Generally speaking, I tend to identify more with the moderate left than any other group along the political spectrum. I do belive in government intervention in key parts of the Canadian economy, especially education. But I'm certainly not in favour of favouring one particular private sector insudtry over any other just because it has a lot of unionized workers voting for the NDP.
Though I'm not opposed to the new coalition increasing overall spending, I certainly hope that that spending will be wisely invested and not splurged on random make-work job projects (subsidizing the auto sector being one of them in my opinion).
If it's a choice between spending with the accuracy of a shotgun shot from the hip and not spending at all (as the Conservatives intended to do), then I'd rather not spend at all!
This puts me in a dilema. If I should vote left next time around (unless it's indepenent left), then I'm essentially voting for the governemnt to be highjacked by unions. And if I vote right, big business. Oh boy oh boy, where do I go from here.
Honestly though, if it's a choice between too little spending and irresponsible splurging, I might actually have to consider voting Conservative for the first time in my life. Or maybe the Green party? Or independent left. But it would seem that unless the Green Party can present something good, or an independent leftist candidate comes along who's not bought by big unions, I'll be left with no choice but to either spoil my ballot again, or vote Conservative.
Somehow, now that I think about it, I'll probably just choose to hand in a blank ballot again.
Though I'm not opposed to the new coalition increasing overall spending, I certainly hope that that spending will be wisely invested and not splurged on random make-work job projects (subsidizing the auto sector being one of them in my opinion).
If it's a choice between spending with the accuracy of a shotgun shot from the hip and not spending at all (as the Conservatives intended to do), then I'd rather not spend at all!
This puts me in a dilema. If I should vote left next time around (unless it's indepenent left), then I'm essentially voting for the governemnt to be highjacked by unions. And if I vote right, big business. Oh boy oh boy, where do I go from here.
Honestly though, if it's a choice between too little spending and irresponsible splurging, I might actually have to consider voting Conservative for the first time in my life. Or maybe the Green party? Or independent left. But it would seem that unless the Green Party can present something good, or an independent leftist candidate comes along who's not bought by big unions, I'll be left with no choice but to either spoil my ballot again, or vote Conservative.
Somehow, now that I think about it, I'll probably just choose to hand in a blank ballot again.
