… It will be the fourth federal election in less than seven years for Canada, where no party has been able to obtain anything but a minority-government mandate from voters since 2004.
Everybody hates the waste of money and media time … except me.
Oddly I’m interested in this election. I might even vote. So few Canadians vote that I could decide the next minority government. 🙂
I’ll likely vote for the most fiscally conservative party. … … Since we don’t have one, it may come down to the best candidate in my riding – Calgary West.
Currently that’s Rob Anders, Conservative, “the sole parliamentarian to vote against making Nelson Mandela an honorary citizen of Canada in 2001“.
He sounds moron hard right.
Who are the alternatives? … Green party candidate Anna Wagner?
Who else?
My pet issue is government regulation of the internet. So far I’ve like the talk of the ruling Conservative party. But they’ve yet to walk that talk.
Perhaps I’ll vote for whatever party is recommended by Michael Geist.
Rick McCharles 
Rick,
The conservatives keep trying to pass some DMCA type legislation here in Canada. Luckily, it keeps getting killed because of the frequency of elections. 🙂
(bill c-32 was the most recent)
At the risk sounding EXACTLY like my dad, I will tell you that you MUST vote! It is your duty. (I’ll save the full speech for an in person visit)
Now that said, even if you don’t necessarily like or love any of the options, find one that is the lesser evil so as to ensure that the bigger evil doesn’t take power. IMHO….
I always want to vote. But each of the past 3 elections I’ve not been home. It’s a hassle both proving residency and finding the advance pole.
1/3 of a billion$ so things can stay the same.1 Corinthians 3:18-20
Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise.For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”[He catches the wise in their craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are swept away];and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”[The LORD knows all human plans;
he knows that they are futile]
Psalm 94:11 The LORD knows all human plans;
he knows that they are futile.