So, hands up. Who's voting NDP this election?

[Canadian Socialist]

And, if not, why not? Jack et al are hot hot hot. We have a very good chance to become the official opposition. The Reformatories are shooting themselves in the foot, what with "revisiting" equal marriage etc. I have no love for the Liberals. However, I would rather they were in instead of the Conservative-Reform-Alliance-Party (CRAP for short).

[Hand]

1. (Waving hand) Ooooh! Ooooh! Me! Me!

It's a bit of a slam dunk here in Alexa McDonough's riding. :hi:

[u4ic]

I can't wait till the CRAPpers

come to the door.

They'll be getting an earful. :evilgrin: :bounce:

[PassingFair]

4. Maybe you WON'T BE HOME!

You'll be out canvassing for the NDP candidate, right? Right?

[Canadian Socialist]

5. I'm hoping to be out canvassing

however, in my riding, the NDP candidate doesn't even have a riding office. It's going to take some work to find out where he is and how do I get a sign. sigh.

[PassingFair]

9. Get going...

even if its a losing battle, you'll know you've done your bit.

I canvassed for Kerry in 04. My birthday is Nov. 3, the day after the election. It was the biggest bummer of a birthday EVER. BUT...

at least I gave it everything I had.

There isn't REALLY a chance that conservatives could get the upper hand up there, is there?

[Canadian Socialist]

13. You do know that it is -20 outside?

Plus, I live in a riding that will vote, overwhelmingly, Conservative. I will do my part. There is no question about that. But, it is futile. And, to answer your last question, there is a very real possibility that the Cons may get a minority goverment. However, I doubt it would last long. The Liberals, NDP and the Bloc would put a non-confidence vote in; or for the first "money" bill (which is a non-confidence) would be voted down. Then, it's back to the GG and another election.

[PassingFair]

15. Phone calls will help, too.

Be careful, our boogey men are at work in your country. They steal elections, and they DO NOT PLAY FAIR.
I don't really have an understanding of your process, but I like the non-confidence feature.

Oh, would that we had that feature!

[u4ic]

2. There's NDP

con and Green in my riding - no Liberal. :shrug: (I'd still be voting NDP) The con won overwhelmingly last time out. x(

[Canadian Socialist]

3. I'm in Calgary - Centre

No chance for anyone but CRAP; however, I will still work & vote for NDP. Because of that bill that gives a certain amount to each party for each vote (can't remember off hand the amount), we (the NDP) can build up quite a war chest. Also, because of the principle.

As a fellow Albertan, do you not think it is so hypocritical of the "conservatives" in this province to complain about the "democratic deficit" re: federal politics, when, right here, right now, the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta, in the last election, did NOT receive the majority of the popular vote? And, to my thinking, the only reason that more opposition members were not voted in, is because of the gerrymandering of the ridings by the PCs? Or am I just a "left wing nutcase" as Rutherford (blech) has called us?

[u4ic]

27. It drives me nuts

when Klein blathers on about federal 'scandals' when there's been more than enough at home! Yet nobody here pays attention! :banghead:

The vast majority of Albertans are a dumb lot.:grr:

[ailsagirl]

6. I can't vote yet-- have to be here six months...

But if I could, I would!!

[Canadian Socialist]

7. Are you a new Canadian?

Because if you moved from another province, then you should be allowed to vote. You just can't vote in provincial elections.

[ailsagirl]

8. I'm a new Canadian resident...

I believe I have to wait 6 months-- if not a year??
:(

[Canadian Socialist]

10. Yes... but are you a Canadian citizen?

or are you a landed immigrant?

[ailsagirl]

11. I'm a citizen and proud of it!! :=)

[Canadian Socialist]

12. I see not problem with you voting

If you are a citizen of Canada, you can vote in the federal election. The only thing you might have to verify is your riding i.e. where you vote. And, you can always vote by absentee ballot. Say, I moved tomorrow to B.C. I'm a registered voter, so I can ask for a ballot for where I'm living when voting day comes, or, I can vote in my previous riding; but not both! You cannot be denied the right to vote because of a change of address, if you are a Canadian citizen. I could be living in England; again, I can request an absentee ballot for the last place I lived.

[ailsagirl]

17. Thanks for the heads-up.

Maybe I can vote after all!!

:)

[ghostsofgiants]

23. I never thought of this, but...

I'm living in a different riding from the one I'm registered in/last voted in, but I'm in the same province. Do I need to do anything special?

[Canadian Socialist]

24. Phone elections canada

check the website; you can then register in your riding (have something with your address on it as ID e.g. phone bill, driver's license.) However, they should be going house to house fairly soon to make sure of the voters that are eligible. Or, call your local candidate's office and have them check (they can also make sure you are registered - I do this every time thru the Conservative candidate... because every minute they spend with me is another minute they aren't campaigning ... heee.) I also phone the conservative office to get a ride to the polls. Yes, I am nasty...

[ghostsofgiants]

28. Okay, thanks...

I like the idea about phoning the Conservatives idea, haha. Sneaky.

[Canuckistanian]

14. Elections are easy for me

I have 2 questions when do I vote and where? From then on it's automatic.

Grab that ballot and mark an X on the NDP candidate's name. I've been doing it since the mid-seventies.

[ghostsofgiants]

22. I've been doing the same since '03

That's when I turned 18.

[HEyHEY]

16. This Liberal supporter is voting NDP this time around

AND I get the added bonus of NOT voting for Stockwell Day!

[GirlinContempt]

18. Woooooohooo!

Join us, heyhey, join us.

[Canadian Socialist]

19. Oh, come on, HeyHey

Doris was soooo hot in the sea-doo outfit! heee heee. On a more serious note, my family (in the same riding as you) are voting NDP... even my BIL who voted reformatories last time. We managed to convince him that if he did it again, my parents (wealthy!) would cut him out of the will and my sister would cut him off (if you catch my drift).

[ghostsofgiants]

21. Congratulations

I read that as "not shooting" Stockwell Day at first glance.

[ghostsofgiants]

20. *Raises hand*

[enigmatic]

25. I'd love to

If I were able to vote (THIS close to being a Landed Immigrant)I'd have to vote Liberal, only because I'n in Anne McClellan's riding and I would hate to see it go to the Cons when it's been so close the last few elections.

If I were living anywhere else in town, I'd go NDP in a second..

[terrya]

26. If I were Canadian....I'd vote NDP all the time.

They represent my political thinking.

But, this is just discussion...since I don't live in Canada and am not a citizen....yet.

[tuvor]

29. Not sure yet. Voting strategically.

Lest one of Stephen Harper's minions is re-elected.

[Telly Savalas]

30. At the risk of seeming intrusive...

your profile says you're on Vancouver Island, but of the six Vancouver Island ridings, in only one of them (Saanich-Gulf Islands) was the NDP not a top two finisher. In the others either it was the Tories who ran a distant third making for a "safe riding", or the Liberals were in third, making them not the NDP the spoilers. So if you live in one of these 5 ridings, wouldn't that make the NDP a strategic vote?

[tuvor]

31. I'm on the North Island.

Quite a mix of...philosophies here. John Duncan's my MP. Strategic now may or may not be the same as strategic the last time.

I hope I can vote NDP. We'll have to see.