Canadian Politics
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- KwesiJ0
canadian stereotypes i've never understood or noticed:
- self loathing and or insecurity.
- being TOO nice...as opposed to just being like small town nice or more personable people like a lot of the world.
- "aboot"
- matt310
ok i'm watching the debate now
- Jaline0
Dion never appealed to me. I still can't believe everyone allowed him to lead the Liberal party. I'm just waiting around until the leader changes...
- Warland0
In a peverse way I would love to see the shitstorm if Duceppe won a minority.
- matt310
no kidding eh - who were the ad wizards that came up with that one?
- matt310
i can't even bear to listen to this guy talk for 4 years, what is up with that accent!?!?!?!?
- chossy0
I wish I was in Canada sometimes, I fucking love the people from Canada :) proper good people.
- glad to have you some time chossy.D_Dot
- 4real? canadians are getting as rude, bitchy as us yankee. ppl don;t like them no more when they travel.MisterMonk
- CALLES0
shhh i think Jaline works for the goverment
- sikma0
allthough its unlikely to happen it would be cool to see elizabeth may defeat peter mackay.
- matt310
all you need to know to hate the conservatives is bill-61, aka the canadian version of the american patriot act. Which is actually worse than the us version - read about it here
http://www.faircopyrightforcanad…
the bill was defeated recently due to the election being called but it will be back in a new form if the conservatives get a majority.
do you enjoy buying a cd and putting it on your ipod? well if this bill passes, that will be illegal! I shit you not. read up
- Jaline0
I work about 5 minutes away from the Parliament :)
- matt310
hahaha the sweater is nice but what are your plans!! good one jack
- D_Dot0
I love that Canadian politics take summers off.
- lolJaline
- hands in application to victoria parliament building... pick me pick me!designer4rent
- Fanco0
i've heard of people organizing (through facebook or whatever) a vote swap. (sounds kinky eh?).
The concept of the vote swap is "simple" : in the last election some ridings were decided by only a few hundred votes. The aim is to make sure that the party with the best chance of beating the Conservatives in any one riding is able to do so. So if you live in a riding (i.e. rural Alberta) where the NDP stand no chance, why not swap with a a Green Party voter who will then vote NDP in his/her hotly contested riding...maybe that would be enough to tip the scales in the NDP's favour. Perhaps you live in Winnipeg South and support the NDP. During the last election, that riding was decided by less than 140 votes between the Liberals and Conservatives, so the Liberals clearly have the best chance of stopping that seat from going to the Tories. Thus, it makes sense to trade out your NDP vote with someone who votes Liberal. They would then agree to vote for the NDP in their riding.
- i_monk0
Fanco - Quebec would burst into flames if the Bloc was excluded from leader debates.
Layton has since changed his mind and said May could attend, and the Cons say they won't boycott if she's there and the NDP are ok with it. I don't know what the Libs and BQ think about this yet.
I'm pro democracy, so I can't help but cringe when I see politicians trying to suppress democratic action.
- capsize0
give back the bikes now
- KwesiJ0
the way i see it it's not about marginalising or voting 'against' the other side its about supporting who you beleive in.