, religious, ignorant and racist toward immigrants and I hear he’s also a big prick in general. I have a feeling he’ll jump on any new war US proposes. He also criticized the Canadian government for not supporting the Iraq war and if it was up to him we would have been in Iraq right now.

The Liberals on the other hand make too many promises under-deliver, hide surpluses so they can spend them later, have numerous scandals, have allowed private health care to spread and supposedly support public health care while Paul Martin uses a private clinic. However they are the lesser evil and have kept 8 balanced budgets, so not all that bad.

Too bad NDP has no chance, reformed marijuana laws, no health care privatization, better social services would have been nice.

Post by **Jackal** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:35 pm

If you want to vote NDP then for the love of god vote NDP. The more votes you put towards your party the better there chances of getting more seats in the house. Strategic voting is simply not the way to go. It's your vote so use it on who YOU want in.

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:36 pm

I'm going to the Trinity Spadina debate tonight

Bluegene. vote NDP if that's who you like. it makes no sense to vote for something you don't want and if everyone like you voted for who they really wanted, we might actually get it.

Post by **BlueGene** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:37 pm

Yeah I've been considering that.

Post by **shadd_** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:36 am

still have'nt decided who yet. i want to vote liberal but i can't. regardless if the other choices are shit, i think it would be shittier to re-elect the liberals after all the money they have thrown away or stolen.

i'm leaning towards ndp because they have a really good grasp of the issues in my region.

Post by **Jackal** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:07 pm

Good lord it would be awesome if the NDP got in.
I swear if all of the lazy 18 year olds would get off their asses and vote the NDP would get in no problem.

Post by **BlueGene** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:56 pm

Yeah after considering it I think I'll voting for the NDP, I kinda want to stand up for what I believe. :icon32:

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:04 pm

HM-PuFFNSTuFF wrote:... vote NDP if that's who you like. it makes no sense to vote for something you don't want and if everyone like you voted for who they really wanted, we might actually get it.

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