Monday, October 13, 2008
ABC Campaign - Anything But Conservative
Hi All,
I hope everyone is doing well. For me it's been a tortuous federal election time, I find it difficult to align with a party that fits me personnaly, has a young woman just out of University, professionally as someone whose work is directly impacted by immigration, training and employment policies and ideologically as someone who would like our democratic system to be proportionnal as to better reflect the desires and choices of Canadians.
Everyone has their key isues - for me it's sustainable community economic development, and while it's hard to choose between central-left parties talking of job creation and fight against climate change (I find myself supporting different platforms on different issues), what I am certain of is that the Harper government doesn't and will not do anything about what I really care about.
Far from me the idea of doing political propaganda, but I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to get informed about strategic voting and ways you can help stop Harper. Please take a few minutes to visit the following sites and spread the word around!
http://www.avaaz.ca/ca/stop_harper_pledge/?cl=133484414&v=2245
http://www.voteforenvironment.ca
In my home riding in Québec, Lévis-Bellechasse, for example, if all the opponents to Conservatives and supporters of the ABC Campaign got together and voted for the 2nd most popular party from the last election, that would give one less chance for the Harper government to win a majority that will continue giving tax breaks to big foreign companies, take Canada off world agreements on climate change, make senseless comments like "gender equality has been reached in Canada", brag about its economic know-how while most of the job created are temporary, part-time and with no benefits, and put 14 year old in lifelong prison.
If you do not support Harper's policies, strategic voting is a way to show solidarity and vote for your country's future. If you are more of a NDP/Green/Liberal type (like myself), voting with your heart gives 0,75$ a year to the party of your vote. However, unfortunately, it does not allow any representation to your beliefs in our current electoral system - a coalitition centre-left is the only way to change that. Thus, in the short term, strategic voting makes sense (www.voteforenvironment.ca).
Hoping everyone will show up at polling stations on Tuesday, and don't forget other ways to be heard : all candidates meetings, writing emails or posts on web sites/blogs/discussion groups of your parties and ensuring that your friends, family members and collegues are registered to vote.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Em.
I hope everyone is doing well. For me it's been a tortuous federal election time, I find it difficult to align with a party that fits me personnaly, has a young woman just out of University, professionally as someone whose work is directly impacted by immigration, training and employment policies and ideologically as someone who would like our democratic system to be proportionnal as to better reflect the desires and choices of Canadians.
Everyone has their key isues - for me it's sustainable community economic development, and while it's hard to choose between central-left parties talking of job creation and fight against climate change (I find myself supporting different platforms on different issues), what I am certain of is that the Harper government doesn't and will not do anything about what I really care about.
Far from me the idea of doing political propaganda, but I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to get informed about strategic voting and ways you can help stop Harper. Please take a few minutes to visit the following sites and spread the word around!
http://www.avaaz.ca/ca/sto
http://www.voteforenvironm
In my home riding in Québec, Lévis-Bellechasse, for example, if all the opponents to Conservatives and supporters of the ABC Campaign got together and voted for the 2nd most popular party from the last election, that would give one less chance for the Harper government to win a majority that will continue giving tax breaks to big foreign companies, take Canada off world agreements on climate change, make senseless comments like "gender equality has been reached in Canada", brag about its economic know-how while most of the job created are temporary, part-time and with no benefits, and put 14 year old in lifelong prison.
If you do not support Harper's policies, strategic voting is a way to show solidarity and vote for your country's future. If you are more of a NDP/Green/Liberal type (like myself), voting with your heart gives 0,75$ a year to the party of your vote. However, unfortunately, it does not allow any representation to your beliefs in our current electoral system - a coalitition centre-left is the only way to change that. Thus, in the short term, strategic voting makes sense (www.voteforenvironment.ca
Hoping everyone will show up at polling stations on Tuesday, and don't forget other ways to be heard : all candidates meetings, writing emails or posts on web sites/blogs/discussion groups of your parties and ensuring that your friends, family members and collegues are registered to vote.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Em.
