Originally posted by tothetenthpower

The NDP are the only current party who has never screwed the majority of Canadians, can you say the same for the others?

~Keeper

That's because they've never been in power!

well the cons are still leading by a bit so bump

for the ndp lol

From what I can tell, all three parties have more to say about how bad the other guy is than what it is they actually plan to do.

No one thinks Layton has a real chance at winning. The recent rise in popularity of the NDP in certain polls is, IMO because more Liberals are finding themselves turned off by Ignatief.

Layton and the NDP will have to be more than 'not the other guy' to really be an effective national party.

The first party that says " i will legalize Marijuana" would win the election hands down..

Too bad no party has the sack to stand strong on that issue...

Btw Voting is a waste of time

Originally posted by Akragon
The first party that says " i will legalize Marijuana" would win the election hands down..

Too bad no party has the sack to stand strong on that issue...

Btw Voting is a waste of time

They might win BC and the east coast But here in God chosen Alberta we do what were told.

Back when I use to vote, it was for the NDP simply because they were most likely to protect the public from corporate interests. Since the nature of our profit based economy gradually breeds (without fail) corporate monsters in the form of multinational conglomerates who buy up all "smaller competitors", it seemed like the right choice. Even though it's hammered into us that "globalization" is a good thing.

Nowadays, with the ability to understand the level of manipulation at play in every societal system/institution; it's unconscionable and against every fiber of my being to vote for any existing political party. Not that I'm against voting, it's just that I can't vote for a party that doesn't acknowledge ANY of the actual problems we face.

The day a party comes around and acknowledges the fact that we don't create our own currency and instead steal some 30 billion dollars a year from citizens in the form of income tax so that it can be paid to the banks who provide us the use of THEIR money at interest; is the day I'd consider voting. And that's at the very least of what they'd have to acknowledge and address.

This business of voting for the "lesser of the evils" is nothing more than participating in a puppet show for adults. It's too bad we don't have legitimate choices but it doesn't mean we should suck it up and play along.

Also the business about "use it or lose it" is ridiculous too. If you think we should be proud that we get to vote in this country where other countries don't even get that privilege; then I don't know what to tell you. A choice between a kick in the nuts or a punch in the face isn't much of a choice. I'll choose neither thanks.

And BTW, we aren't electing anything, we are participating in an illusion that we are electing someone. The game plan doesn't change - the same "hands" are moving the puppets' mouths regardless of what we think we voted in. What policies aren't enacted this round will be saved for next round while they chip away at the other side of structure. One way or another, they all eat away at the foundation.

I'm not voting. All parties are pro war. I'm not an anti war activist, I just see ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE in it, at least the fake reasons that we are always told. The promised lies are just too much. Layton said he was going to cap credit card company interest rates at 5%.. Yea. Ok, and I'm an North Korean with a heavy Brooklyn accent and I hate rice. Everyone has their little anecdotes and stories about how they voted for such and such party and got screwed over. Well in Canada we have no leadership that has the balls to even talk about Libya now, but Afghanistan was a hot topic when it suited them. Wake up Canucks, don't believe any of those tele prompt readers.

The attack ads are the same BS the media has used to make us angry. I'll give Layton one thing, and he has a smile, and an inter racial marriage. Other than that, prepare to be disappointed.
my 2 above parity cents