tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post9043346002982972131..comments2024-02-12T05:46:36.595-05:00Comments on talk talk talk: Over Forty Percent Couldn't Get it up to Vote for Canada. Now What? Post-Election Thoughts.talk talk talk / Shireenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-3233187616738768392008-10-16T19:22:00.000-04:002008-10-16T19:22:00.000-04:00anon, Wow! You really swallowed Harper's distortio...anon, Wow! You really swallowed Harper's distortions hook, line, and sinker. The negative ads worked for you, eh.<BR/><BR/>If Ontarians can elect an NDP gov't, anything can happen. Besides the non-voters pinched all their pockets, so they're going to have to be creative in ways they never have had to before.<BR/><BR/>James, that's untrue. For this election, the four parties had four distinct approaches. The Tories had no platform, just their past record. But each of the other national parties had comprehensive platforms representing their vision for the country. For the environment, you got three distinct approaches, and Canadians said this issue was either the top one or in the top two. That's why the few who voted went for the party that had nothing. That's what non-voting got you.<BR/><BR/>For health care, you got a brand-new addition to medicare, expressed in 3 different ways. For infrastructure, which cities badly need, you had one party that had a comprehensive plan, and three others that had watered down ideas. I could go on.<BR/><BR/>It's a cop out to say that parties had nothing to offer. Maybe in previous elections, but not in this one. All four opposition parties had lots to offer and different approaches to choose from.<BR/><BR/>As for the faulty system, there's no doubt that the first-past-the-post system does not work in a multi-party state like ours, only in a 2-party state. We definitely need electoral reform, and since the politicians aren't willing to make the move, it's up to Canadians to speak up. That's democracy.talk talk talk / Shireenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-37955063929326861832008-10-15T23:55:00.000-04:002008-10-15T23:55:00.000-04:00Don't blame the voters. Had any party given someth...Don't blame the voters. Had any party given something for the voters to vote for, they would have beaten a path to the ballot box. They didn't. The fault for that lies with the politicians and the faulty system, and not the people who are governed by it.James Bowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888307747088266395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-38992486528381396382008-10-15T22:57:00.000-04:002008-10-15T22:57:00.000-04:00Wow! You really wanted that carbon tax! I would gi...Wow! You really wanted that carbon tax! <BR/><BR/>I would give up on the idea of a coalition government, though. The 'natural ruling party of Canada' generally takes a longer view than that. I couldn't imagine any Liberal leader that could ever conceive of an alliance with socialists and separatists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com