by flit .
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August 11, 2006

Off to vote

October 10, 2007 04:06 PM EDT
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Our provincial election is today.... so I am off to vote before I head back to school for class....

The party I will vote for has next to 0 chance of winning... but I figure that that is not a good excuse to not exercise my right to vote - if we all believe that and don't go, they will never make any progress.

I hate that it looks like McGuinty will win again -  the Liberal liar - he promised to help autistic kids last time round - and no new taxes.    ~Helped~ them by taking their parents to court rather than provide necessary services - and brought in a new ~Health Care Premium~ ...doesn't count if you don't call it a tax, apparently!

Will be a cold day in hell before I'd vote for the next most likely party, the Progressive Conservatives - their new leader doesn't seem as evil and unfeeling as Mike Harris was - but I'm not over the Common ~Sense~ revolution yet. Don't know that I shall ever be.

So that leaves the NDP or the Green party ...I used to always vote NDP but these days I am Green .... hopefully someday it'll get easier to be Green ... i.e. they will win a seat or two!

 

 

 

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Comments: 18

Vivian P. Oct 10, 2007, 4:08pm EDT
one can only hope
Grems 'gremlin' Oct 10, 2007, 4:08pm EDT
sounds like its not easy to be green... glad you are voting cause even if you don't win, you have a right to your opinion. If we quit voting no matter where we live, we may lose the right to voioce our opinion.
Alainia~ Tha one n only~ a. Oct 10, 2007, 4:10pm EDT
That's why I hate voting. I mean I do it, but 9 out of 10 times it's like picking the lesser of evils!
Larry H. Oct 10, 2007, 4:17pm EDT
Did you write my name in? thanks for sharing, hope the right one wiins..
Gus , the one-eyed cat Oct 10, 2007, 4:17pm EDT
Just remember to vote for me on November 6.
Kimberly Ripley Oct 10, 2007, 4:39pm EDT
Good for you for voting! Too many people are negligent about exercisng their right to vote, and then they complain when they don't like their elected officials.
Denise B. Oct 10, 2007, 6:13pm EDT
good luck
lynn a. Oct 10, 2007, 6:15pm EDT
Voting's important. Our mayor just won the election because only about a third of the registered voters actually got out and voted. And I guarantee you they'll all have a lot of griping to do about the mayor. I don't want to hear it.
Donna Hammett-Tooker Oct 10, 2007, 6:28pm EDT
My husband and I often cancel each other out at the polls but we exercise our right to vote and like the t-shirt recommends - "let God sort them out."
Janet "Jax" B. Oct 10, 2007, 6:54pm EDT
At least you vote...
Dan (Cowboy Up) V. Oct 10, 2007, 7:19pm EDT
Wish I knew more of the Canadian elections to comment. Good luck to whoever you vote for!
lynn a. Oct 10, 2007, 9:25pm EDT
This is very interesting. Can you tell us about the Greens, Layla, since Flit is out?
flit . Oct 10, 2007, 11:47pm EDT
ain't the fairest in Ontario.... they willfully deprived people of their rights, and shrugged when people died because of their stupidity.
Ruth MacGill Oct 11, 2007, 12:39am EDT
If we could only get a better quality in candidates, but the best don't want to take the stress involved or the reduction of income. At least you can vote green without holding your nose.
Elizabeth Madrigal Oct 11, 2007, 2:15am EDT
Somehow it's reassuring that we are not the only ones agonizing over whom to vote for. Good luck in your election.
flit . Oct 11, 2007, 9:41am EDT
it went much as expected - the lying liberals are back in ....

Green party did show a significant increase is their %age of popular vote - but not even one seat :(

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