It almost doesn't matter which party gets into power, it's the leader that makes the difference. You don't need someone who travels the world to make deals that will never come to fruition. You need a leader that deals with the issues at home. Listening to Blarney when he is in Parliament (which is a rare event) you would think we were doing well, but he doesn't realize how bad it is for most Canadians. He ignores youth unemployment which is caused by the Temporary Foreign Workers Program and Foreign students. He ignores the homelessness which is caused by confusing permitting, building restrictions and inflation which is caused by government over spending and greed. He ignores food insecurity caused by unemployment and inflation. Taxation in Canada is punitive, excessive, confusing and obstructive to business. Change these policies and you will make the lives of most Canadians better. Make a deal with Trump and forget about the hair-brained idea of becoming part of the EU.
I agree. I cannot figure out why people are not voting just because of how useless the Liberals are. Poillievre is not my first choice but he has a way better energy than anything coming from any of the other political parties. Of course I think political parties were designed to make people apathetic, and that design seems to be fruitful.
I think if you vote get involved (not just on polling day) and thereafter try and influence decision making or if you don't vote 'do not consent' then that is equally as valid because you may not agree with ANYTHING those up for election stand for. Personally i think 'do not consent' would be most effective and return power to the people BUT ONLY if there were enough 'voters' serious about it which is unlikely to happen.
I have declined my vote before, when I lived in Nova Scotia and they wouldn't let the independent on the ballot. It really frustrates me that the liberals win because people have decided not to vote. And then they use our money even those who didn't vote still pay taxes, to appeal the decision that their invocation of the emergency act during the freedom convoy was unconstitutional. And people still don't see, even for that one reason it would have been worth it to vote conservative! I can see that the liberals are going nowhere because social media has truly convinced people not to vote. People in China would like to vote, and here people think they're actually doing something by not voting.
A problem i have is people tell me here in the UK you HAVE to vote because other countries don't have the same system and also how people fought and died for it etc and i get that but a part of me thinks voting is all part of the democratic theatre and the game has become so rigged that anyone standing with good intentions to truly make meaningful change for the people it would be impossible. And even when the people like in UK vote for Brexit the establishment seeks to change it and in Scotland when we rejected 'independence' (once in a generation) the main party carries on relentless in their quest to secure it. The people also don't get votes on lockdowns or the climate crisis or A.I either. So voting is window dressing as per ''democracy.'' People like to believe they are free when they are really not. Corporations rule not the people.
It's obvious that people don't have to vote, because they're not. It doesn't seem to fix the problem either. What frustrates me too is a lot of people think that's all that they have to do, just stop voting. Obviously you know better because of what you publish here. I do vote but I would like to do even more than that. But me standing outside the building alone, where those scum sit inside isn't very effective. I continually asked people where I used to live in NS to do more than just not vote. We could protest or something but they seemed to like just not voting and that's good enough it seems pretty lazy and ignorant to me.
People can either choose to get involved and commit to the process (not just on polling day) or do the opposite. I believe both approaches are valid but only if enough people participate. The table seems so badly rigged now to prevent any real meaningful change. As much as i cannot in good conscience vote for any of the main parties at the upcoming Scottish election this does not prevent me from getting involved locally in other ways and I've had some positive results. I WOULD vote for a candidate i really believed in and tbh i should really stand for election myself and get a real feel for our 'democracy'. ;-)
It would be great if you did that! I guess in the end there were a lot of politically active people in NS, I'm thinking of the people who are trying to get independent candidates onto the ballot, they are fighting in court against new laws which make it harder for independent candidates to run for office. Political parties seem to be designed to get in the way of any kind of democracy.
We are days away from the soon to be Liberal majority. With floor crossers now normalized and encouraged in Canada, control of the mainstream media and heavy investments in social media anti-conservative accounts - voting has been effectively neutered by the Liberal party in Canada. I have voted in every election federal, provincial, municipal and the 3 referendums in Quebec. If I had known that Canada was going to become a one-party autocratic state - I would have voted for Quebec separation when I had the chance. I am seriously thinking that spoiling my ballot in future Canadian elections may be the best option.
Spoiling the ballot is better than nothing! There really should be something to prevent the floor crossing. My opinion is that they should not be allowed to cross the floor, they can only leave the party and be an independent. If they want to cross they need to wait for the next election. A lot of people are voting for the party now, and mostly because all the hard left parties need to go or figure out that it is over- we don’t want it!
