who are you going to vote for?

[jdms13rhd]

So Allen. I ask you this.

Who are you voting for?


I am not voting harper. that is a done deal.

But as to who I vote for.

Undecided.


It seems that bother the liberals and NDP want to do more for my parents and grandparents than me.

Im leaning towards NDP. But im wondering what he is promising for an 18 year old kid and others in my age group

This election I voted strategically, NDP. In Lethbridge the NDP have the best chance of ousting the Conservatives there. Plus our Lethbridge candidate is being smothered in negative publicity so this is the best chance we have of getting rid of him.
If you're left-leaning & want to help block a Harper majority, www.projectdemocracy.ca is a good site that compares the last election results for your riding, to show which party has the best chance to beat your local unfriendly conservative MP.

Unfortunately none of the parties are particularly geared towards the younger generations, since we have the lowest rate of voter turnout it's easy for parties to neglect us. It's also kinda hard to judge by election platforms, since all parties are notorious for not following through completely (not necessarily by any fault -- it's just hard to predict what you'll be able to do until you get into power & see all the numbers you have to work with, etc). This election will be particularly difficult for the next party in power since the Cons have been hiding their costs for various things (jets, the jails, the crime bills,) so we may very well be deeper in debt than they will even admit. Hell, the cons were on record claiming "no deficit" when they were already $1.1B in debt, so they are not really sure of their numbers at the best of times, either.

The best way to judge a party is by looking at it's track record & the bills it supports. www.howdtheyvote.ca is a good site that shows the various bills brought before the House of Commons by the different parties (and which ones your local MP voted for/against). I look at these since they've already happened & are very revealing as to the parties' true intentions. If you have any areas or topics that you're concerned about in general, I can give you a more specific answer... there's so much to cover it's hard to focus sometimes, haha.

I am pretty big on human rights, liberties, progressive & research-based approaches to govt so there are pieces of policy from the Liberals, NDP & Green that I support. But this election goes beyond personal preference, I'm just looking for the greater good for Canada -- and blocking a Harper majority is the #1 priority for me!

[RHDskyline]

As much as i don't want the conservatives back in power. Or Harper's government to be exact. And I REALLY don't want them in. I have this horrible feeling that they will be. With the way the election is held in Canada. Harper doesn't need as many votes as others do and he is back in.

Everyone that i know, wants Harper back in. WHY? Cause "I like paying 5 % GST". "I think he is a great leader" "Without the fighter jets we have no military"

All of the excuses are ********. Yeah. Maybe to the public eye, and the majority of average citizens, Harper has done nothing wrong (YEAH RIGHT), but **** is going to get a lot worse.

Then all the people who voted Harper are going to wish they hadn't.

I really fear that Canada is going to be a semi-Dictatorship if Harper gets elected. If he gets elected again he is going to be free to do what he wants and he will change Canada and make it a Country that no one is proud of anymore.

I wouldn't be surprises if he renamed Canada to Harperland (or atleast open a theme park by that name). Or maybe he will Put his name in the national anthem.

**** the uniformed people and the people who take what they are given. This is your chance for change. Harper in Power again is a big big big no no.

Be smart this May 2nd.

[jdms13rhd]

As much as i don't want the conservatives back in power. Or Harper's government to be exact. And I REALLY don't want them in. I have this horrible feeling that they will be. With the way the election is held in Canada. Harper doesn't need as many votes as others do and he is back in.

Everyone that i know, wants Harper back in. WHY? Cause "I like paying 5 % GST". "I think he is a great leader" "Without the fighter jets we have no military"

All of the excuses are ********. Yeah. Maybe to the public eye, and the majority of average citizens, Harper has done nothing wrong (YEAH RIGHT), but **** is going to get a lot worse.

Then all the people who voted Harper are going to wish they hadn't.

I really fear that Canada is going to be a semi-Dictatorship if Harper gets elected. If he gets elected again he is going to be free to do what he wants and he will change Canada and make it a Country that no one is proud of anymore.

I wouldn't be surprises if he renamed Canada to Harperland (or atleast open a theme park by that name). Or maybe he will Put his name in the national anthem.

**** the uniformed people and the people who take what they are given. This is your chance for change. Harper in Power again is a big big big no no.

Be smart this May 2nd.

THANK YOU. I was beginning to feel like I'm the only one who can read between the Harper lies.

For more bite-sized chunks of Harper's contempt

[jdms13rhd]

[M13]

meh. just vote on 2nd.

we need more age 18-25 voters.

[M13]

OT,

I'd vote for whoever made this vid.

[Snake556]

OT,

I'd vote for whoever made this vid.

I totally second that lol.

[R32_TDOT]

im voting CPC, mainly because

1. removal of long run registry ( since when are law abiding gun citizens criminals??)
2. if layton becomes prime minister this place is turning into a semi communist shithole ( can anyone say redistribution of wealth??)
3. economy's been doing fine. and fyi layton and iggie forced this election THEY want power.. THEY just cost Canada hundreds of millions of dollars in election costs when we dont need it.. layton himself lives in welfare housing yet makes 100k a year.

