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Ontario Election 2007: (Vote October 10th) (pg. 11)
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| MarkT |
^^^ it happened to my dad, lol. pretty weak system, if you ask me.
He was born in Germany and came to Canada over 40 years ago...but never became a Canadian citizen. He's received a voter card at least once that I can remember.
I was mildly annoyed with how they decided where you would vote. I live in a large condo with two addresses. small little end building attached to a very large one. There is a polling station in the large one, yet I was directed on my card to walk a block and a half away. I went to the station in my building and they obliged, having me fill out a form.
I can only assume they allocate addresses by postal code (each building has a different one for some reason)...but I wonder how many people here walked in the rain to the other polling station :rolleyes: |
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| Jem_hadar |
Going to vote soon on my way home from work...
surprisingly i find myslf on the fence re: both the referendum and how im voting... never thought id see the day (really, i didnt).
staying at work and reflecting on the matter a bit more while i work...
ugh. |
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| Magnetonium |
The elections were a joke. I just came back from casting my ballot. I voted for Green Party and for restructuring the voting system.
The whole time I was at my polling station (30 minutes), only about 7-8 people came and voted (that includes two aged couples for four people). All, without exception were aged people, no young people whatsoever.
Plus I came in first to change my address, as I moved to a different one this summer, and the people there were clueless about how to get it done, almost like I was the first one the whole day to do that (polling station opened at 9AM and I voted at 6PM), the reason for my 30 minutes there. The poor old man in change of changing my paperwork, I had to help him with the change of address thing because he couldn't find my postal code on my driver's license for Christ's sakes, no offense, I felt bad for him. Jesus Christ. I didnt see a single observer from any parties other than a grand total of 10 pensioners on a total of five desks. Empty school hall, almost in the middle of a megacity. I think I could've actually cheated, because the lady almost forgot to check her initials on my ballots, at the last second before I deposited the ballots in the cardboard box.
Hey, who cares about the elections, right? Its just a burden, and its not important at all ... once every 4 years is too much time ... sad, very sad. |
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| infinity HiGH |
| quote: | Originally posted by Magnetonium
Hey, who cares about the elections, right? Its just a burden, and its not important at all ... once every 4 years is too much time ... sad, very sad. |
Seriously, voting is too much of a hassle. I say we adopt a new system that doesn't require voting.
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| EvilTree |
| quote: | Originally posted by Magnetonium
Hey, who cares about the elections, right? Its just a burden, and its not important at all ... once every 4 years is too much time ... sad, very sad. |
one of those rare times I agree with you |
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| exstasie |
Took me a total of 4 minutes to vote. Walk in, had to show them where I was on their voting sheet as they got confused cause my middle name is the same name as my father's lol.
Voted and left.
Couldnt' be any easier...except if it was online... |
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| Magnetonium |
I was being sarcastic, in case you guys didnt notice after reading my entire post. Elections ARE very important. Seriously, 7-8 people voted in 30 minutes, thats pathetic, judging by the size of Hamilton and the location of my voting station. Canadians dont care about politics, this country can easily fall to bad leaders like it happened across the border.
Apart from TAs on here, many young people dont vote, or even heard of the names of the 4 main party representatives in their area.
I cant wait to see official results ...
to find out what was the percentage of adults who went and cast their vote. |
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| infinity HiGH |
I was being sarcastic too.....to an extent.
And yes, Canadians don't give a . They're more concerned pointing out the problems in America to care about any problem at home. |
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| djbruuen |
on hamilton mountain around 6pm at my polling station, a decent amount of people came in. but still very low. The amount of non crossed off names over those crossed off was like 80%.
If EVERYONE actually voted, it'd be interesting to see how different the results would be.
i think they should adopt a secure online voting method. Then lazyness couldn't even be an excuse. (if we can trust our credit cards online, why couldn't voting work?) |
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| Magnetonium |
| quote: | Originally posted by djbruuen
on hamilton mountain around 6pm at my polling station, a decent amount of people came in. but still very low. The amount of non crossed off names over those crossed off was like 80%.
If EVERYONE actually voted, it'd be interesting to see how different the results would be.
i think they should adopt a secure online voting method. Then lazyness couldn't even be an excuse. (if we can trust our credit cards online, why couldn't voting work?) |
Hahah, are you from the same voting area? Hahah, whats your voting station 010 or 130-ish? LOL
NO to online voting. So easy to rig and no traces. Not even a receipt. Havent you seen the movie Votergate? |
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| musicsnob_NOT |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
McGuinty is a flat-out lier who will say anything to get votes.
McGuinty has made many significant promises and guarantees that he and his party have not kept (each with their own weak excuse).
Ontario Liberals have manipulated the province's financial position in an attempt to discredit the framework they were provided with (by previous governments) - a framework which has enabled the province to fiscally prosper.
McGuinty's Liberals has given millions of dollars to Liberal supporters via "over-funded" grants (i.e. a cricket league [run by Liberal party funders] getting $1 million vs. the $150k they asked for) or via un-scrutinized funding programs (slush funds).
However I think the most important reason people should vote for another party is because the Liberals have stood for little, accomplished even less and not engineered the province for continued success. The Liberal party is a party that in effectual terms have done nothing, made no hard decisions and refused to "step-up" and set a cohesive direction for Ontario. Under the Liberals Ontario has stagnated from a government, policy and reform perspective.
Ontario needs a party that can lead progress, execute on a vision and move Ontario forward. |
Well said. |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by infinity HiGH
And yes, Canadians don't give a . They're more concerned pointing out the problems in America to care about any problem at home. |
Excluding you of course, right? :p |
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