Canadian Election: Jan 23

Who will you be voting for?

  • NDP

    Votes: 6 25.0%

  • Conservatives

    Votes: 1 4.2%

  • Liberal

    Votes: 10 41.7%

  • Bloc Québécois

    Votes: 7 29.2%
  • Total voters
    24
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Well, the goverment has been collapsed and Canadians will vote on Jan 23 for a new government. The poll above is for Canadians who can vote and who you think you'll be voting for.

Myself: I am thinking NDP or Liberal again...I will NEVER vote for the conservatives or the Bloc. NDP seems to be the very least of the evils to vote for..right now.

UPDATE!!

OMG! You gotta see the daily show perspective on this...great stuff!!

http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/index.jhtml
 
NDP or Liberal, voted for Liberal in the poll
I have to do some research before I decide
 
From my perspective, a non-Canadian one, NDP seems to be the best way to go. To me, convervative and liberal parties are too radical and Bloc is....well...bloc-y. >_>
 
this is so stupid waste of tax payers money but i think i shall vote for ndp and wait for them to call an election then vote liberal once they have been clensed of everyone on office now
 
jmjneary said:
this is so stupid waste of tax payers money but i think i shall vote for ndp and wait for them to call an election then vote liberal once they have been clensed of everyone on office now
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Well..that's a minority government for ya. :rolling:
 
Where's the 'other' option? I intend to throw my vote away to the Green Party again. Liberals are corrupt, NDP would probably raise taxes, Conservatives are too right-wing, and the Bloc.. well, I'm not a french separatist so obviously I'm not voting for them. I honestly don't really care who gets elected. Jean Chretien would be getting my vote if he was still in politics, for some reason I really liked that guy.
 
diluted said:
Where's the 'other' option? I intend to throw my vote away to the Green Party again. Liberals are corrupt, NDP would probably raise taxes, Conservatives are too right-wing, and the Bloc.. well, I'm not a french separatist so obviously I'm not voting for them. I honestly don't really care who gets elected. Jean Chretien would be getting my vote if he was still in politics, for some reason I really liked that guy.
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It's all about strategical voting. Don't just throw your vote away to a party that doesn't stand a chance, even if they are the best choice. It pretty much comes down to voting for the lesser of four evils, as much as that sucks
 
diluted said:
... Jean Chretien would be getting my vote if he was still in politics, for some reason I really liked that guy.
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amen, he was like the lovable old grandpa who nobody could understand.

not sure who I've going to vote for (18 ftw!) I think liberals, lesser or 4 evils (atleast we know what to expect from them anyways.)
 
I may end up voting for the Liberals if the polls near the election date show the Conservatives have a chance of beating the Libs. "The devil you know" kind of thing.
 
The mafiosi-corrupt-Québec hating liberals are not getting my vote that's sure. The conservatives are backwards (and way too rightists(SP?)) and Jack Layton is only an opportunist who allied himself with the Liberals.

The BLOC will be getting my vote, but then again, I was going to vote for them anyways.

The BLOC now has around 53% (was it 56%?) of the votes of the Québecers, according to polls. They might as well become the official opposition party once again.
 
Well, this ought to be quite the election. I'm thinking the liberals are going to win once again, though (if I could) would probably vote for the NDP.
 
/stereotypical american
Wheres canada?

Isn't it west of America? North of us is alaska so it must be somewhere on another continent.

Wait....canada, who cares?


In all reality this is very interesting turn of events. I am interested to see the outcome but from what I can tell NDP has the most support.
 
Polls have been false in the past. Seems a lot of people on these boards support the NDP in any case. Liberals just screwed everyone so I am not sure wh they would have peoples support and it sounds like the conservatives are a bunch of crazies. Well...people say that kind of stuff about everyone anyways so who knows heh.
 
Glirk Dient said:
Polls have been false in the past. Seems a lot of people on these boards support the NDP in any case. Liberals just screwed everyone so I am not sure wh they would have peoples support and it sounds like the conservatives are a bunch of crazies. Well...people say that kind of stuff about everyone anyways so who knows heh.
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the NDP haven't really done well in Federal elections.
anyway as already pointed out, for Canadians this election is/should be about picking of the lesser evils.
the scary thing about this is that alot of Canadians still might vote with alot of hate because of the sponsership scandel and vote for the New World Order PC party :|
i hope people vote smartly and if hating the Liberals meaning voting NDP or Green Party, so be it.
 
I'm from a riding that's been conservative forever, basically. They always get like 90% of the vote, so what's the point, eh? Wouldn't it be nice to be able to vote for the Prime Minister seperately, like they do in the U.S.A? I read in the paper that the Conservatives are promising to overturn the same-sex marriage bill if they get elected.
 
