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2008 Official Federal Election Voting Poll (Who you voted for!) (pg. 7)
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by Intangible
Yeah. But it was hard to care about this election. I mean it was called for pretty much no reason (or at least to the average Canadian eye), the campaigning was weak all around, there was very little party promoting, instead it seemed to be all party bashing. It was next to impossible to know what the parties platforms even were.
This election was the biggest joke. Why would people want to vote?
I wasnt going to vote until I decided to a couple days ago. So many Canadians either a) dont care or b) are bitter towards the whole thing.
It also doesnt help that we care more about the US election than our own.
I bet that in 2 years even less Canadians will vote...
Also... If parties such as NDP, Bloc, and Green Party keep gaining popularity will it not be harder and harder to get a majority government?
I really think we need a majority government (even if it was conservative) at least something would get done... I am tired of these guys getting my money to sit and drink coffee, debate for hours and come up with no action plan. |
the fact that this election was a complete waste of time is even more reason why people needed to get out and voice their opinion. There is no excuse not to vote in any election.
I think it should be manditory that you at least sign in at the voting stations. |
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| zoogla |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cosmic Fur
What's so funny?
Voting for parties that have no chance isn't a waste of a vote. It's an exercise of your voting power. Your vote matters as much to Green as it does to Liberal (more actually, if we're thinking statistically). Voting only for the two major parties because only they have the chance at winning defeats both the purpose of democracy and the electoral process. How else do you expect the small parties to gain any sort of the momentum if everyone has the "well they won't win so let's not vote for them" mindset? It's exactly the opposite that gains them the votes they so need. If people wouldn't worry about the party winning (it's an election, not a race afterall), and instead focus solely on what party they feel represents best what they want for Canada, only then can these parties actually get a chance at winning. Sure it won't happen this election, and probably not the next, but in the far future, who knows? You're not going to be dead by then anyway, so might as well vote for the future. |
*pats the lil grasshopper on the head* |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Intangible
This election was the biggest joke. Why would people want to vote?
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Because it's their civic responsibility.
I don't understand why someone wouldn't want to vote, but I guess i'm just biased.
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
the fact that this election was a complete waste of time is even more reason why people needed to get out and voice their opinion. There is no excuse not to vote in any election.
I think it should be manditory that you at least sign in at the voting stations. |
+1
I completely Agree. I personally believe that it should be mandatory to vote. People should have the option to abstain their vote, but they at least need show that they voted.
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by exstasie
+1
I completely Agree. I personally believe that it should be mandatory to vote. People should have the option to abstain their vote, but they at least need show that they voted.
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I called the local conservative office and had them pick me up from my house so I could go and vote liberal. |
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| ÖZmözis |
| quote: | Originally posted by exstasie
Because it's their civic responsibility.
+1
I completely Agree. I personally believe that it should be mandatory to vote. People should have the option to abstain their vote, but they at least need show that they voted.
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I disagree... |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by ÖZmözis
I disagree... |
that's deep |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
I called the local conservative office and had them pick me up from my house so I could go and vote liberal. |
haha.
The Consevatives actually called my house and asked if anyone in our household needed a ride to go and vote.
No other party phoned me yesterday.
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| malek |
It wasn't completely futile. Don't forget the Bloc was about to put forward a vote of confidence on the MP at the autumn assembly.
The Liberals couldn't go on supporting the CPC one more time like in the past, so Harper decided to call it before he looses the confidence vote.
In any case, we would have elections this autumn. |
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| ÖZmözis |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
that's deep |
You know what I wrote in the cor... I don't need to write it here too.
Politics is a bull system put in place to hide social corruption. Candidates put forth by the system and voted in by people to continue running a garbage system. |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by ÖZmözis
You know what I wrote in the cor... I don't need to write it here too.
Politics is a bull system put in place to hide social corruption. Candidates put forth by the system and voted in by people to continue running a garbage system. |
Were talking about Canada...
Not Turkey...
:D
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| ÖZmözis |
| quote: | Originally posted by exstasie
Were talking about Canada...
Not Turkey...
:D
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lol if you think the voting system is any different here than in Turkey... There is just more stupid parties there that's all hahaha... |
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