You don't want the 'spend and tax' liberals but want the 'tax and spend' NDP? Quite the paradox.
The Liberals are borrow and spend.
The NDP claims to be tax and spend.
I prefer the latter.
The Conservatives claim to be cut spending and balance the debt, but the last near decade shows that they are actually borrow and cut taxes.
If the NDP can be trusted, then that makes them better than the other two.
If the NDP can't be trusted, then it's no better than the rest.
To be honest I'm not a big fan of the NDP on many fronts including economic. In fact, I tend to prefer the Conservative party's rhetoric on That front.
That said, the NDP does habe a far superior social-libertarian policy than the Conservatives. The only thing the Conservative Party has going for it is on economic policy. But when it comes to fundamental freedoms, they are horrible.
Of course I'm not saying don't vote Conservative. Depending on your local riding you might have a competent and independent-minded Conservative candidate who will not blindly toe the party line.
What i will say though is vote for that candidate, not his party.
I am fortunate in that the Libertarian candidate here is also the best and brightest of the bunch. I do not think he will win but he will get a lot of votes including mine.
I'd voted for the Libertarian Party candidate two provincial elections ago. He was moderate and competent.
My libertarian candidate in the last provincial election, not so competent. It gave me the impression that they just needed to put a bum in a chair and so chose him. That election I'd voted for the Progressive Conservative candidate.
Just goes to show that it really does come down to the candidate in the end. A Parliament comprising competent candidates could make even a bad platform work. One comprising incompetents can make even the best platform fail.