Wedge said:
I'm from a riding that's been conservative forever, basically. They always get like 90% of the vote, so what's the point, eh?
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remember, every vote counts.
the best thing for Canada is a minority government so yeah...make the votes count.
 
If the Conservatives weren't so close to gaining power I would vote for the NDP, however since they are I will be voting Liberal.
 
The Mullinator said:
If the Conservatives weren't so close to gaining power I would vote for the NDP, however since they are I will be voting Liberal.
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That's similar to the way I feel about this too. I'm perfectly happy with either the NDP or Liberals as the government.

I think the problem with the Conservatives is that they have an image that closely resembles that of the current Republican party in America (for instance, their stance on same-sex marriage being one of the many similar ideologies). That's perhaps the reason why many people seem to fear the Conservatives gaining power. They don't want to become like the Americans.

The Bloc are perhaps even worse because the main idea with them is the issue of Quebec seperating from Canada to become independent. Overall, both the Conservatives and the Bloc seem to focus too much on the negative things and not enough on the positives. :O

It simply comes down to the Liberals and the NDP for me. And like Mullinator pointed out, it's probably going to be a Liberal vote because the NDP are still too small to make much ground in the polls.

I'll have to look at things more closely as the election day draws closer. I didn't vote in the last election even though I was eligible that year. However this year I feel like I should.
 
Do you guys even seem to care about the sponsership scandal? If this does not kick the liberals out, nothing will.

... Quebec FTW
 
BirdMan said:
Do you guys even seem to care about the sponsership scandal? If this does not kick the liberals out, nothing will.

... Quebec FTW
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If it wasn't the Liberals then it would have been someone else is the way I see it. Besides there is no way I would ever vote in a Canadian election with the purpose of breaking up Canada.

I would like the NDP to win, but right now I view keeping the Conservatives out of office as far more important. For that reason my only choice is the Liberals.
 
I'm voting for the communist party but out of those I'd choose the NDP.
 
The Mullinator said:
If it wasn't the Liberals then it would have been someone else is the way I see it. Besides there is no way I would ever vote in a Canadian election with the purpose of breaking up Canada.

I would like the NDP to win, but right now I view keeping the Conservatives out of office as far more important. For that reason my only choice is the Liberals.
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Pfft, at least you don't live in the province which the Bloc want to seperate. Man I hate them so much.
 
Here's something you guys might enjoy
http://www.liberal.ca/blogs_e.aspx
Paul Martin's speech writer's blog. Actually quite funny
Here's a funny bit:
People keep sayng this campaign is a carbon copy of the 2004 election. But that's not true. Stephen Harper has a right handsome new hairstyle. Paul Hellyer has grabbed hold of the campaign agenda, blowing the lid off the whole UFO invasion thing, the number one priority of Canadians who are socially awkward Omni subscribers. And we were all shocked to walk out tonight to discover that, unlike 2004, the PM's oversized face is not on the side of the side of our campaign bus.
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The best part is that the conservatives took that as a jab at OMNI television, which is a multicultural channel, when it was actually making fun of some sci-fi nerds who made a reference to a UFO magazine called Omni. The conservatives went on a big schpiel about how the writer, and the Liberal party, is against multi-culturalism
 
BirdMan said:
Do you guys even seem to care about the sponsership scandal? If this does not kick the liberals out, nothing will.

... Quebec FTW
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The Mullinator said:
If it wasn't the Liberals then it would have been someone else is the way I see it. Besides there is no way I would ever vote in a Canadian election with the purpose of breaking up Canada.

I would like the NDP to win, but right now I view keeping the Conservatives out of office as far more important. For that reason my only choice is the Liberals.
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such an important point Mully made here to answer Birdman and anyone wondering why the sponsership scandel should be in mind when voting.

i am not interested in voting for a party which needs to the break up of Canada and certainly not voting for a party which supports its "new world order" theories.

i said i would vote NDP but for the record, i wouldn't even have to think twice to vote Liberal to avoid the above mentioned stuff.
 
If only "anyone but the conservatives" were a ballot option. Then people wouldn't be forced to vote liberal when they don't want to.

I'm voting NDP.
 
Whichever one is the most racist. Get those invaders out!
 
Ah politics. When you think about it, it is really an extremely flawed system. Its essentially a popularity contest. Democracy doesn't work all that well when the people who vote are ignorant fools (not everyone, but it seems to be the majority). If I wasn't affected myself, I would say that they deserve anything they get, but alas, it seems to be the best system we have for the moment. Sigh. :| (I can't wait till I can vote. :D )
 
I undestand that you don't want Canada to break up and I don't expect you to vote for the Bloc neither since it only concerns Quebec. And also I understand that you don't want to have conservatives to have power (down with righties!) but even if it's not very popular, I find NPD the best suited for leading this country. But I understand you situation, you don't want the conservatives and the liberals, but the liberals are the only one who can fight against conservatives.. So what I say, the liberals should stay in power with a greater minority and a greater NPD influence in the opposition. I'll stick to my Bloc vote since it's what I want :p. For the rest than... good luck in your choice!
 
