Bjays92
Senior Member
Absolutely and I of course will vote, as coming from a place where voting wasn't allowed, I have no sympathy for people who take voting for granted. That doesn't change the overall sentiment that none of these parties really seem to represent me and I will not be roped in to being a single issue voter.Whether the Liberals get a minority/majority is certainly in play; that could make a difference if nothing else.
I hasten to add, while other outcomes are far less likely; people who choose not to be bothered voting, might well make a less likely outcome possible, for better or worse.
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We don't yet have the Liberal Platform, beyond their record and the fairly long list of things they have not delivered from their platform of 3 years ago.
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If I were to look at the Conservative Platform through prism of influencing the outcome of the election I don't see any big winners; there's lot of small or niche things; the province's would love the change in health transfer, but
w/that not being tied to performance-based change (lower wait times, more hospital beds, more things covered etc.) I don't perceive it to be a vote mover. That's a problem in that its probably their most expensive promise.
I think they have one potential vote loser, which is Childcare. The wording is murkey, but it certainly sounds like they propose to renege on the new money to the provinces; regardless their big idea is more tax credits which I don't see
as a huge vote mover.
I think a minority government for Canada is the best thing at this point in time. I have a lot of reservations about a liberal majority and no one else has a legitimate shot at one.