There is so much wrong with Canadian politics today that I'm honestly not sure that I have much more to say about it as it is now.
It amazes me how complex everything is made as people try to get around the rules that have been established for peace order and good government. That's everyone from the guy up the street who owns a small brush clearing service asking for "cash only" to cut down a tree in your backyard up to the multi billion dollar traders.
Capitalists, and your neighbour do not have your best interest at heart, and so laws get made, then modifications to those laws, then rules about the laws and so on until just putting up a solar panel, wind turbine, or clothes line in your backyard are a matter of federal politics.
At his point, I'm thinking about starting another new political party, neither left nor right of center. A party of how we, as Canadians, want to live. How we respect each other. How we try to solve our own personal problems and understand that sometimes we all need help. A party that attempts to weigh the good with the bad. Makes decisions not on passionate ideology of the right or the left but on what our own best collective interests are in balence. Asks the ultimate question, "Would it be okay if someone did this to me?" What else is government for?
A new party is fine. But we have to vote for one of the ones we have. Which one do we choose?
ReplyDeleteJanet
That depends on your local riding. Democraticspace.ca has a list of issues and projected seats based ont he polls.
ReplyDeleteFor example in my riding, if you are concerned about the environment, you for for whomever you feel has the strongest environment platform. That gives them a boost in cash but doesn't really do any hard as it is almost a lock that the conservative will get in.
Keep in mind that the polling information that that website uses seems to be a little out of date this week.
Personally, unless you think either the NDP or the Liberals can win in your riding, Green it is.
Sounds to me like its time to start another commune, one based on the responsible use of policy and technology "Celestial Technophiles" or something...
ReplyDeleteThat'd get my participation, but I think it'd be a party of two. :)
ReplyDeleteHi, PeterC. Saw your comment over on my blog, thought I'd visit yours ;-)
ReplyDeleteIn answer to your question:
I was thinking about this very thing back in May.
http://kendrosm.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-canadian-political-party.html
It's not perfect, but I think it's a start.