bouche Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 If you've gone to the polls for either advanced or special ballot, then you're ready to enter this poll. Please add your selection to this poll so we can see how a snapshot of the Skanks' voting is going. I just got back from registering and casting a special ballot. YAY, My civic duty is complete. I apologize if I've missed any parties. I'm a political idiot. Entries are obviously not available for anyone to see, not even admins, so don't worry. Mind you, it's obvious right now what I voted, cause there is only one entry at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 the term "liberal" is used so obtusely. i really dont think the liberal party is all that liberal, but of course that is using my definition of the term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 wow thats surprising to me,, i would have expected some more green or NDP supporters on this board??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 Don't let those Nazi's (Conservatives) get in power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 I'm more suprised that 22 people have used the advance polls. ad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_Milbury_Esq Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Don't let those Nazi's (Conservatives) get in power. Thats a rather harsh comment or generalization of a party you obviously feel threatened or intimidated by since the word 'Nazi' refers to A member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power in 1933 under Adolf Hitler and An adherent or advocate of policies characteristic of Nazism; a fascist. Last I read,even the conservatives are not "fascist" or supporters of Hitler's rascist genocide of jewish people.I'm not even sure they are supporters socialism,let alone the German Socialist Worker's Party,which with minimal research one can see and define the difference.Although,like yourself,this is merely my opinion(take it with a grain of salt if you wish)of your comment and interpretation of the conservatives which I am not in support of by the way,but I am extremely reluctant (perhaps too proud of my country) to call fellow Canadian's "Nazi's",regardless of political belief or support.That is unless the conservatives are actually looking at an ethnic cleansing or genocide,then I would lean towards agreeing with you.But,I am doubtful that is on the conservative agenda.I haven't used the advanced polls so I did not vote in the above poll but I am voting Liberal when the time comes for my "civic duty" to be put in motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted June 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Jimmy, I'm sure there's no reason to take the PC cracks to seriously. However, seriously...there really is a spooky sounding party that people are a part of in Canada with a ballot called Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada from cbc.ca Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada – A socialist party that refers to itself as the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist), although it is registered only as Marxist-Leninist, to avoid confusion with the Communist Party of Canada. The party's leader is Sandra Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 However, seriously...there really is a spooky sounding party that people are a part of in Canada with a ballot called Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada they have a rep in my riding in london, i wonder how they'll fare today! green para mi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Drop The Cynic's Pose And Get Out And Vote www.theglobeandmail.com Monday, June 28, 2004 - Page A16 Today Canadians can exercise their most fundamental democratic right. But if the last federal election is any guide, millions won't bother. Nearly 40 per cent of eligible voters spurned the 2000 election. Among people under 30, non-participation reached an astonishing 70 per cent. For this trend to repeat itself in this election would be truly lamentable, for rarely have we had a broader or better range of political choice. In 2000, many of those who stayed away may have been frustrated by the seeming lack of options. Preston Manning's Sisyphean campaign to unite the Right hadn't yet borne fruit. The New Democrats continued to wilt due to lacklustre leadership, among other problems. Jean Chrétien, campaigning for a third majority on a platform of broad tax cuts, had little credible opposition. He won without breaking a sweat. This time is different. Against all odds, the Progressive Conservatives and Canadian Alliance were able to merge last year, choose a leader and develop a coherent platform, all in the space of a few months. Though we believe Paul Martin's Liberals are the better choice for the country, there is no question that Tory Leader Stephen Harper ran a smart, tough campaign. Likewise, NDP Leader Jack Layton has brought an energy unseen in his party since Ed Broadbent left politics (only to return today as the New Democratic candidate for Ottawa Centre.) Even the Greens' Jim Harris acquitted himself well, raising his party's profile far beyond what would have been thought possible even six months ago. In the end, Mr. Harper and Mr. Martin found themselves in a close race, while Mr. Layton and Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe are poised to assume the role of kingmakers in a possible minority government. These are very distinct parties with very different leaders. That's why every vote counts. And yet, amid this feast of choice, Canadians have been oh, so grumpy. On call-in shows, in newspapers, in magazines, the timbre of the electorate has been surly -- as though all politicians, no matter the party, were an unwelcome intrusion. No politician can be trusted; they're all liars; they're saying whatever they can to get elected. And on it goes, in the practised language of easy cynicism. Among young people, the cynicism is rooted not so much in anger as in apathy. Over the past month, media outlets, including this one, have published or broadcast a stream of earnest interviews with disengaged twenty-somethings -- tweenagers, to steal a term from J.R.R. Tolkien -- who believe voting to be a waste of time. Taxes, deficits, health care -- what's it got to do with us, they ask, sipping their lattés with world-weary languor. Everything, is the answer. Politicians necessarily speak of public policy in sweeping terms, but every policy ultimately manifests itself in the lives of individual men, women and children. Can anyone imagine for a moment that the level of taxation, the quality of health care, the health of the environment, the readiness of the armed forces, the effectiveness of the public service, don't affect every single one of us? Such a person would have to be pampered and insular indeed. If you are disenchanted with the political system itself, doesn't it make sense to try to change it? Two of the four national parties -- the NDP and the Greens -- have called for a shift to proportional representation, in a bid to make Parliament more reflective of the popular vote. Have the proud cynics and precious youngsters who stay home today even bothered to consider the issue? We suspect not, and that is a shame. A willful decision not to vote, or simple neglect for that matter, is not a political stance. It is intellectual and civic laziness dressed up as such. This bountiful, sprawling, peaceable kingdom deserves better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 For all my talk about strategy voting I ended up voting my conscience. Sorry Mauril. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 good for you ollie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 things aren't looking good for the Conservatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 I wish it was like Survivor and you could vote someone out of parliament!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 ummm... did i just hear peter mansbridge say, "..a big whack of seats".. haha.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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