4. So you'd rather have our pilots flying 20-30 year old planes? you know how equipment costs more to maintain the older it gets right? ... the new fighters are worth it, they are much more advanced then anything we have now..

5. the cpc want to get rid of the 2$ per vote scam going on. for every vote a party gets they get 2$ in funding.. 2 $ OF OUR TAXPAYER MONEY... harper wants to get rid of that so the parties can run only on donations by the people.

[Shadao]

im voting CPC, mainly because

1. removal of long run registry ( since when are law abiding gun citizens criminals??)

how much is that gonna cost?

2. if layton becomes prime minister this place is turning into a semi communist shithole ( can anyone say redistribution of wealth??)

id rather have big business be forced to divid there over abundant wealth than to have big busniess be given more tax breaks while us citizens get tax increases

3. economy's been doing fine. and fyi layton and iggie forced this election THEY want power.. THEY just cost Canada hundreds of millions of dollars in election costs when we dont need it.. layton himself lives in welfare housing yet makes 100k a year.

WRONG how many times does it need to be mentioned... harper caused this election because he did not follow parliamentary law which caused parliament to give him a vote of no confidence.... previously layton and the lib leader at the time(cant remember who) called to parliament for an election but they were denied... this whole election was caused by the cons and harper...

4. So you'd rather have our pilots flying 20-30 year old planes? you know how equipment costs more to maintain the older it gets right? ... the new fighters are worth it, they are much more advanced then anything we have now..

i dont think we need to be spending any more money on military toys.... how many millions and millions did we spend on those useless subs? while yes i do feel having an up to date military is good, i do not agree with needing one now, of course if harper gets a majority vote we will need new toys because lets face it.... the rest of the world isnt gonna like or trust us much any more and will think of us as a new USA....

5. the cpc want to get rid of the 2$ per vote scam going on. for every vote a party gets they get 2$ in funding.. 2 $ OF OUR TAXPAYER MONEY... harper wants to get rid of that so the parties can run only on donations by the people.

now heres a funny thing.... 2 dollars per vote is NOTHING it amounts to what at most 70million which would require every voter to vote for the same party cause only the winning party gets the money.... this is one of those sensational election things.... as for donations only from the people.... lol BIG business is where the money comes from.... so keep the cons in and they give more tax breaks to big business which makes them feel good, they remove the $2 per vote thing which makes YOU feel good then they raise taxes and screw us more... yay time to move to japan

[RHDskyline]

seriously. this country that i love and that i'm proud to say i'm from, is going to ****. No matter who becomes the leader

[Snake556]

I wouldn't go as far to say it's "going to ****", but I know where you're coming from. Now I've been doing some thinking on this and this election is nothing but BS. Know why? There's no actual political talk. It's all attack ads and even this WHOLE thread is nothing but attacking other parties. Everyone's all paranoid cause "Harper did this, Ignatieff did that, blahblahblah *spew random fact that discredits this gov't.*" Does anyone KNOW what these people are going to do? Correct answer is NO. No one knows WHAT will happen, cause last I checked no one here was psychic and/or getting insider information from government parties on their "hidden agendas" (Phrase I haven't heard in a while). Honestly, just go out and vote and whatever happens, happens. We can't control what people will do in the future. Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Communists, whoever gets voted into power. They could SAY they're going to abolish all taxes, give every citizen 500 million dollars, and create the cure for world hunger, but they are in no way tied to those promises.

They're just going to do what they want as a gov't. regardless, feeling it would be best for the country. Elections we've had in the past actually had some substance to them. They'd lay out a platform, and THAT would be something to debate about. But this election, all these attack ads and they-did-this accusations are just getting seriously old.

TL;DR: Election is BS, stop with the paranoia, etc. Go vote.

/Endrant

[CanadianGTR]

Arguing about politics is like arguing about religion.
Everyone's got their own opinion based on their own values/beliefs. Some people will vote Conservative because their platform is more in line with their beliefs, some people will vote Liberal because their platform is more in line with their beliefs, and some people will vote NDP... because they're communists. (I'm kidding).

This thread is "who are you voting for", not "try to convince other people to have the same opinion as you"

[raijin-xiii]

Arguing about politics is like arguing about religion.
Everyone's got their own opinion based on their own values/beliefs. Some people will vote Conservative because their platform is more in line with their beliefs, some people will vote Liberal because their platform is more in line with their beliefs, and some people will vote NDP... because they're communists. (I'm kidding).

This thread is "who are you voting for", not "try to convince other people to have the same opinion as you"

kinda hard to talk about politics without debate haha. just be hapy we aren't getting out of hand! this isn't bad for a politics thread i'd say

[Tony-R32]

Debate and argument over both politics and religion is healthy and good for the brain.

It's the easiest way to learn things and debate separates believers and followers!

[Snake556]

Religion and politics are two the major causes of war lol