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Canadian Elections: Do you want them now or later? (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=454010)

This is along the same lines, except now I'm making the poll to reflect voting opinions.

And of course, let's keep this clean, even if the House of Commons doesn't keep it clean. (Tell me that I'm lying after you watch Question Period!)

Lastly, perhaps provide a reason as to why you'd vote for a certain party. This not about when you want the elections. This is about the issues and who you'd vote for if the election was tomorrow.

Yes, I made the same options twice, but, I figured that non-Canadians will have their own opinions about the impending elections, so, I provided options for them as well.

If I was a Canadian I would probably vote NDP although if I lived in Québec I might also consider voting for the Bloc Québécois.

If I was a Canadian I would probably vote NDP although if I lived in Québec I might also consider voting for the Bloc Québécois.
That's a sentiment I can easily agree to. I do wish that they'd run in other provinces, that way they get their agenda fulfilled and Quebec leaves and we don't have to worry about them any more. :D

..probably voting Green. It does depend on the candidate they field here though. The last election their candidate lost my vote because he didn't return e-mail or phone calls looking for a brief introduction. (I send one to any candidate I consider voting for.. it's a nice way to find out if the person is just a party hack or whether they might actually act as my representative.)

I'm voting Green because their platform as a whole makes the most sense to me, especially their finance and electoral reform platforms, and if my federal voters money has to go somewhere, I'd prefer it go to them.

They ask better questions: For example, why do we tax corporations based on how much they make? Really it just turns into a usage tax on consumers for the things people find the most desirable. Instead, why don't we tax corporations based on how much they use?

I like the fact that Jack Layton is trying to appear as impartial as possible, while Stephen Harper is trying to force a winter election down our throats and Paul Martin has chosen to ignore it. My viote (as always) will be for the NDP because Layton seems, undeterred by snotty-faced bickering, to actually want to work for Canada.