BirdMan said:
I undestand that you don't want Canada to break up and I don't expect you to vote for the Bloc neither since it only concerns Quebec.
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EXACTLY
Even as a Quebecois (sp?), do you really want someone in power who cares only about Quebec? As a Canadian, wouldn't you want someone who supports every province?
 
In Canada, Politics is is like a sport. Maybe that's why it so interesting. I never really used to like to watch the campain on TV, but now it's very interesting...I'm starting to like this country because of the politics alone!...and also hate it for the Politics.

Now, I don't know too much on American politics, but I see the Rebublicans and Democrats. In Canada it's a complete brawl of 4 parties, where they call each other names and then get in trouble...which brings up another point.

I feel that in an election the party leaders are basically firing everything at the other party leaders and are far more interested in power than the actual country itself...that's what I see anyway.
 
They don't get in trouble for calling people names. I think the public is just extremely capable of calling parties on cheap tricks.
I find American politics to be much more sporting. Look at things like The Daily Show. So many make jokes about American politics. Canadian politics are pretty serious for the most part (aside from Stephen Harper, who's pretty much a walking punchline (proof http://www.ehmac.ca/gallery/uploads/1213/Rodeoclown.jpeg ))
Right now, however, I agree; it's kind of coming down to name calling. but that's only because it's a pretty fvcking heated race
 
IonizeMyAtoms said:
They don't get in trouble for calling people names. I think the public is just extremely capable of calling parties on cheap tricks.
I find American politics to be much more sporting. Look at things like The Daily Show. So many make jokes about American politics. Canadian politics are pretty serious for the most part (aside from Stephen Harper, who's pretty much a walking punchline (proof http://www.ehmac.ca/gallery/uploads/1213/Rodeoclown.jpeg ))
Right now, however, I agree; it's kind of coming down to name calling. but that's only because it's a pretty fvcking heated race
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The airfarce is way more contraversial than the daily show. That show kicks the politicans right in the ass! That's my favorite show of all time on Political humor. It also makes fun of american politics but stays into Canadian politics and it can get really bad at times.
 
Ah, I forgot about the Air Farce. I never watch it, every time I flip to it it seems embarassingly bad
 
IonizeMyAtoms said:
Even as a Quebecois (sp?), do you really want someone in power who cares only about Quebec?
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The BLOC exists as Québec's "watchdog" at Ottawa. For example, they protect the 101 law whenever Ottawa tries to destroy it or weaken it.
They fought against the c20 law (wich was never recognized and accepted by neither the PQ or the Québec Liberals, as it is an anti democratic law).

Also keep in mind that when the next referendum will pass, having a presence in Ottawa (in the form of the BLOC) will surely help us being recognized a Nation by Canada.

Anyways, that question made no sense, because we all knows those crooked Liberals only care about Ontario, As a Canadian, do you want a government that only cares about Ontario?

It's not I want a governement that only cares about Québec (But i wouldn't mind it either), it's that Québec needs its own voice at Ottawa.

IonizeMyAtoms said:
As a Canadian, wouldn't you want someone who supports every province?
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I don't consider myself Canadian, and I have no attachement towards Canada and its obsolete symbols. But i'll answer the question anyways.

Seeing as the Liberals only care about Ontario, the Conservatives only care about the prairies, I fail to see wich government would support every province?

And it's not like the BLOC does nothing at the commons, they are very active in Canada's federal politics. They supported the gay marriage law (wich probably wouldn't have passed without them).

So, of course, The BLOC is getting my vote, in fact i'm even getting my membership card.

And by the way, why does no one talk about the western block party? Seems like Canada pisses off everyone, except for Ontarians, that is...
 
BirdMan said:
I undestand that you don't want Canada to break up and I don't expect you to vote for the Bloc neither since it only concerns Quebec.
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Federalist propaganda at its purest form!
Breaking up Canada, ohhhh, how dramatic...

Yeah, of course, all the Canadians here will probably agree, the independantists have nothing in mind but the destruction of "the more best country in the world" (Quote=Chrétien).
That's a very bad (and biased) way to present the project.
 
waiting to see the candidates in my riding for liberal and ndp. any thing to get that **** betty hinton out of here
 
Please canadians don't fight.

Your all so nice, and your countries so pretty :(:(
 
Solaris said:
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No.

-Angry Lawyer
 
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