Canadian elections

Unless Harper is an excellent bluffer, Canada will also get into elections mid-october. Of course, the past announcements (re-opening of a Ford plant, improvement at Laval university in QUébec city) are just luck...

So far, there are 5 parties present in the House of Commons

- The Conservative party, lead by Stephen Harper. His economic policies are (usually) market-based, notwithstanding last-minute unveilings... He kept most of his promises (cut taxes and GST, re-invest in the army...). He was able to quiet down the Reform Party bases, but will he be able to do so should the Conservative become a majority government? It's a little scary; I would be considered inferior...

- the Liberal Party, lead by Stéphane Dion. What positive things can be said about a Trudeauist? If he makes any gains, it will be in Ontario; Quebec liberals must be quite sad to see him leading the party... Although his Green shift looks promising, it's only a disguised tax that will raise the cost of living. Plus, journalists in Ottawa apparently have a hard time understanding him

- the NDP, lead by Jack Layton. This is, more or less, Canada's socialist party. His discourse is classical: tax the rich, increase the government

- the Bloque Québécois, lead by Gilles Duceppe. It pretends to defend Quebec's interests. I have lived in this province all my life, and i'm still looking for things they really have done for the province... Oh well, his MP retirement plan must be quite interesting

- the Green party, lead by Elizabeth May. A quitting liberal has recently joined the party. Their main focus is the environment, but they have other worries... much like the NDP.

So, who will you vote for?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Pew pew pew

A whole fucking lot, you useless shitsack.

If disuniting the country, fueling the separatists and destroying the economy with useless social programs is what you call great...

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That said, the Conservatives have failed fucking miserably at everything that actually matters, appeasing only those who are stupid enough to think the GST cut actually saves them any real money.

Every bits count. The bigger the purchase, the better. CHrétien promised its abolition in 1994 and failed miserably.

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The Green Party are left-wing totalitarians. They try to come across friendly, but not if you sit down and read their policies

Indeed. ''Tax the richest'' (over 150k$). Not that it will make them go away or evade taxes...

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Pew pew pew

For someone worried about a destroyed economy, you're certainly not grasping the concept of a tax reduction that only rewards people for the more they spend.

no shit . I studied economics and can't get this point

by the way, just in QUebec, 30% of the people are paying 80% of the taxes. Are there any differences at other levels?

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I'm just glad the guy decided to remind us how much upholding the ideals of the man who fought to have the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms amended to the Constitution is something we can't say much good about.

he backstabbed rené lévesque in order to get this charter. Plus, he constitutionnalized PROVINCIAL responsabilities (namely education). Finally, he totally ''cross-dressed'' the b&B commission byt separating culture from language

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.