Politics

That one word can open a can of worms depending on your circle of friends...

Yesterday we as Canadians cast our votes for our chosen parties.  No big secret I'm a Conservative, I have always voted Conservative federally (BC Conservatives had no candidate in my riding the last few elections) I base my decision on a few things, first do I agree with Conservative policy? More than I do the other parties.  Do I know and like the Conservative candidate in my riding? Yes, I do.  Do I feel that my party will do a better job for Canada on the whole compared to the other choices? Hands down!

Sure Harper has a reputation as a bit of a bully amongst his own MP's and maybe he's a bit of a dictator but in all fairness look what he was up against with a minority government.  Because of this Canadians have paid millions in election costs over the past nine years and every time Harper and the Conservative get back in...this time with a majority and maybe this time we can go the full term and see some real governing as it were.

I have always felt a minority government is a useless government, ineffective because of alliances of the opposition, you're out voted no matter what.  How can you effectively run a country like that?  The thing is they did, and they had a hand in preventing what could have been a far worse recession than it has been.  The scary thing is when I give it brain time, how would the other parties handled this?

The NDP are all for social policy and that's great but at what expense?  They love throwing money at social services without consideration of where it's coming from.  BC's own experience with the provincial NDP's I think made everyone a little leery of the federal NDP and aside from the swing vote, I'll get onto the Liberals shortly, the Conservatives still have a strong showing here in BC.

Now as for the Liberals well, mistake number one...Ignatieff.  Sorry but I don't trust the guy as far as I can throw him.  Thirty years in the US and he wants to be Prime Minister, I think not and I think anyone who voted Liberal in the past has made their point by swinging to the NDP didn't bode well for the Liberal party over all but a point was definitely made. 

What I surmised from all this is Canadian voters for the most part want a Conservative government if not they would not be in a majority position today.  NDP as the official opposition could be a good thing because the are so polar opposite, my concern is the party I voted for not listening.  Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

I put this forth, if a majority government does more harm than good for Canada I will vote NDP in the next federal election...this will kill me but I will do it.  What constitutes harm and good is yet to be seen, the thing is it's all relative to your individual interpretation.  What is perceived as good to me might be perceived as harmful to you.  I will follow politics closer than I have in the past, I will sign up for both Conservative and NDP news letters and keep tabs on what's happening in this wonderful country.

On a final note.  RIP Bloq.

With much love, light and a great four years!
Tammy.