Election

[katho]

This is going to be a very short post because I have crazy amounts of homework to do as I was in Calgary this weekend.

However, I need to express my confusion this election -- not about how I want to vote, but how I should vote. I'm in a close riding (last by-election, which I forgot about on election day, the liberal won by 151 votes over the

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[unavalible]

Well, I know that I'm going to vote Conservative. I am not a Conservative person (Liberal all the way) but looking at the current world stage right now, not to mention the economy, I think Conservatives are the best at budgiting as well as keeping their heads above water

[katho]

Mm, but I really do not think the conservatives are right for the country (I don't think they prioritize people enough; I think that whether the economy gets better or not, what should be done is job creation, and ensure that Canadians can afford healthcare and that they get halfway decent healthcare. I'm not worried about their backwards social policies; that they support abordtion and banning gay marriage is so that they can retain traditionalist votes without having to actually honour any of those points. Harper spends money too -- gives tax cuts to big business and does some small but visibile things for normal Canadians (ie GST), but other parties have plans for stimulating the economy and I just can't support a party that undermines the most important professions in the country and rewards the greedy, and is cutting tons of funding for arts which is bad from my POV, and will let Americans monitor our internet use. I know that the liberals and NDP have the needs of Canadians, in any economic circumstance, at heart far more than

[unavalible]

See, I like the Social policies of the NDP, but I can't vote for them. They have promised to spend money that at the moment, we don't have. I think Jack Layton is a great guy and I really like what the party stands for, but it seems a little too good to be true. I wish our country could be run that way, but in my eyes I see it as almost impossible

[katho]

I don't think Harper does care about working with the other parties in a minority government; if he had, he would not have called this election to slip in a conservative majority before the US get a democratic president

[youisfunny]

In this instance, I would vote strategically. I am generally an advocate of the "vote with your heart" idea, as in, vote for who you think is right. HOWEVER.

If the Conservatives are close to being booted out, and the party that might oust them is closer than they are to your values, I would say it is in your better interest to vote strategically. Unfortunately, in your riding it looks like if you vote with your heart, less of your values will be represented (Conservative) than if you vote strategically (Liberal

[katho]

I did. I'm not sure how much good it did. I can't believe how deflated and distrustful of the entire ridiculous fiasco right now.