It almost doesn't matter which party gets into power, it's the leader that makes the difference. You don't need someone who travels the world to make deals that will never come to fruition. You need a leader that deals with the issues at home. Listening to Blarney when he is in Parliament (which is a rare event) you would think we were doing well, but he doesn't realize how bad it is for most Canadians. He ignores youth unemployment which is caused by the Temporary Foreign Workers Program and Foreign students. He ignores the homelessness which is caused by confusing permitting, building restrictions and inflation which is caused by government over spending and greed. He ignores food insecurity caused by unemployment and inflation. Taxation in Canada is punitive, excessive, confusing and obstructive to business. Change these policies and you will make the lives of most Canadians better. Make a deal with Trump and forget about the hair-brained idea of becoming part of the EU.
Leslie
I agree. I cannot figure out why people are not voting just because of how useless the Liberals are. Poillievre is not my first choice but he has a way better energy than anything coming from any of the other political parties. Of course I think political parties were designed to make people apathetic, and that design seems to be fruitful.
I think if you vote get involved (not just on polling day) and thereafter try and influence decision making or if you don't vote 'do not consent' then that is equally as valid because you may not agree with ANYTHING those up for election stand for. Personally i think 'do not consent' would be most effective and return power to the people BUT ONLY if there were enough 'voters' serious about it which is unlikely to happen.
Thanks for your comment, I was getting lonely here!
''Social media'' is a VERY lonely place these days.
I have declined my vote before, when I lived in Nova Scotia and they wouldn't let the independent on the ballot. It really frustrates me that the liberals win because people have decided not to vote. And then they use our money even those who didn't vote still pay taxes, to appeal the decision that their invocation of the emergency act during the freedom convoy was unconstitutional. And people still don't see, even for that one reason it would have been worth it to vote conservative! I can see that the liberals are going nowhere because social media has truly convinced people not to vote. People in China would like to vote, and here people think they're actually doing something by not voting.
A problem i have is people tell me here in the UK you HAVE to vote because other countries don't have the same system and also how people fought and died for it etc and i get that but a part of me thinks voting is all part of the democratic theatre and the game has become so rigged that anyone standing with good intentions to truly make meaningful change for the people it would be impossible. And even when the people like in UK vote for Brexit the establishment seeks to change it and in Scotland when we rejected 'independence' (once in a generation) the main party carries on relentless in their quest to secure it. The people also don't get votes on lockdowns or the climate crisis or A.I either. So voting is window dressing as per ''democracy.'' People like to believe they are free when they are really not. Corporations rule not the people.
Simply put voting or not voting isn't doing much. Too many people think that they're heros for doing either one of those two things!
It's obvious that people don't have to vote, because they're not. It doesn't seem to fix the problem either. What frustrates me too is a lot of people think that's all that they have to do, just stop voting. Obviously you know better because of what you publish here. I do vote but I would like to do even more than that. But me standing outside the building alone, where those scum sit inside isn't very effective. I continually asked people where I used to live in NS to do more than just not vote. We could protest or something but they seemed to like just not voting and that's good enough it seems pretty lazy and ignorant to me.
People can either choose to get involved and commit to the process (not just on polling day) or do the opposite. I believe both approaches are valid but only if enough people participate. The table seems so badly rigged now to prevent any real meaningful change. As much as i cannot in good conscience vote for any of the main parties at the upcoming Scottish election this does not prevent me from getting involved locally in other ways and I've had some positive results. I WOULD vote for a candidate i really believed in and tbh i should really stand for election myself and get a real feel for our 'democracy'. ;-)
It would be great if you did that! I guess in the end there were a lot of politically active people in NS, I'm thinking of the people who are trying to get independent candidates onto the ballot, they are fighting in court against new laws which make it harder for independent candidates to run for office. Political parties seem to be designed to get in the way of any kind of democracy.
We are days away from the soon to be Liberal majority. With floor crossers now normalized and encouraged in Canada, control of the mainstream media and heavy investments in social media anti-conservative accounts - voting has been effectively neutered by the Liberal party in Canada. I have voted in every election federal, provincial, municipal and the 3 referendums in Quebec. If I had known that Canada was going to become a one-party autocratic state - I would have voted for Quebec separation when I had the chance. I am seriously thinking that spoiling my ballot in future Canadian elections may be the best option.
Spoiling the ballot is better than nothing! There really should be something to prevent the floor crossing. My opinion is that they should not be allowed to cross the floor, they can only leave the party and be an independent. If they want to cross they need to wait for the next election. A lot of people are voting for the party now, and mostly because all the hard left parties need to go or figure out that it is over- we don’t want it!