So it has been quite a while since I last posted and I certainly don't think that this blog will be getting a reboot any time soon. However we are coming up on another federal election, and while voter fatigue is probably digging its claws into everyone I thought I should post some helpful links to educate everyone on the latest platforms. Any little bit of education you can do for yourself will help ensure that you will vote, and as you may have read in one of my prior posts I care much less about who you vote for then I care that you DO vote. Last week George Stroumboulopoulos
(yes that is the correct spelling) gave a great monologue that mirrors my sentiment exactly. We do so little in our day to day lives for our country as a whole, and receive so much. There is only one duty that all Canadian adults have, and that is to make sure that our government can hear our voice. Voting is a duty and obligation of Canadian citizenship which should never be shirked. For the few of you disillusioned hipsters out there that want to claim that there is no good choice for your vote, fear not the solution is simple: Reject your ballot. This can be done by making no mark on your ballot at all, or selecting all options. Elections Canada does track the number of rejected ballots separately from spoiled ballots. (By the way it is illegal to intentionally spoil your ballot, but perfectly legal to reject it as instructed above).
I have compiled some links below that should help anyone do the most basic research necessary to make a somewhat informed decision regarding their vote this election (May 02 2011).
-Bloc Quebecois (Link is to French website)
-Conservative Party of Canada
-Green Party of Canada
-Liberal Party of Canada
-New Democratic of Canada
Please read as much or as little as you feel you need to, but make sure you are educated, and make sure you vote. As usual if anyone wants my opinion please comment or email me.
